John Davies (English cricketer)
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| Full name | John Trevor Davies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 December 1932 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959–1964 | Dorset | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957–1958 | Shropshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1958 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 May 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Trevor Davies (born 26 December 1932) is a former English cricketer. Davies was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, and educated at the Priory Grammar School, Shrewsbury and Cambridge University.[1]
Davies made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Surrey in 1957. He made 7 further first-class appearances for the University, the last coming against Middlesex in 1958.[2] In his 8 first-class matches, he took 94 runs at an average of 6.26, with a highest score of 29.[3] His highest score came against Worcestershire in 1957.[4] His score was 6 more than his next highest, 23 scored against the touring West Indians in 1957.[5] As a fielder, Davies took 4 catches.[3]
He also played Minor Counties Championship cricket for Shropshire from 1957 to 1958, and for Dorset from 1959 to 1964, making a combined total of 50 appearances in Minor counties cricket.[6][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Percival, Tony (1999). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. p. 33. ISBN 1-902171-17-9.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Davies". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ a b "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Davies". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ "Cambridge University v Worcestershire, 1957". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ "Cambridge University v West Indians, 1957". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Davies". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
External links
[edit]- John Davies at ESPNcricinfo
- John Davies at CricketArchive