Oliver Davies (born 14 October 2000) is an Australian cricketer who plays for New South Wales and the Sydney Thunder.[2] He is an aggressive right-handed batter, often attacking spin bowling.[3]
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| Full name | Oliver Henry Davies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 October 2000 Curl Curl, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179[1] cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Top-order batter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Joel Davies (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2020/21–present | Sydney Thunder (squad no. 9) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020/21–present | New South Wales (squad no. 14) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 November 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
editPrior to his Twenty20 debut, he was named in Australia's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[4] He made his Twenty20 debut on 22 December 2020, for the Sydney Thunder, in the 2020–21 Big Bash League season.[5] He made his List A debut on 15 February 2021, for New South Wales in the 2020–21 Marsh One-Day Cup.[6] He made his First class debut on 2 March 2023, for New South Wales in the 2022–23 Sheffield Shield season.[7]
At the conclusion of the 2023–24 Sheffield Shield season, Davies was the top scorer for New South Wales, scoring 670 runs at an average of 67.00 and was named in the Cricket Australia team of the tournament.[8] In October 2024, he was named in the Australia A squad for the India A tour of Australia.[9]
Personal life
editOllie attended St Paul's College, Manly and was in the same year as soccer player Calem Nieuwenhof. His younger brother, Joel Davies, is also a cricketer, who signed with Sydney Thunder during the 2022–23 Big Bash League season.[10] Through their mum, the Davies brothers are eligible to get a Trinidad passport and grew up supporting both Australia and the West Indies.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Oliver Davies | cricket.com.au". www.cricket.com.au. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Oliver Davies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ Burnett, Adam (26 March 2024). "How Ollie Davies became the Blues' latest run machine | cricket.com.au". www.cricket.com.au. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "Next generation: Australia reveal U19 World Cup squad". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "12th Match (N), Canberra, Dec 22 2020, Big Bash League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ "1st Match, Sydney, Feb 15 2021, The Marsh Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ^ "25th Match, Albury, March 02 - 05, 2023, Sheffield Shield". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ Schonafinger, Josh; Paynter, Jack; Cameron, Louis (18 March 2024). "Our Sheffield Shield Team of the Tournament | cricket.com.au". www.cricket.com.au. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ Lavalette, Tristan (14 October 2024). "Sam Konstas vaults into Australia A squad after twin hundreds". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- ^ "'Phenomenal' Joel Davies joins big brother Ollie at Thunder". Sydney Thunder. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ "'I was always Windies in the backyard': The brilliant Big Bash brothers... who could defect". Foxsports.com.au.
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