Mark Davies (cricketer, born 1962) explained

Country:England
Fullname:Mark Robert Davies
Birth Date:24 September 1962
Birth Place:Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Club1:Shropshire
Year1:1982–2002
Columns:1
Column1:List A
Matches1:10
Runs1:199
Bat Avg1:19.90
100S/50S1:–/1
Top Score1:89
Deliveries1:
Wickets1:
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Date:4 July
Year:2011
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/11828.html Cricinfo

Mark Robert Davies (born 24 September 1962) is an English former cricketer. Davies was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire and educated at the Priory School, Shrewsbury.[1]

Davies made his debut for Shropshire in the 1982 Minor Counties Championship against Durham. Davies played Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1982 to 2002, which included 136 Minor Counties Championship appearances[2] and 41 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.[3] He made his List A debut against Northamptonshire in the 1985 NatWest Trophy. He made 9 further List A appearances, the last of which came against the Surrey Cricket Board in the 2000 NatWest Trophy.[4] In his 10 List A matches, he scored 199 runs at an average of 19.90, with a high score of 89.[5] This score, which was his only List A half century, came against Leicestershire in the 1989 NatWest Trophy.[6]

He served as Shropshire County Cricket Club's Captain from 1993 to 1997 and played at club level for Newport and St George's as well as factory based clubs Perkins in Shrewsbury and Audley of Newport. Outside Shropshire, he also played for the Worcestershire Second XI team.[1]

Davies was also a footballer who has played for Worcester City, Dudley Town and Oswestry Town.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Percival, Tony. Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. 1999. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. 33. 1-902171-17-9. Published by Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
  2. Web site: Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Mark Davies. CricketArchive. 4 July 2011.
  3. Web site: Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Mark Davies. CricketArchive. 4 July 2011.
  4. Web site: List A Matches played by Mark Davies. CricketArchive. 4 July 2011.
  5. Web site: List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Mark Davies. CricketArchive. 4 July 2011.
  6. Web site: Shropshire v Leicestershire, 1989 NatWest Trophy. CricketArchive. 4 July 2011.