Davina Perrin: ‘I want to inspire Black girls to fall in love with cricket’

The 17-year-old is aiming to light up the Hundred and be a role model to attract more ethnic minorities into the game

Lord’s, 25 July 2021: a little-known 16‑year‑old walks to the crease and over the course of an hour, in front of a crowd of more than 10,000, hits the half-century which announces her as a future superstar. Her name? Alice Capsey.

That was the women’s Hundred, year one. The fourth edition gets under way on Tuesday at the Oval, and this time a new kid on the block is hoping to replicate Capsey’s feat: the 17-year-old power hitter Davina Perrin.