Roger Davis (cricketer)

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Roger Davis at CricInfo retrieved 12 April 2008
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Bumps and Bruises". Glamorgan Cricket Archive. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  3. John Davis at Cricket Archive retrieved 12 April 2008
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Roger Davis First-Class batting, season by season at Cricket Archive retrieved 12 April 2008
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Roger Davis First-Class bowling, season by season at Cricket Archive retrieved 12 April 2008
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Roger Davis List-A batting, season by season at Cricket Archive retrieved 12 April 2008
  7. Glamorgan v International Cavaliers – June 5 1966 at Cricket Archive retrieved 12 April 2008
  8. Record price for Sobers bat BBC News retrieved 12 April 2008
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Roger Davis List-A bowling, season by season at Cricket Archive retrieved 12 April 2008
  10. 1 2 "Teams played for by Roger Davis", Glamorgan County Cricket Club retrieved 12 April 2008
  11. Glamorgan 1989 v Glamorgan 1969 – May 17 1989 Cricket Archive retrieved 12 April 2008

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Roger Davis
Personal information
Full name
Roger Clive Davis
Born (1946-01-15) 15 January 1946 (age 78)
Whitchurch, Cardiff, Wales
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
RoleAll-rounder
Relations John Davis (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam