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'''William George Davies''' (born 3 July 1936 in [[Barry, Glamorgan]] |
'''William George Davies''' (born 3 July 1936 in [[Barry, Glamorgan]], died 17 July 2022 in [[Llandough, Penarth]]<ref>[https://glamorgancricket.com/news/billy-davies-a-tribute Billy Davies - a tribute]</ref>) was a Welsh cricketer who played for [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]] from 1954 to 1960. He appeared in 32 first-class matches as a righthanded [[batting (cricket)|batsman]] who [[bowling (cricket)|bowled]] [[seam bowling|right arm medium fast]]. He scored 674 [[run (cricket)|runs]] with a highest score of 64 and took sixteen [[wicket]]s with a best performance of two for 23.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4397/4397.html Billy Davies at CricketArchive]</ref> |
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Though primarily a batter, he took a wicket with his first ball in first-class cricket (in his fourth match for Glamorgan, at The Oval in May 1957); coming on as first change, he had Surrey's Tom Clark caught in the gully by Jim Pressdee<ref>[https://glamorgancricket.com/news/billy-davies-a-tribute Billy Davies - a tribute]</ref>). |
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Revision as of 09:54, 19 July 2022
William George Davies (born 3 July 1936 in Barry, Glamorgan, died 17 July 2022 in Llandough, Penarth[1]) was a Welsh cricketer who played for Glamorgan from 1954 to 1960. He appeared in 32 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled right arm medium fast. He scored 674 runs with a highest score of 64 and took sixteen wickets with a best performance of two for 23.[2]
Though primarily a batter, he took a wicket with his first ball in first-class cricket (in his fourth match for Glamorgan, at The Oval in May 1957); coming on as first change, he had Surrey's Tom Clark caught in the gully by Jim Pressdee[3]).
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