| Joel Davies | |
| Full Name: | Joel Derek Davies |
| Birth Date: | 28 September 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Manly, New South Wales, Australia |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Role: | All-rounder |
| Family: | Oliver Davies (brother) |
| Club1: | Sydney Thunder |
| Year1: | 2022/23 |
| Year2: | 2023/24–present |
| Clubnumber1: | 51 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | T20 |
| Matches1: | 7 |
| Runs1: | 42 |
| Bat Avg1: | 8.40 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 15 |
| Deliveries1: | 42 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/– |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/joel-davies-1295851 ESPNcricinfo |
| Date: | 21 February |
| Year: | 2024 |
Joel Derek Davies (born 28 September 2003) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League. Davies previously played for Sydney Thunder. He is a left-handed batsman and left arm orthodox spin bowler.[1]
Davies was playing Sydney Premier Cricket for Manly Warringah from the age of 14. He averaged over 114 as he captained NSW Metro to the 2022 national under-19 championships with Davies scoring 458 runs across 6 matches. This form led to his signing with the Sydney Thunder for the 2022–23 Big Bash League season.[2] He made his Big Bash debut on 4 January 2023 against the Perth Scorchers taking 2 catches and being credited for 2 run outs.[3] Prior to that, he had caused another run out of Tim David with a direct hit as a substitute fielder against Hobart Hurricanes on 31 December 2022.[4]
He was given a full contract by Sydney Sixers for 2023-24 Big Bash League season.[5] He played in the Big Bash final on 24 January 2023, as Sydney Sixers lost to Brisbane Heat at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[6]
In December 2022 he was called up as captain to the Australia under-19 cricket squad to face the touring England under-19s.[7] [8] He had previously been a reserve for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[9]
In December 2023, he was called up to the senior Australia national cricket team for their T20 tour India.[10]
He is the younger brother of Australian cricketer Oliver Davies.[11] In 2018, in different grades both brothers scored centuries for Manly against St George in the Sydney club competition, whilst their father Kevin was scoring a century for Warringah’s fourth grade Shires club.[12] Through their mum, the Davies brothers are eligible to get a Trinidad passport and grew up supporting both Australia and the West Indies.[13]