Charlie Davis

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Charlie Davis
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Charlie Davis
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling type Right-arm medium
Tests First-class
Matches 15 90
Runs scored 1,301 5,538
Batting average 54.20 41.32
100s/50s 4/4 14/28
Top score 183 183
Balls bowled 894 unknown
Wickets 2 63
Bowling average 165.00 39.36
5 wickets in innings 0 3
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/27 7/106
Catches/stumpings 4/0 44/0

Test debut: 26 December 1968
Last Test: 21 April 1973
Source: [1]

Charles Allan (Charlie) Davis (born January 1, 1944, Belmont, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) is a former West Indian cricketer who played in fifteen Tests from 1968 to 1973.

Davis started his first-class career at the age of 17, playing for Trinidad. After a good Shell Shield season in 1968 Davis was finally selected for the West Indies. The highlight of his career was a home series against Indian, in which he scored 529 runs in 4 Tests at an incredible average of 132.25. He was also a useful bowler, taking 63 wickets at first class level.


West Indian batsmen with a Test batting average over 50
C Davis | A Ganteaume | G Headley | B Lara | V Richards | G Sobers | C Walcott | E Weekes