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Gwenan Davies

Gwenan Mai Davies (born 12 May 1994) is a Welsh cricketer who currently plays for Warwickshire. She plays as a wicket-keeper and left-handed batter, as well as occasionally bowling right-arm medium-fast. She has previously played for Wales, Somerset and Central Sparks, as well as Yorkshire Diamonds and Surrey Stars in the Women's Cricket Super League and Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred.[1][2]

Gwenan Davies
Gwenan Davies in 2021
Personal information
Full name
Gwenan Mai Davies
Born (1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 (age 30)
Neath, Wales
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–2014Wales
2015–2017Somerset
2018–presentWarwickshire
2019→ Worcestershire (on loan)
2018Yorkshire Diamonds
2019Surrey Stars
2020–2022Central Sparks
2022→ Lightning (on loan)
2021–2022Birmingham Phoenix
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 92 103
Runs scored 1,507 1,389
Batting average 17.32 18.27
100s/50s 0/8 0/3
Top score 96 66*
Balls bowled 945 245
Wickets 23 10
Bowling average 31.95 32.80
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/7 2/18
Catches/stumpings 37/8 35/31
Source: CricketArchive, 23 October 2023

Early life

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Davies was born on 12 May 1994 in Neath, Wales.[2] She works as Head of Girls' Cricket at Shrewsbury School.[3]

Domestic career

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Davies made her debut for Wales in a 2007 County Challenge Cup against Oxfordshire. She scored 22* in a 174 run victory.[4] Davies played for Wales until 2014, after which she joined Somerset. In her first season with Somerset, she was the side's second-leading run-scorer in the 2015 Women's County Championship, and achieved her List A high score of 96 in a match against Durham.[5][6]

In 2018, Davies joined Warwickshire. She was part of the side that won the 2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup, and Davies was the second-highest run-scorer for the team, with 200 runs at an average of 33.33.[7][8] She hit consecutive half-centuries in games against Middlesex and Kent on 23 June.[9][10] She also played one match for Worcestershire in the 2019 Women's County Championship.[11]

Davies also played in the Women's Cricket Super League, for Yorkshire Diamonds in 2018 and for Surrey Stars in 2019, but made little impact with the bat for either side.[12] In 2020, Davies played for Central Sparks in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She scored 169 runs across the six matches, at an average of 28.16.[13] In December 2020, it was announced that Davies was one of the 41 female cricketers that had signed a full-time domestic contract.[14]

In 2021, Davies was ever-present for Central Sparks across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[15][16] She made one half-century for the side that season, scoring 50 from 59 deliveries against Sunrisers.[17] She also played for Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred, scoring 48 runs across the nine matches she appeared in.[18] She played every match for Central Sparks in the 2022 Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring 42 runs.[19] She did not play for Sparks in the 2022 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, but did join Lightning on loan, playing two matches.[20] She also played four matches for Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred.[21] Ahead of the 2023 season, it was confirmed that Davies had left Central Sparks.[22]

Davies has also been part of the England Development Programme, and played for Rubies in the 2013 Super Fours.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Gwenan Davies". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Player Profile: Gwenan Davies". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Gwenan Davies and Alex Griffiths: Welsh duo living cricketing 'dream'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Oxfordshire Women v Wales Women, 10 June 2007". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Batting for Somerset Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Somerset Women v Durham Women, 30 August 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Central Sparks Squad". Edgbaston.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Batting for Warwickshire Women/Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Middlesex Women v Warwickshire Women, 23 June 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Kent Women v Warwickshire Women, 23 June 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Durham Women v Worcestershire Women, 19 May 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Women's Twenty20 Matches Played by Gwenan Davies". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Batting and Fielding for Central Sparks/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Forty-one female players sign full-time domestic contracts". ESPN England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Northwood, 10 Sep 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Sunrisers v Central Sparks". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Birmingham Phoenix (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  20. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  21. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Birmingham Phoenix (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  22. ^ "Central Sparks 2023 Squad Announcement". Central Sparks. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
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