Sam Davies (cricketer)
Samuel Llyr Davies (born 30 January 1992) is a Welsh cricketer. Davies is a right-handed batsman who bowls left-arm medium pace. He was born at Neath, Glamorgan, and was educated at Ysgol Gyfun Ystalyfera School and Neath College.[1]
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Full name | Samuel Llyr Davies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Neath, Glamorgan, Wales | 30 January 1992||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Davies, Roider[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Left-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | Cardiff MCCU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–present | Glamorgan 2ndXI Wales Minor Counties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 29 July 2012 |
Davies made his 2nd XI debut for Glamorgan vs MCC young cricketers and has to date made over 25 appearances for the county. He later made his Test Match debut for Wales Minor Counties against Lincolnshire in the 2009 MCCA Knockout Trophy.[2] His Minor Counties Championship debut came in the same season against Shropshire.[3] To date he has made fourteen Minor Counties Championship and ten MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.[2][3] While studying for a degree in Sports Coaching at the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff,[1] Davies made his debut in first-class cricket for Cardiff MCCU against Somerset in 2012 at Taunton Vale Sports Club Ground,[4] making scores of 42 and 14.[5]
References
- "Player profile: Sam Davies". www.mccuniversities.org. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Sam Davies". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Sam Davies". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- "First-Class Matches played by Sam Davies". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- "Somerset v Cardiff MCCU, 2012". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
External links
- Sam Davies at ESPNcricinfo
- Sam Davies at CricketArchive