Geoffrey Robert Davies (born 22 July 1946) is a former Australian cricketer.[1] He played 73 first-class matches, mostly for New South Wales, between 1965/66 and 1971/72.[2] He toured New Zealand with the Australian team in 1966-67 and 1969-70, and was once 12th man for the Australian Test team.[3]
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| Full name | Geoffrey Robert Davies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 July 1946 Randwick, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin and googly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1965-66 to 1971-72 | New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 July 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davies was a middle-order batsman and leg-spin bowler. When he was chosen to tour New Zealand in 1967 The Canberra Times said he was "destined to become a permanent member of the Australian side – if he retains his promise".[4] He played as the professional for East Lancashire in the Lancashire League in 1967 and was one of the league's leading players, scoring 695 runs at an average of 48.98 and taking 40 wickets at 15.97.[5] He scored 112 and took 6 for 43 in the second innings in New South Wales' victory over Queensland in 1967-68.[6] He was considered a contender for the 1968 tour of England, but was not selected.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Geoff Davies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ "Geoff Davies". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ^ The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket, Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, p. 138.
- ^ "7 veterans in team for NZ". Canberra Times: 22. 2 February 1967.
- ^ Wisden 1968, pp. 749–50.
- ^ "First-Class Century and Five Wickets in an Innings". ACS. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ Murray F. Tippett, "Contenders for the Australian Team to tour England", Playfair Cricket Monthly, March 1968, pp. 16-17.
External links
edit- Geoff Davies at ESPNcricinfo
- Geoff Davies at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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