John Davis (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

John Davis (cricketer)

Welsh cricketer, born 1939

Date of Birth: 26-Mar-1939

Place of Birth: Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: Wales, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About John Davis (cricketer)

  • Francis John Davis (born 26 March 1939) is a former Welsh cricketer.
  • Davis was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox.
  • He was born in Cardiff, Glamorgan. Davis was educated at Blundell's School in Devon.
  • He made his first-class debut for Glamorgan against the touring Indians in 1959.
  • Later studying at St John's College, Oxford, it was for Oxford University that he made his next first-class appearance for in 1963, against Gloucestershire.
  • He made 13 further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came against Cambridge University in that same season.
  • In his 14 first-class matches for the university, he scored 363 runs at an average of 21.35, with his only innings of note, a score of 63, came against Northamptonshire.
  • Predominantly a bowler, Davis took 34 wickets for the university, at a bowling average of 30.00, with best figures of 5/67.
  • These figures, his only five wicket haul for the university, came against Cambridge University.After concluding his studies, Davis returned to playing for Glamorgan in 1963, making 13 further infrequent first-class appearances for the county, with his final appearance coming against Middlesex in the 1967 County Championship.
  • Davis scored 189 runs in his 14 first-class matches for Glamorgan, which came at an average of 11.11, with a high score of 28*.
  • With the ball, he took 18 wickets at an average of 37.44, with best figures of 5/72.
  • His best figures came against Warwickshire in 1966.
  • This innings was also notable for 7 of the 8 wickets to fall going to Davis and his brother Roger.Davis left Glamorgan at the end of the 1967 season to pursue a career in teaching.
  • He did however appear for Glamorgan in 2 List A matches in 1970, against Northamptonshire and Essex in the John Player League.
  • In the first of these against Northamptonshire, Davis took the wicket of Mushtaq Mohammad for the cost of 28 runs from 8 overs.
  • In the second of these, he bowled 5 wicket-less overs for the cost of 25 runs, while with the bat he scored 4 runs before being dismissed by West Indian Keith Boyce.Davis later appeared for Hertfordshire, making his debut for the county in the 1977 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk.
  • He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire in 1977 and 1978, making a total of 7 further appearances.

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