Perrin, 18, showcases sparkling talent in Superchargers thrashing
Opener hits unbeaten 72 off 40 balls to keep Rockets winless
ECB Media
10-Aug-2025 • 3 hrs ago
Davina Perrin lofts down the ground during her stylish half-century • Nathan Stirk/ECB via Getty Images
Northern Superchargers 129 for 2 (Perrin 72*) beat Trent Rockets 128 for 8 (Gardner 61, Cross 3-31) by eight wickets
Eighteen-year-old Davina Perrin continued her impressive domestic form with a sparkling 42-ball 70 to overpower Trent Rockets in The Hundred.
It was Perrin's first half-century in The Hundred, and the second-highest score by a female English player uncapped at international level. More importantly for Perrin and Northern Superchargers, it took them to the top of the table with two wins from two.
"I had a conversation with one of the coaches before and he said: 'What are you going to do when you go out?' And I was like: 'have fun,'" Perrin said. "It was a pretty decent deck, it was coming onto the bat nicely, so it allowed me to lean into it and just try and play strong shots. It's nice to do it front of so many people and on a decent ground, so happy days."
It was a dominant performance from the team in purple, who were on top straight away and rarely let their foot off the gas, save some customary excellence from Trent Rockets skipper Ash Gardner.
The Superchargers had Rockets at 5 for 3 after 18 balls and right up against it, Gardner did her thing to fight back with a 32-ball 61 but it was essentially a lone hand and her side's eventual total of 128 felt light at a sun-dappled Trent Bridge.
Perrin dominated the opening partnership of 62 with Alice Davidson-Richards and entertained the crowd throughout, with strong shots all around the wicket and even a one-handed scoop. Phoebe Litchfield matched her stroke for stroke with her 10-ball 22 and Annabel Sutherland finished things off in a fittingly creative way, reverse-sweeping through the off-side.
It was a performance of great promise from the Superchargers who will feel they're laying down a marker, for Rockets the need to get a win on the board is getting ever greater.