Danielle Hazell

Danielle Hazell (born 13 May 1988) is an English cricket coach and former player. She is currently the coach of English domestic team Northern Diamonds. As a player she was an off break bowler who batted right-handed. She represented England in all three formats of the game, playing three Test matches, 53 One Day Internationals and 85 Twenty20 Internationals.

Danielle Hazell

Personal information
Full name	Danielle Hazell
Born	(1988-05-13) 13 May 1988 (age 36) Durham, County Durham, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	England (2009–2018)
Test debut (cap 148)	22 January 2011 v Australia
Last Test	10 January 2014 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 114)	5 November 2009 v West Indies
Last ODI	12 April 2018 v India
ODI shirt no.	17
T20I debut (cap 24)	9 November 2009 v West Indies
Last T20I	24 November 2018 v Australia
T20I shirt no.	17
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2002–2007	Durham
2008–2018	Yorkshire
2016	Yorkshire Diamonds
2016/17	Melbourne Stars
2017–2018	Lancashire Thunder
2018	Trailblazers
2018/19	Adelaide Strikers
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA Matches 3 53 85 157 Runs scored 28 361 188 2,200 Batting average 7.00 17.19 8.95 23.15 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/8 Top score 15 45 18* 100* Balls bowled 390 2,613 1,905 6,944 Wickets 2 59 85 186 Bowling average 102.00 28.96 20.75 21.77 5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 4 10 wickets in match 0 – – – Best bowling 2/32 4/32 4/12 6/16 Catches/stumpings 1/– 10/– 11/– 40/–
Source: CricketArchive, 14 March 2021

Early life

Hazell was born on 13 May 1988 in Durham, County Durham.

Domestic career

At county level Hazell initially played for Durham between 2002 and 2007, before moving to Yorkshire ahead of the 2008 season. She also played for V Team, Sapphires, Emeralds and Diamonds in the Super Fours competition.^[1] Hazell played for Yorkshire Diamonds in the inaugural season of the Women's Cricket Super League in 2016, before moving to Lancashire Thunder ahead of the 2017 season.^[2]

Hazell had two stints in the Women's Big Bash League, playing for Melbourne Stars in 2016/17 and Adelaide Strikers in 2018/19.^[3]

International career

Hazell was a late inclusion in England's victorious 2009 World Twenty20 squad^[4] replacing the injured Anya Shrubsole, although she did not appear in the tournament. She made her England debut later that year in a One Day International against West Indies at Warner Park, Basseterre taking one wicket for 41 runs.^[5] She subsequently made her Twenty20 International debut against West Indies at the same ground and made four runs opening the batting.^[6]

She made her Test debut in the one-off Ashes Test at Bankstown Oval, Sydney in January 2011.^[7]

In 2013, she and Holly Colvin recorded a 9th wicket partnership of 33* against West Indies, which was a record for the 9th wicket in Women's Twenty20 Internationals until it was broken by Namibian players Dietlind Förster and Anneri van Schoor.^[8][9]

In 2014, she became one of the first 18 women cricketers to be awarded central contracts by the England and Wales Cricket Board.^[10]

On 15 November 2016, Hazell captained England for the first time in a One Day International against India after Heather Knight was ruled out through injury.^[11]

Hazell was a member of the England team that won the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup, playing in five matches but missing out on the final.^[12][13]

In January 2019, Hazell announced her retirement from international cricket.^[14]

Coaching career

After her retirement from playing, Hazell was named head coach of Yorkshire Diamonds ahead of the 2019 Women's Cricket Super League.^[15] She then became head coach of its successor team, Northern Diamonds, ahead of the 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.^[16]

References

1. "Teams Danielle Hazell played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
2. "Kia Super League: Danielle Hazell swaps Yorkshire for Lancashire". Sky Sports. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
3. "Women's Big Bash League Matches played by Danielle Hazell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
4. "Hazell called up by England women". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
5. "2nd ODI, Basseterre, Nov 5 2009, England Women tour of West Indies". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
6. "1st T20I, Basseterre, Nov 9 2009, England Women tour of West Indies". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
7. "Only Test, Sydney, Jan 22 - Jan 25 2011, England Women tour of Australia". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
8. "3rd Match: West Indies Women v England Women at Bridgetown, Oct 18, 2013". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
9. "Records / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Partnership Records / Highest Partnership for the Ninth Wicket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
10. "England women earn 18 new central contracts". BBC. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
11. "England v Sri Lanka: Tammy Beaumont top-scores as England wrap up ODI series". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
12. "RECORDS / ICC WOMEN'S WORLD CUP, 2017 - England Women / Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
13. "Final, London, Jul 23 2017, ICC Women's World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
14. "Danielle Hazell announces England retirement after nine-year career". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
15. "Danielle Hazell appointed as Yorkshire Diamonds head coach". ESPNcricinfo. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
16. "Hazell names Northern Diamonds Squad for 2020". Yorkshire County Cricket Club. 19 August 2020. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

External links

• Danielle Hazell at ESPNcricinfo
• Danielle Hazell at CricketArchive (subscription required)