Mark Davies (cricketer, born 1969)

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Mark Davies
Personal information
Full name
Mark Davies
Born (1969-04-18) 18 April 1969 (age 55)
Slow left-arm orthodox
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1996–2001
Wales Minor Counties
1992–1995Gloucestershire
1990Glamorgan
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 45 24
Runs scored 632 136
Batting average 15.04 15.11
100s/50s –/1 –/–
Top score 54 30*
Balls bowled 7,997 836
Wickets 110 18
Bowling average 35.25 36.05
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 5/57 2/23
Catches/stumpings 19/– 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 July 2011

Mark Davies (born 18 April 1969) is a former

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

Having spent time on the

ten wicket haul in a match during his career,[5] with his best bowling figures coming against Northamptonshire in the 1993 County Championship.[6] For much of his time at Gloucestershire, Davies found opportunities limited. Only in 2 seasons did his wicket tally reach double figures, which happened to be when he made his most appearances for Gloucestershire: he took 56 wickets in 1992 and 37 in 1993.[7]

It was for Gloucestershire that he made his

1995 AXA Equity & Law League.[8] He scored 66 runs in his 17 appearances, which came at an average of 11.00, with a high score of 14.[9] With the ball he took 12 wickets at an average of 36.66, with best figures of 2/23.[10] With opportunities limited, he left Gloucestershire at the end of the 1995 season
.

He joined

Minor Counties Championship appearances[11] and 6 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.[12] He made his first List A appearance for Wales Minor Counties against Nottinghamshire in the 1998 NatWest Trophy. He made 6 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against the Somerset Cricket Board in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.[8] In his 7 List A matches for the team, he scored 70 runs at an average of 23.33, with a high score of 30 not out.[9] With the ball, he took 6 wickets at an average of 34.83, with best figures of 2/34.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Mark Davies". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Glamorgan v Oxford University, 1990". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Mark Davies". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Nottinghamshire v Gloucestershire, 1994 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  5. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Mark Davies". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire, 1993 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  7. ^ "First-class Bowling in Each Season by Mark Davies". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  8. ^ a b "List A Matches played by Mark Davies". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  9. ^ a b "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Mark Davies". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  10. ^ a b "List A Bowling For Each Team by Mark Davies". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  11. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Mark Davies". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  12. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Mark Davies". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2011.

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