John Davis (cricketer, born 1939)

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John Davis
Personal information
Full name
Francis John Davis
Born (1939-03-26) 26 March 1939 (age 85)
Slow left-arm orthodox
RelationsRoger Davis (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1959Glamorgan
1963Oxford University
1963–1970Glamorgan
1977–1978Hertfordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 28 2
Runs scored 552 4
Batting average 16.23 4.00
100s/50s 0/1 0/0
Top score 63 4
Balls bowled 4,290 78
Wickets 52 1
Bowling average 32.57 53.00
5 wickets in innings 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/67 1/28
Catches/stumpings 17/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 July 2011

Francis John Davis (born 26 March 1939) is a former Welsh

slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Cardiff, Glamorgan
.

Davis was educated at

five wicket haul for the university, came against Cambridge University.[6]

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.[2] 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*.[3] With the ball, he took 18 wickets at an average of 37.44, with best figures of 5/72.[5] 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.[7]

Davis left Glamorgan at the end of the 1967 season to pursue a career in teaching.[1] He did however appear for Glamorgan in 2 List A matches in 1970, against Northamptonshire and Essex in the John Player League.[8] In the first of these against Northamptonshire, Davis took the wicket of Mushtaq Mohammad for the cost of 28 runs from 8 overs.[9] 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.[10]

Davis later appeared for

Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire in 1977 and 1978, making a total of 7 further appearances.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b Hignell, Dr. A.K. "Brief profile of John Davis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Francis Davis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  3. ^ a b "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Davis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Oxford University v Northamptonshire, 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  5. ^ a b "First-class Bowling For Each Team by John Davis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Oxford University v Cambridge University, 1963". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Warwickshire v Glamorgan, 1966 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  8. ^ "List A Matches played by John Davis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  9. ^ "Glamorgan v Northamptonshire, 1970 John Player League". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  10. ^ "Glamorgan v Essex, 1970 John Player League". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  11. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Davis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2011.

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