Stoke-born Danielle Wyatt first represented Staffordshire aged 14 in 2005, and made her ODI and T20 debuts for England in March 2010 against India. An all-rounder, she hit 28 not out in her first ODI innings, and by the one-day series against Australia in early 2011 had been promoted to open the innings. She remained as opener for the 2013 World Cup, and hit 40 against eventual finalists West Indies in England's group match, helping her side finish 3rd overall in the competition. However, she was subsequently dropped down the order and did not find favour with the selectors in the longer formats of the game, being left out of the Test and ODI sides for the 2013 Ashes series, as well as the 2014 ODI series against India.

A right-arm off break bowler, she bowled very little at international level between 2013 and 2016 as she attempted to remodel her action. However, her superb fielding and power hitting in domestic cricket - her strike rate in the 2015 Women's County Championship was 136.13 - kept her in contention for an England spot and she was included in the 2016 World Twenty20 squad, batting at 6.

Having moved to Nottinghamshire from Staffordshire in 2013, she signed for Sussex at the start of the 2016 season. Raf Nicholson