Joel Davies

Joel Davies (born 28 September 2003) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League. He is a left-handed batsman and left arm orthodox spin bowler.[1]

Joel Davies
Personal information
Born (2003-09-28) 28 September 2003
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft arm orthodox spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2022–Sydney Thunder
Career statistics
Competition T20
Matches 2
Runs scored 10
Batting average 10.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 10
Balls bowled 30
Wickets 0
Bowling average -
5 wickets in innings -
10 wickets in match -
Best bowling -
Catches/stumpings 2/0

Career

Davies was playing Sydney Premier Cricket for Manly Warringah from the age of 14. He averaged over 114 as he captained NSW Metro to the 2022 national under-19 championships with Davies scoring 458 runs across 6 matches. This form led to his signing with the Sydney Thunder for the 2022–23 Big Bash League season.[2] He made his Big Bash debut on 4 January 2023 against the Perth Scorchers taking 2 catches and being credited for 2 run outs.[3] Prior to that, he had caused another run out of Tim David with a direct hit as a substitute fielder against Hobart Hurricanes on 31 December 2022.[4]

In December 2022 he was called up as captain to the Australia under-19 cricket squad to face the touring England under-19s.[5][6] He had previously been a reserve for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[7]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Australian cricketer Oliver Davies.[8] In 2018, in different grades both brothers scored centuries for Manly against St George in the Sydney club competition, whilst their father Kevin was scoring a century for Warringah’s fourth grade Shires club.[9] Through their mum, the Davies brothers are eligible to get a Trinidad passport and grew up supporting both Australia and the West Indies.[10]

References
  1. "Joel Davies". Sunstarentertainment.com.
  2. "Joel Davies joins Sydney Thunder for the Big Bash League 2023". Cricket.One.
  3. "'One of the best fielders going around': Davies brothers set to dominate BBL for the next decade". news.com.au.
  4. "Joel Davis fires a bullet throw to run out Tim David". Guerilla Cricket.
  5. "U19 National Champs, Adelaide: Undefeated NSW Metro dominate Australian squad for England series". Daily Telegraph.
  6. "Davies to lead U19 Aussies against touring England". Cricket.com.
  7. "Australia name Under-19 Cricket World Cup squad". t20worldcup.com.
  8. "PHENOMENAL' JOEL DAVIES JOINS BIG BROTHER OLLIE AT THUNDER". SydneyThunder.com.
  9. "Family creates cricket record unlikely to be beaten". Sporting News.
  10. "'I was always Windies in the backyard': The brilliant Big Bash brothers... who could defect". Foxsports.com.au.


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