Henry Davies (Hampshire cricketer)

Henry Gwyn Saunders Davies (2 February 1865 – 4 December 1934) was a Welsh horse racing jockey and first-class cricketer.

This article is about the British cricketer. For other people with similar names, see Henry Davies (disambiguation).

Henry Davies
Personal information
Full name
Henry Gwyn Saunders Davies
Born2 February 1865
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Died4 December 1934(1934-12-04) (aged 69)
Patching, Sussex, England
NicknameChanged name to Henry Gwyn Davies-Scourfield in March 1921
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1883Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 45
Batting average 22.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 42
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 January 2010

Biography

The son of Arthur Henry Saunders Davies, he was born in Pembroke in January 1865. He was educated in England at Winchester College, where he played for his college cricket team.[1] In 1882, Davies had his first competitive ride as a jockey in the Lawrenny Hunt Cup, while the following year he rode his first winner, Jane Shore, in the Tivyside Hunt steeplechase meeting.

Davies represented Hampshire in a single first-class match in 1883 against Sussex, where he scored 42 in Hampshire's first innings and a 3 in their second innings.[2]

In March 1921, Henry changed his name to Henry Gwyn Davies-Scourfield.[2]

Davies died in Patching, Sussex on 4 December 1934.[3]

References
  1. Winchester College, 1836-1906: A Register. P. and G. Wells. 1907. p. 358.
  2. http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/11820.html Henry Davies at Cricinfo
  3. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
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