John Davey (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Davey (cricketer)

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 21-Jun-1847

Place of Birth: Brighton, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 04-May-1878

Profession: cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

John George Davey (21 June 1847 – 4 May 1878) was an English cricketer.
Davey was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm medium pace and who occasionally fielded as a wicket-keeper.
He was born at Brighton, Sussex. Davey made his first-class debut for Sussex against Kent at Crystal Palace Park Cricket Ground in 1869, with him making a further appearance against Kent a week later at the Higher Common Ground, Tunbridge Wells.
He made two further first-class appearances for Sussex, against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's Cricket Ground in 1867 and Kent at the same venue in 1873.
In his four first-class matches for the county, he scored 66 runs at an average of 13.20, with a high score of 32.
In 1874, he made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Nottinghamshire, with him playing a further first-class match for the club against Surrey in 1876.
He played one first-class match for England against a combined Kent and Gloucestershire side at the St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury.He died at the town of his birth on 4 May 1878.