John Davies (cricketer)
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John Davies was a Welsh
cricket
er. He was a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler who played for Glamorgan
. He was born in Pontypridd
and died in Llantrisant
.
Davies played club cricket for Pontypridd, Ludlow, and the Forty Club. Davies played for Glamorgan Second XI between 1952 and 1957.
Davies made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1952 season, against Worcestershire
. From the upper-middle order, he scored 11 runs in the first innings in which he batted, and a duck in the second.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He was a right-handed batsman and a leg-break bowler who played for Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
. He was born in Pontypridd
Pontypridd
Pontypridd is both a community and a principal town of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales and is situated 12 miles/19 km north of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff...
and died in Llantrisant
Llantrisant
Llantrisant is a town in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf in Wales, within the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan, Wales, lying on the River Ely and the Afon Clun. The town's name translates as The Parish of the Three Saints. The three saints in question are St Illtyd, St Gwynno and St...
.
Davies played club cricket for Pontypridd, Ludlow, and the Forty Club. Davies played for Glamorgan Second XI between 1952 and 1957.
Davies made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1952 season, against Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
. From the upper-middle order, he scored 11 runs in the first innings in which he batted, and a duck in the second.
External links
- John Davies at Cricket Archive