Haydn Davies (cricketer)

Haydn George Davies (23 April 1912 – 4 September 1993) was a Welsh-born cricketer for Glamorgan County Cricket Club.

Haydn Davies
Personal information
Full nameHaydn George Davies
Born(1912-04-23)23 April 1912
Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Died4 September 1993(1993-09-04) (aged 81)
Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicketkeeper
RelationsRoy Davies (brother), Andrew Davies (nephew)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19471948Marylebone Cricket Club
19351958Glamorgan
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 427
Runs scored 6,615
Batting average 13.07
100s/50s /12
Top score 80
Balls bowled 18
Wickets 1
Bowling average 20.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/20
Catches/stumpings 583/205
Source: Cricinfo, 3 July 2010

Davies is regarded as being one of the best wicketkeepers to have played for Glamorgan, taking 789 dismissals from his 423 first class games between 1935 and 1958. With 82 victims in 1955, he set a new record for the county. He took eight dismissals in a match against the South African touring team in 1955.[1]

He was selected for a Test trial in 1946, but was kept out of the English side by Godfrey Evans.

References

  1. "Glamorgan v South Africans 1955". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
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