Bears Women have finalised their squad for 2025 with the signing of explosive England Under-19 batter Davina Perrin.
Wolverhampton-born Perrin – part of the England team that travels to Malaysia in the New Year for the ICC U19s Women’s World Cup – signs from Central Sparks where she has been a regular top order batter since joining in 2022.
The 18-year-old complied 865 runs in her three seasons as a Spark and last summer hit a career-best unbeaten 79 off just 48 balls in the T20 Charlotte Edwards Cup, one of three half centuries.
Bears Women fought off interest from several other sides to secure Perrin’s signature – and she described it as a childhood dream to play professional cricket at Edgbaston.
“It’s something you dream of when you’re little,” said Perrin, speaking from the clubhouse of her first cricket club, Fordhouses in Wolverhampton. “Especially being a local girl, it’s always been my dream to make Edgbaston my home. Now it’s happened.
“I want to be the best I can be…and to do that with Bears Women. I want to maximise my potential and grow as much as I can as a cricketer.
“I have ambitions to play on the biggest stage possible, represent my country. I’ll do my best, see what happens and see where that takes me.”
Perrin completes Bears Women’s 15-strong squad which will compete as one of eight Tier 1 sides in a revamped national structure from next season.
Bears Women will fight for trophies on three fronts: The Vitality Blast T20, Metro Bank One Day Cup, and for the first time a knockout competition featuring sides from all three tiers of the national system.
Perrin – who aged 15 is the youngest player to have been selected for a side in The Hundred – is sure to have fans on the edge of their seats, playing her natural fearless and relentlessness game.
She added: “I remember my last season playing for Staffs Under-11s. Before the first game I said to dad ‘I’m going to hit a hundred today’.
“Looking back it sounds a bit cocky! But it happened. And the runs kept churning out that season. I thought, ‘wow I love this’. And I want to keep doing this for the rest of my life.
“When I started playing, women’s cricket wasn’t professional. You can’t be what you can’t see. It was difficult to see a clear path, a career, to achieve your ultimate goal if it’s not visible.
“But now to have that structure means so many girls will want to get into the game, and see a future within it. That’s so promising and the talent pool will only get wider, engagement levels will increase and cricket will become a great game for everyone.”
Bears Head of Women’s Cricket, Laura MacLeod, described Perrin – who’s played for Birmingham Phoenix and Northern Superchargers in The Hundred – as “one of the best young all-rounders in the country”.
MacLeod added: “She had a brilliant 2024 T20 campaign with the bat, scoring over 200 runs and having a strike rate of over 130. She was happy but not content; she’s always striving for more and that’s what makes her an exciting prospect.
“She will be at the forefront of players who want to take the game to the next level over the next few years.
“Davina’s talent has been evident from her first county age group game with Staffordshire almost a decade ago. The regional programme has enabled a player of Davina’s quality and potential to flourish, and we hope she’s not stopping anytime soon.”
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