Davin Perrin creats history, becomes the first batter to score a century in the ongoing Hundred competition
Davin Perrin's explosive ton powers the Northern Superchargers-W to the Women's Hundred Final.
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Northern Superchargers-Women batter Davina Perrin becomes the first batter, man or woman, to smash a century in the ongoing edition of The Hundred Competition. The 18-year-old batting prodigy achieved this historic feat during the Eliminator clash of The Hundred Women's Competition on Saturday. Perrin launched a scathing attack on the London Spirit (Women), smashing a blazing 101 (43) to power the Supercharges to a humongous 214/5. By doing so, Perrin also became the youngest ever batter to score a century in the history of the Hundred Competition.
The youngster was responsible for giving the Supercharges a rapid start at the top of the order. Rubbing shoulders with some of the best cricketers in women's cricket, Perrin showed no signs of nerves as she punched way above her weight to terrorize the Spirit bowlers. Together with Alice Davidson-Richards, Perrin mounted a massive 101-run stand for the first wicket. While Alice played the role of a second fiddle, Perrin allowed her bat to do the talking for the most part.
In her 43-ball onslaught, Perrin accounted for an unbelievable 15 fours and five sixes. As unbelievable as it may sound, nearly 90% of her runs came in boundaries. Moreover, it is worth mentioning that there were only nine singles and one double throughout the entirety of her blazing 43-ball knock. Eva Gray and Sarah Glenn were the most affected bowlers as they went around the park for 35 (11) and 21 (8), respectively.
Century moment for Davina Perrin
Curtains were eventually drawn on her innings during the 79th ball of the first innings, courtesy of a fortunate run-out attempt by Charlie Dean in her follow-through. The 18-year-old Wolverhampton-based batter received a huge round of applause from the Oval crowd as she gradually exited the field of play. Nevertheless, her electrifying ton propelled Northern Superchargers-Women to a commanding position, as their bowlers had sufficient runs on the board to play with.
Charli Knott (40 off 16) and Georgia Redmayne (50 off 29) led a valiant effort with the bat, but a three-wicket haul from Grace Ballinger and Annabel Sutherland pegged London Spirit back and eventually restricted them to 172-9.
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