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Steve Davies

England

Player profile

Full name Steven Michael Davies
Born June 17, 1986, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Current age 22 years 66 days
Major teams Marylebone Cricket Club, Worcestershire, Worcestershire Cricket Board
Nickname Davo
Batting style Left-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Height 5 ft 11 in
Education King Charles 1 School

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
First-class 59 97 11 3152 192 36.65 5124 61.51 4 14 184 12
List A 63 54 10 1242 103* 28.22 1 6 58 16
Twenty20 24 19 5 224 30 16.00 201 111.44 0 0 21 0 10 2

Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
First-class 59 - - - - - - - - - - - -
List A 63 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Twenty20 24 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Career statistics
First-class debut 2005
Last First-class Worcestershire v Derbyshire at Worcester, Aug 6-9, 2008 scorecard
List A debut 2003
Last List A Lancashire v Worcestershire at Manchester, Aug 10, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut Glamorgan v Worcestershire at Cardiff, Jun 27, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20 Worcestershire v Glamorgan at Worcester, Jun 27, 2008 scorecard
 Profile

If you believe the hype, then the current battle between Chris Read and Geraint Jones for the England wicketkeeping spot is destined to end with both usurped by Worcestershire's dynamic keeper-batsman Steven Davies. The press spent 2006 heaping praise and pressure in equal amounts on Davies, who only turned 20 midway through the season. Mind you, if he wanted to stay undetected then scoring 192 against Gloucestershire and topping 1000 runs is not the way to do it. It was clear he had talent when he finished above Graeme Hick in the Worcestershire averages in his debut season in 2005, and he was selected for the National Academy and toured the West Indies with England A that winter. A former England Under-19 captain, Davies has impressed everyone who has come across him and, vitally, his glovework is also of an excellent standard. The selectors will be loath to make the same mistakes with Davies as they made with Read and James Foster, but he has time on his side, and his selection for the National Academy in the winter of 2006 showed he is not far way.
Sam Collins October 2006


 Notes
NBC Denis Compton Award 2004
NBC Denis Compton Award 2005
NBC Denis Compton Award 2006
NBC Denis Compton Award 2007

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Aug 10, 2008

Steven Davies turns the ball through the leg side
Steven Davies turns the ball through the leg side
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Aug 10, 2008

Steven Davies dives full length to catch Faf du Plessis
Steven Davies dives full length to catch Faf du Plessis
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Aug 10, 2008

Steven Davies celebrates his century against Lancashire
Steven Davies celebrates his century against Lancashire
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