Eddie Davis (cricketer)

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Eddie Davis
Personal information
Full nameEdward Davis
Born(1922-03-08)8 March 1922
Brackley, Northamptonshire, England
DiedJuly 16, 2011(2011-07-16) (aged 89)
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Battingright-handed
Relations Percy Davis (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1958–1967 Cambridgeshire
1947–1956 Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches1041
Runs scored4,1266
Batting average 28.456.00
100s/50s3/260/0
Top score1716
Balls bowled13
Wickets 1
Bowling average 8.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match0
Best bowling1/0
Catches/stumpings 27/–0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 September 2011

Edward ("Eddie") Davis (8 March 1922 - 16 July 2011) is a former English cricketer. Davis was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Brackley, Northamptonshire.

Davis made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire against Hampshire in the 1947 County Championship. He made 103 further first-class appearances for Northamptonshire, the last of which came against Essex in the 1956 County Championship. [1] In his 104 first-class appearances, he scored 4,126 runs at an average of 28.45, with a high score of 171. [2] He made three centuries and 26 half centuries, which showed an inconsistency to make go on and make big scores. His highest score of 171 came against Leicestershire in the 1949 County Championship, [3] which was his most successful season with 851 runs at an average of 34.04. [4] He left Northamptonshire at the end of the 1957 season.

In 1958, he joined Cambridgeshire. He made his debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship against Lincolnshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Cambridgeshire from 1958 to 1963, making 40 appearances. [5] Three seasons after last playing for the county, Davis made a single List A appearance for Cambridgeshire against Yorkshire in the 1967 Gillette Cup. [6] In this match, he scored 6 runs before being dismissed by Don Wilson, with Cambridgeshire being bowled out for 43 and Yorkshire winning the match by 6 wickets. [7]

His brother, Percy, also played first-class cricket for Northamptonshire. After retiring he worked as a PE teacher at Wisbech Grammar School.

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References

  1. "First-Class Matches played by Eddie Davis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Eddie Davis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  3. "Northamptonshire v Leicestershire, 1949 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  4. "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Eddie Davis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  5. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Eddie Davis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  6. "List A Matches played by Eddie Davis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
  7. "Yorkshire v Cambridgeshire, 1967 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2011.