William Davidson (cricketer, born 1920)
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| Full name | William Watkins Davidson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 March 1920 Poplar, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 May 2015 (aged 95) Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1948–1951 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1947–1948 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 March 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William Watkins Davidson (20 March 1920 – 26 May 2015) was an English cricketer.
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In 1948 Davidson made his first-class debut for Sussex against Essex in the County Championship. He made four further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the 1951 County Championship.[2] In his five first-class matches for Sussex, he scored 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.[3] He later made a first-class appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University in 1956, making his highest first-class score of 31 in the MCC's first innings.[2][4]
After retiring from cricket he was ordained. He became a naval chaplain and was later a vicar in parishes in Surrey and Westminster.[1] He died on 26 May 2015.[5]
References
- ^ a b Wisden 2016, p. 204.
- ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by William Davidson". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 8 February 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ a b "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Davidson". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Oxford University, 1956". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- ^ BILL DAVIDSON
External links
- William Davidson at ESPNcricinfo
- William Davidson at CricketArchive