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| Full name | Andrew George Davies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 May 1962 Altrincham, Cheshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | Buckinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1985 | Combined Universities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1989 | Cambridge University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew George Davies (born 15 May 1962) is a former English cricketer. Davies was a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper.
Davies was born at Altrincham,Cheshire into a cricketing family. His uncles,Roy and Haydn Davies both played first-class cricket for Glamorgan. His son Jack currently plays for Middlesex.
He made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Essex in 1982. Davies played 21 further first-class matches for the university,the last of which came against Essex in 1989. [1] In his 22 first-class matches,he scored 494 runs at a batting average of 19.00,with a high score of 69. This came against Surrey in 1984. [2] Behind the stumps,he took 28 catches and made 4 stumpings. [3]
He made his List A debut for Combined Universities in the 1983 Benson &Hedges Cup against Surrey. He played a further 8 List A matches for Combined Universities,the last coming against Essex in the 1985 Benson &Hedges Cup. [4] In his 9 List A matches,he scored 68 runs at an average of 13.60,with a high score of 20. Behind the stumps,he took 12 catches and made 2 stumpings. [5]
Davies played a single Minor Counties Championship match for Buckinghamshire against Wales Minor Counties. [6]
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