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Josh Davey
Personal information
Full name
Joshua Henry Davey
Born (1990-08-03) 3 August 1990 (age 34)
Aberdeen, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 40)15 June 2010 v Netherlands
Last ODI15 December 2019 v UAE
ODI shirt no.38
T20I debut (cap 28)24 July 2012 v Bangladesh
Last T20I21 October 2022 v Zimbabwe
T20I shirt no.38
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–2013Middlesex (squad no. 24)
2013Hampshire (on loan)
2014–presentSomerset (squad no. 38)
2023Leicestershire (on loan)
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 31 31 73 99
Runs scored 497 115 1,599 1,300
Batting average 22.59 14.37 20.24 23.21
100s/50s 0/2 0/0 0/5 0/6
Top score 64 24 75* 91
Balls bowled 1,301 653 9,498 3,716
Wickets 49 37 198 126
Bowling average 22.08 23.97 23.20 26.00
5 wickets in innings 2 0 4 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/28 4/18 5/21 6/28
Catches/stumpings 10/– 15/– 21/– 27/–
Source: CricInfo, 23 September 2024

Joshua Henry Davey (born 3 August 1990) is a Scottish cricketer,[1] who plays for Somerset County Cricket Club having previously played for Middlesex as well as representing his country in One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler. He was educated at South Lee Prep School and then Culford School, in Suffolk.

County career

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In April 2010, Davey made his county debut for Middlesex against Northamptonshire in the Clydesdale Bank 40 competition.[2] He made his first-class debut a month later against Oxford University Cricket Club, he scored two fifties in the match and shared an opening partnership of 192 with Sam Robson in the first innings.[3]

On 15 April 2014, Davey was awarded a summer contract for the 2014 season with Somerset.

International career

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On 15 June 2010, Davey made his ODI debut against the Netherlands. Opening the batting, he scored 24 and coming on as first change took 1/27 from seven overs.[4] In his fourth ODI, he returned figures of 5/9 in 7.2 overs against Afghanistan.[5] This is the best bowling analysis for Scotland in ODIs.[6]

On 14 January 2015, Davey added his name to the list of outstanding all round performances in an ODI by scoring 53 not out and picking 6 wickets for 28 runs against Afghanistan at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi in a triangular series which also involved Ireland.[7]

In September 2019, he was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[8] In September 2021, Davey was named in Scotland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Associate player roundup from Round 2 of the Bob Willis Trophy". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. ^ Northamptonshire v Middlesex, Clydesdale Bank 40 2010 (Group B), CricketArchive, Retrieved on 28 August 2010
  3. ^ Oxford University Centre of Cricketing Excellence v Middlesex, University Centres of Cricketing Excellence 2010, CricketArchive, Retrieved on 28 August 2010
  4. ^ Netherlands v Scotland, Scotland in Netherlands 2010 (Only ODI), CricketArchive, Retrieved on 28 August 2010
  5. ^ Scotland v Afghanistan, Afghanistan in Scotland 2010 (2nd ODI), CricketArchive, Retrieved on 28 August 2010
  6. ^ Four or More Wickets in an Innings for Scotland in ODI Cricket Archived 3 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine, CricketArchive, Retrieved on 28 August 2010
  7. ^ "Three New Somerset Contracts". Somerset County Cricket Club. 15 April 2014. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Squads announced for T20I Tri-Series in Ireland and ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Captain Coetzer leads Scotland squad to ICC Men's T20 World Cup". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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