| Alice Davidson-Richards | |
| Female: | true |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Alice Natica Davidson-Richards |
| Birth Date: | 29 May 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Role: | All-rounder |
| International: | true |
| Onetest: | true |
| Testdebutdate: | 27 June |
| Testdebutyear: | 2022 |
| Testdebutagainst: | South Africa |
| Testcap: | 164 |
| Odidebutdate: | 6 April |
| Odidebutyear: | 2018 |
| Odidebutagainst: | India |
| Odicap: | 130 |
| Lastodidate: | 14 September |
| Lastodiyear: | 2023 |
| Lastodiagainst: | Sri Lanka |
| T20idebutdate: | 23 March |
| T20idebutyear: | 2018 |
| T20idebutagainst: | Australia |
| T20icap: | 42 |
| Lastt20idate: | 22 December |
| Lastt20iyear: | 2022 |
| Lastt20iagainst: | West Indies |
| Club1: | Kent |
| Year1: | 2010–present |
| Club2: | Yorkshire Diamonds |
| Year2: | 2016–2019 |
| Club3: | Otago Sparks |
| Year3: | 2018/19 |
| Club4: | South East Stars |
| Year4: | 2020–present |
| Club5: | Northern Superchargers |
| Year5: | 2021–present |
| Columns: | 4 |
| Column1: | WTest |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 107 |
| Bat Avg1: | 107.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 1/0 |
| Top Score1: | 107 |
| Deliveries1: | 84 |
| Wickets1: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 43.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/39 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/– |
| Column2: | WODI |
| Matches2: | 6 |
| Runs2: | 65 |
| Bat Avg2: | 21.66 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/1 |
| Top Score2: | 50 |
| Deliveries2: | 138 |
| Wickets2: | 6 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 19.50 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 3/35 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 4/– |
| Column3: | WT20I |
| Matches3: | 8 |
| Runs3: | 46 |
| Bat Avg3: | 11.50 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/0 |
| Top Score3: | 24 |
| Deliveries3: | 72 |
| Wickets3: | 4 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 22.50 |
| Fivefor3: | 0 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 3/5 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 2/– |
| Column4: | WLA |
| Matches4: | 103 |
| Runs4: | 1,682 |
| Bat Avg4: | 24.73 |
| 100S/50S4: | 1/13 |
| Top Score4: | 101 |
| Deliveries4: | 3,408 |
| Wickets4: | 96 |
| Bowl Avg4: | 24.54 |
| Fivefor4: | 0 |
| Tenfor4: | 0 |
| Best Bowling4: | 4/18 |
| Catches/Stumpings4: | 44/– |
| Date: | 18 October 2023 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/870/870738/870738.html CricketArchive |
Alice Natica Davidson-Richards (born 29 May 1994) is an English cricketer who plays for Kent, South East Stars and Northern Superchargers.[1] A right-handed batter and right-arm pace bowler, she made her county debut for Kent in 2010.[2] She made her debut for England in March 2018.[3]
Davidson-Richards was born on 29 May 1994 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.[1] She attended Epsom College, Surrey, England, where, between 2007 and 2011, she played cricket alongside her future England teammate and fellow Test centurion Nat Sciver.[4] She later studied at the University of Leeds, and has worked as a personal trainer.[5]
Davidson-Richards made her Kent debut in 2010, in a match against Surrey in the 2010 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[2] She scored 29 opening the batting alongside Charlotte Edwards, and then took four wickets as Kent completed an 80-run victory.[6] Davidson-Richards went on to take 10 wickets in the tournament, ending it as the second-highest wicket-taker.[7] She went on to become a regular for Kent in both formats, and was part of Kent's title-winning campaigns in the Women's County Championship in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2019, and in the Women's Twenty20 Cup in 2011, 2013 and 2016.[8] [2]
In the Women's Cricket Super League, Davidson-Richards played in all four seasons for the Yorkshire Diamonds. She was more successful with the ball throughout the competition, and was her team's second highest wicket-taker in 2017 and 2018, and their joint highest in 2019.[9] [10] [11] In 2020, Davidson-Richards played three matches for the South East Stars in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and scored 61 in a match against Sunrisers.[8] [12] She made her List A high score playing for the side in 2021, scoring 92 against Western Storm.[13] [14] She also played six matches in the side's victorious Charlotte Edwards Cup campaign.[15] She played for Northern Superchargers in 2021 season of The Hundred, taking seven wickets and scoring 110 runs in seven matches.[16] She was South East Stars' joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2022 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, as well as scoring two half-centuries.[17] She was also Northern Superchargers' leading wicket-taker in The Hundred, with 7 wickets.[18] She was South East Stars' second-highest run-scorer and joint-second leading wicket-taker in the 2023 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and Northern Superchargers' joint-second leading wicket-taker in the 2023 season of The Hundred.[19] [20]
Davidson-Richards played for Otago in the 2018/19 season. She scored two half-centuries in both the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield and the Super Smash, as well as taking 8 wickets in the Shield.[21] [22] [23]
In March 2018, Davidson-Richards was named in the England squad for their tri-series against India and Australia.[24] She played all five matches in the tournament, scoring 28 runs in three innings and bowling four overs for no wicket.[25] [26] In the following ODI series against India, Davidson-Richards played one match, scoring 9 runs as England lost by 1 wicket.[27]
In February 2019, Davidson-Richards was awarded a rookie contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for 2019 and in 2020 she was named in a squad of 24 players to begin training following the COVID-19 pandemic.[28] [29]
In December 2021, Davidson-Richards was named in England's A squad for their tour to Australia, with the matches being played alongside the Women's Ashes.[30]
In June 2022, Davidson-Richards was named in England's Women's Test squad for their one-off match against South Africa.[31] She made her Test debut on 27 June 2022, for England against South Africa,[32] scoring a century in England's first innings.[33]