![]() Davies in 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Alexander Luke Davies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Blackburn, Lancashire, England | 23 August 1994||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2021 | Lancashire (squad no. 17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | Southern Brave (squad no. 17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–present | Warwickshire (squad no. 71) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 11 September 2012 Lancashire v Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
List A debut | 21 August 2011 Lancashire v Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,19 August 2024 |
Alexander Luke Davies (born 23 August 1994) is an English cricketer who plays for Warwickshire. He is a right-handed batsman who also plays as a wicket-keeper. Davies was included in the England Under-19 squad for the 2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. [1]
In the 2017 County Championship,he became the first wicket-keeper for Lancashire to score 1,000 runs in a season. [2]
In July 2021,it was announced that Davies would join Warwickshire ahead of the 2022 season on a 3-year deal. [3] In the inaugural season of The Hundred,he was signed by the Southern Brave. [4] He was the joint second highest run scorer for Southern Brave,scoring 202 runs in 10 matches.
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In April 2022,he was bought by the Southern Brave for the 2022 season of The Hundred. [6]
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