Gwenan Davies
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Full name | Gwenan Mai Davies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 (age 30) Neath, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2014 | Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–present | Warwickshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | → Worcestershire (on loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | Yorkshire Diamonds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Surrey Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Central Sparks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | → Lightning (on loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | Birmingham Phoenix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 23 October 2023 |
Gwenan Mai Davies (born 12 May 1994) is a Welsh cricketer who currently plays for Warwickshire. She plays as a wicket-keeper and left-handed batter, as well as occasionally bowling right-arm medium-fast. She has previously played for Wales, Somerset and Central Sparks, as well as Yorkshire Diamonds and Surrey Stars in the Women's Cricket Super League and Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred.[1][2]
Early life
Davies was born on 12 May 1994 in Neath, Wales.[2] She works as Head of Girls' Cricket at Shrewsbury School.[3]
Domestic career
Davies made her debut for Wales in a 2007 County Challenge Cup against Oxfordshire. She scored 22* in a 174 run victory.[4] Davies played for Wales until 2014, after which she joined Somerset. In her first season with Somerset, she was the side's second-leading run-scorer in the 2015 Women's County Championship, and achieved her List A high score of 96 in a match against Durham.[5][6]
In 2018, Davies joined Warwickshire. She was part of the side that won the 2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup, and Davies was the second-highest run-scorer for the team, with 200 runs at an average of 33.33.[7][8] She hit consecutive half-centuries in games against Middlesex and Kent on 23 June.[9][10] She also played one match for Worcestershire in the 2019 Women's County Championship.[11]
Davies also played in the Women's Cricket Super League, for Yorkshire Diamonds in 2018 and for Surrey Stars in 2019, but made little impact with the bat for either side.[12] In 2020, Davies played for Central Sparks in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She scored 169 runs across the six matches, at an average of 28.16.[13] In December 2020, it was announced that Davies was one of the 41 female cricketers that had signed a full-time domestic contract.[14]
In 2021, Davies was ever-present for Central Sparks across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[15][16] She made one half-century for the side that season, scoring 50 from 59 deliveries against Sunrisers.[17] She also played for Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred, scoring 48 runs across the nine matches she appeared in.[18] She played every match for Central Sparks in the 2022 Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring 42 runs.[19] She did not play for Sparks in the 2022 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, but did join Lightning on loan, playing two matches.[20] She also played four matches for Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred.[21] Ahead of the 2023 season, it was confirmed that Davies had left Central Sparks.[22]
Davies has also been part of the England Development Programme, and played for Rubies in the 2013 Super Fours.[2]
References
- ^ "Player Profile: Gwenan Davies". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Player Profile: Gwenan Davies". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Gwenan Davies and Alex Griffiths: Welsh duo living cricketing 'dream'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Oxfordshire Women v Wales Women, 10 June 2007". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Batting for Somerset Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Somerset Women v Durham Women, 30 August 2015". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Central Sparks Squad". Edgbaston.com. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Batting for Warwickshire Women/Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Middlesex Women v Warwickshire Women, 23 June 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Kent Women v Warwickshire Women, 23 June 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Durham Women v Worcestershire Women, 19 May 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Women's Twenty20 Matches Played by Gwenan Davies". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Central Sparks/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2020". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Forty-one female players sign full-time domestic contracts". ESPN England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Northwood, 10 Sep 2021, Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy: Sunrisers v Central Sparks". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Birmingham Phoenix (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Lightning/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Birmingham Phoenix (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Central Sparks 2023 Squad Announcement". Central Sparks. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
External links
- Gwenan Davies at ESPNcricinfo
- Gwenan Davies at CricketArchive (subscription required)