Charles Percival Davis (24 May 1915 –4 July 2001),known as Percy Davis,was an English cricketer active from 1935 to 1957 who played for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. He appeared in 169 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman. He was an occasional wicket-keeper and right arm medium pace seam bowler. Davis was born in Brackley,Northamptonshire on 24 May 1915 and died in Leicester on 4 July 2001. He scored 6,363 runs in first-class cricket with a highest score of 237,one of ten centuries. He was the elder brother of Eddie Davis. [1]
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