Former West Indies cricketer Deandra Dottin has returned to the Thunder to participate within the upcoming Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 in England.
Dottin will be a part of the Thunder for the second 12 months in a row, and in contrast to final time, the Caribbean all-rounder will likely be accessible for the area’s full 2023 home marketing campaign. Final summer season, she performed six matches for the Thunder, and it was throughout this era that she introduced her retirement from worldwide cricket.
Dottin has arrived in Manchester and is anticipated to play Thunder’s opening match of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy in opposition to South East Stars at Emirates Outdated Trafford on Saturday.
Referred to as the ‘World Boss,’ Dottin is considered probably the most dominating gamers in worldwide cricket. She was the primary ladies cricketer to smash a century within the shortest format. She performed 270 matches throughout each codecs for the Windies, scoring 6,424 runs, together with 5 tons of and 34 half-centuries. The all-rounder additionally showcased her versatility by taking 134 wickets for West Indies.
“Firstly, we’re thrilled to have the ability to welcome Deandra again to Emirates Outdated Trafford and to have her right here with us and accessible for all the regional home season is an actual benefit. It was sensible to have any individual with Deandra’s expertise and talent round our squad final summer season, albeit for under in two temporary spells, so we’re actually trying ahead to having her round for for much longer, which is able to hopefully result in numerous productive performances out on the pitch,” stated Regional Director of Ladies’s Cricket for the North West, David Thorley as quoted by Lancashire Cricket.
For the unversed, Thunder is a regional cricket workforce representing three Counties – Lancashire, Cheshire, and Cumbria. The workforce was established as a part of the ECB’s regional hub construction and debuted within the 2020 version of the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.
This text was first revealed at WomenCricket.com, a CricketTimes.com firm.
