Player Profile

To make a senior county debut in your home town would surely be a bit of ‘pinch me’ moment for any player. That is exactly what happened to classy batter Danielle Collins not far off 10 years ago.

In September 2015, Collins, then aged 15, played for Lancashire in a 20-over friendly against the Army at Bury, opening the batting and scoring 46 not out - the highest score of the match. Unfortunately it didn’t lead to a victory.

The left-hander has since scored a trio of half-centuries in a total of 37 appearances for the Red Rose Women.

At the start of 2022, she helped them win the regionalised County T20 Cup title, beating Yorkshire at Northern CC. She has also played county cricket for Cumbria.

Collins played Under 15s and 17s cricket for Lancashire and has played women’s club cricket for Bolton side Astley Bridge and Bury side Tottington St John’s.

She has played 52 times for Thunder’s senior side in regional cricket since debuting in September 2020 - in both List A and T20 cricket - and has a best score of 32 to her name. 

That actually came in the final game of 2022, a pulsating Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy win over Western Storm at Emirates Old Trafford. She batted at three in that fixture.

In 2015, for the Lancashire Under 15s Development side, she hit 96 opening the batting in a 40-over win over Northumberland at Longhirst.

Now aged 24, Collins signed her maiden professional contract with the Red Rose midway through 2023.