William Davidson (Sussex cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Sussex cricketer, born 1920
Date of Birth: 20-Mar-1920
Place of Birth: Poplar, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 26-May-2015
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About William Davidson (Sussex cricketer)
- William Watkins Davidson (20 March 1920 – 26 May 2015) was an English cricketer.
- Davidson was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper.
- He was born at Poplar, London, and was educated at Brighton College. While studying at the Wadham College, Oxford, Davidson made his first-class debut for Oxford University Cricket Club against Gloucestershire in 1947.
- He made fifteen further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came against Cambridge University at The University Match at Lord's in 1948.
- In his sixteen first-class appearances for the university, Davidson scored a total of 65 runs at an average of 6.50, with a high score of 18 not out.
- Behind the stumps he took 22 catches and made 5 stumpings.
- It was in 1948 that Davidson made his first-class debut for Sussex against Essex in the County Championship.
- Davidson made four further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the 1951 County Championship.
- In his five first-class matches for Sussex, he scored a total of 21 runs at an average of 4.20, with a high score of 7.
- Behind the stumps, he took 12 catches and made a single stumping.
- He later made a single first-class appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University in 1956.
- Davidson made his highest first-class score in this match, making 31 in the Marylebone Cricket Club's first-innings.After retiring from cricket he was ordained.
- He became a naval chaplain and worked held a number of parishes.
- He died on 26 May 2015.
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