John Davey (cricketer)

John George Davey (21 June 1847 – 4 May 1878) was an English cricketer. Davey was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm medium pace and who occasionally fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Brighton, Sussex.

John Davey
Personal information
Full name
John George Davey
Born(1847-06-21)21 June 1847
Brighton, Sussex, England
Died4 May 1878(1878-05-04) (aged 30)
Brighton, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm roundarm medium
RoleOccasional wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1874–1876Marylebone Cricket Club
1869–1873Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 80
Batting average 8.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 32
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 8/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 June 2012

Davey made his first-class debut for Sussex against Kent at Crystal Palace Park Cricket Ground in 1869, with him making a further appearance against Kent a week later at the Higher Common Ground, Tunbridge Wells. He made two further first-class appearances for Sussex, against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's Cricket Ground in 1867 and Kent at the same venue in 1873.[1] In his four first-class matches for the county, he scored 66 runs at an average of 13.20, with a high score of 32.[2] In 1874, he made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Nottinghamshire, with him playing a further first-class match for the club against Surrey in 1876.[1] He played one first-class match for England against a combined Kent and Gloucestershire side at the St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury.[1]

He died at the town of his birth on 4 May 1878.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by John Davey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Davey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
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