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Josh Davey

Josh Davey
Personal information
Full name
Joshua Henry Davey
Born (1990-08-03) 3 August 1990 (age 34)
Aberdeen, Scotland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 40)15 June 2010 v Netherlands
Last ODI15 December 2019 v UAE
ODI shirt no.38
T20I debut (cap 28)24 July 2012 v Bangladesh
Last T20I21 October 2022 v Zimbabwe
T20I shirt no.38
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–2013Middlesex (squad no. 24)
2013→ Hampshire (on loan)
2014–presentSomerset (squad no. 38)
2023→ Leicestershire (on loan)
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 31 31 73 99
Runs scored 497 115 1,599 1,300
Batting average 22.59 14.37 20.24 23.21
100s/50s 0/2 0/0 0/5 0/6
Top score 64 24 75* 91
Balls bowled 1,301 653 9,498 3,716
Wickets 49 37 198 126
Bowling average 22.08 23.97 23.20 26.00
5 wickets in innings 2 0 4 2
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/28 4/18 5/21 6/28
Catches/stumpings 10/– 15/– 21/– 27/–
Source: CricInfo, 23 September 2024

Joshua Henry Davey (born 3 August 1990) is a Scottish cricketer,[1] who plays for Somerset County Cricket Club having previously played for Middlesex as well as representing his country in One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler. He was educated at South Lee Prep School and then Culford School, in Suffolk.

County career

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In April 2010, Davey made his county debut for Middlesex against Northamptonshire in the Clydesdale Bank 40 competition.[2] He made his first-class debut a month later against Oxford University Cricket Club, he scored two fifties in the match and shared an opening partnership of 192 with Sam Robson in the first innings.[3]

On 15 April 2014, Davey was awarded a summer contract for the 2014 season with Somerset.

International career

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On 15 June 2010, Davey made his ODI debut against the Netherlands. Opening the batting, he scored 24 and coming on as first change took 1/27 from seven overs.[4] In his fourth ODI, he returned figures of 5/9 in 7.2 overs against Afghanistan.[5] This is the best bowling analysis for Scotland in ODIs.[6]

On 14 January 2015, Davey added his name to the list of outstanding all round performances in an ODI by scoring 53 not out and picking 6 wickets for 28 runs against Afghanistan at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi in a triangular series which also involved Ireland.[7]

In September 2019, he was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[8] In September 2021, Davey was named in Scotland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Associate player roundup from Round 2 of the Bob Willis Trophy". Emerging Cricket. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. ^ Northamptonshire v Middlesex, Clydesdale Bank 40 2010 (Group B), CricketArchive, Retrieved on 28 August 2010
  3. ^ Oxford University Centre of Cricketing Excellence v Middlesex, University Centres of Cricketing Excellence 2010, CricketArchive, Retrieved on 28 August 2010
  4. ^ Netherlands v Scotland, Scotland in Netherlands 2010 (Only ODI), CricketArchive, Retrieved on 28 August 2010
  5. ^ Scotland v Afghanistan, Afghanistan in Scotland 2010 (2nd ODI), CricketArchive, Retrieved on 28 August 2010
  6. ^ Four or More Wickets in an Innings for Scotland in ODI Cricket Archived 3 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine, CricketArchive, Retrieved on 28 August 2010
  7. ^ "Three New Somerset Contracts". Somerset County Cricket Club. 15 April 2014. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Squads announced for T20I Tri-Series in Ireland and ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Captain Coetzer leads Scotland squad to ICC Men's T20 World Cup". Cricket Scotland. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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