Liam Davis (cricketer)

Liam Davis
Personal information
Full name Liam Murray Davis
Born 2 August 1984 (1984-08-02) (age 27)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Nickname Buff[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Role Batsman
Domestic team information
Years Team
2006–11 Western Australia
First-class debut 23 Nov 2007 Western Australia v South Australia
Last First-class 11 Nov 2011 Western Australia v Victoria
List A debut 25 Jan 2006 Western Australia v South Australia
Last List A 6 Nov 2011 Western Australia v Queensland
Career statistics
Competition F/C LA T20
Matches 24 18 6
Runs scored 1431 613 104
Batting average 30.44 36.05 17.33
100s/50s 3/5 2/1 0/1
Top score 135 116* 53
Balls bowled 6
Wickets 1
Bowling average 6.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling 1/6
Catches/stumpings 19/- 3/- 0/-
Source: CricketArchive, 19 November 2011

Liam Murray Davis (born 2 August 1984) is an Australian cricketer. He is currently listed with the Western Australian cricket team and the Perth Scorchers.

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Career

Born in Perth, Western Australia, Davis played under-17 and under-19 cricket for Western Australia, and also represented the Australian national under-19 team in five under-19 Tests and three under-19 One-Day Internationals. He scored a century on his under-19 Test debut in January 2003, 132 from 187 balls against England.[2] Davis made his List A debut for Western Australia in January 2006, replacing Adam Voges who was suspended,[3] scoring six runs batting at number three.[4] He played for Weybridge in the Surrey Premier League during the 2006 English cricket season as an overseas player.[5]

Davis made his first-class debut for Western Australia against South Australia in November 2007, scoring eight and 42 runs in the first and second innings respectively.[6] In his second match, against New South Wales, he scored 116 runs in the first innings, his maiden first-class century.[7] He was seen by some as a replacement for the retiring Justin Langer.[8] His form in the 2007–08 season led to him being offered a place at the Centre of Excellence.[1]

A rib injury during the 2009–10 season restricted Davis to four Sheffield Shield and three Ford Ranger Cup matches.[1] He returned in the 2010–11 season to score two centuries in the first two matches of the Ryobi One-Day Cup,[9] becoming the third Western Australia player, after Justin Langer and Luke Ronchi, to hit consecutive one-day centuries.[10]

In October 2011, Davis was named in the Australian squad for the Hong Kong Sixes, but was later forced to withdraw due to state commitments.[11][12] In November 2011, he signed with the Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League for the 2011–12 season.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Liam Davis profile – espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  2. ^ Australia Under-19s v England Under-19s – cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  3. ^ Davis benefits from Voges suspension Cricinfo; 23 January 2006
  4. ^ Western Australia v South Australia – cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  5. ^ Surrey Premier League matches played by Liam Davis – cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  6. ^ [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/124/124266.html South Australia v Western Australia] – cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  7. ^ New South Wales v Western Australia – cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  8. ^ Clarke, Tim (6 March 2008) Hogg, Hussey left out of Langer farewell; Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  9. ^ Davis hundred breaks Western Australia's drought – espncricinfo.com. Published 23 October 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  10. ^ Liam Davis profile – cricket.com.au. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  11. ^ Davis receives Sixes call-up – waca.com.au. Published 3 October 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  12. ^ Adam Zampa to join Hong Kong sixes squad – cricketnsw.com.au. Published 25 October 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  13. ^ Perth Scorchers sign in-form Warriors opener Liam Davis – perthnow.com.au. Published 7 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.

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