Naomi Dilip Dattani (born 28 April 1994) is an English professional cricketer who plays forHampshire andWestern Australia. She has previously played forSurrey Stars,Western Storm,Sunrisers,London Spirit,Trent Rockets,Middlesex Women,North West Thunder andSouthern Brave. In 2020, she was one of 25 players awarded regional retainer contracts by theEngland and Wales Cricket Board. She started playing cricket at the age of 10 for a local cricket club, Perivale Phoenicians Cricket Club.

Dattani was born inEaling,Greater London, on 28 April 1994.^[1] She attendedGreenford High School in Ealing,^[2] and then studied Sports Science atLoughborough University.^[3] She started playing cricket at the age of 10 with her brother at home, and then joined a local boys' team.^[4] She progressed through age-group cricket withMiddlesex, playing at Under-13, Under-15 and Under-17 level.^[5] She made her debut for the first team in May 2008, aged 14.^[6] By 2015, from being a regular in the team, she found herself on the fringes. After completing university, she spent the English winter in Australia, where she played for the women's team atPrahran Cricket Club, which she credits with improving her game. She described her playing career up to 2015 as being "in the shadow",^[3] but the improvements led to her being added to theSurrey Stars squad for theWomen's Cricket Super League in 2016, and selection for the England Women's Academy.^[3]

Dattani was named as Middlesex's captain in fifty-over cricket in 2017,^[7] and remained part of the Surrey Stars squad.^[8] She moved to theWestern Storm for the 2018 Super League,^[9] and played in every match for them that season.^[10] She was ever-present again the following season as Western Storm won the Super League.^[11] In early 2020, Dattani was signed byLondon Spirit forThe Hundred,^[12] though the tournament was postponed due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.^[13] In June 2020, she was one of 25 domestic female players awarded retainer contracts, which are planned to later become full-time professional contracts.^[7] In July, she signed for the new regional teamSunrisers and played all six matches for them in theRachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 125 runs at an average of 20.83.^[14] In 2021, she was ever-present for Sunrisers across theRachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the2021 Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring one half-century, 65 againstLightning.^[15][16][17] She also played seven matches for London Spirit inThe Hundred, scoring 72 runs at an average of 10.28 and taking two wickets.^[18] In 2022, she was Sunrisers' leading run-scorer in theCharlotte Edwards Cup, scoring 157 runs including two half-centuries.^[19] She also captained the side in one match, againstLightning in theRachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.^[20] At the end of the 2022 season, it was announced that Dattani had joinedNorth West Thunder.^[21] In 2023, she was North West Thunder's second-highest run-scorer in theRachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, with 263 runs including a high score of 82.^[22]

On 3 September 2024, it was announced that she had been loaned toSouthern Vipers from North West Thunder for the remainder of the season.^[23]

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• English people of Indian descent
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• Southern Brave cricketers
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