Alice Natica Davidson-Richards (born 29 May 1994) is an English cricketer who plays for Kent, South East Stars and Northern Superchargers.[1] A right-handed batter and right-arm pace bowler, she made her county debut for Kent in 2010.[2] She made her debut for England in March 2018.[3]
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| Full name | Alice Natica Davidson-Richards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 May 1994 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Only Test (cap 164) | 27 June 2022 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut (cap 130) | 6 April 2018 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 14 September 2023 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 42) | 23 March 2018 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 22 December 2022 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010–present | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Yorkshire Diamonds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018/19 | Otago Sparks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–present | South East Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Northern Superchargers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life and education
Davidson-Richards was born on 29 May 1994 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.[1] She attended Epsom College, Surrey, England, where, between 2007 and 2011, she played cricket alongside her future England teammate and fellow Test centurion Nat Sciver.[4] She later studied at the University of Leeds, and has worked as a personal trainer.[5]
Domestic career
Davidson-Richards made her Kent debut in 2010, in a match against Surrey in the 2010 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[2] She scored 29 opening the batting alongside Charlotte Edwards, and then took four wickets as Kent completed an 80-run victory.[6] Davidson-Richards went on to take 10 wickets in the tournament, ending it as the second-highest wicket-taker.[7] She went on to become a regular for Kent in both formats, and was part of Kent's title-winning campaigns in the Women's County Championship in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2019, and in the Women's Twenty20 Cup in 2011, 2013 and 2016.[8][2]
In the Women's Cricket Super League, Davidson-Richards played in all four seasons for the Yorkshire Diamonds. She was more successful with the ball throughout the competition, and was her team's second highest wicket-taker in 2017 and 2018, and their joint highest in 2019.[9][10][11] In 2020, Davidson-Richards played three matches for the South East Stars in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and scored 61 in a match against Sunrisers.[8][12] She made her List A high score playing for the side in 2021, scoring 92 against Western Storm.[13][14] She also played six matches in the side's victorious Charlotte Edwards Cup campaign.[15] She played for Northern Superchargers in 2021 season of The Hundred, taking seven wickets and scoring 110 runs in seven matches.[16] She was South East Stars' joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2022 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, as well as scoring two half-centuries.[17] She was also Northern Superchargers' leading wicket-taker in The Hundred, with 7 wickets.[18] She was South East Stars' second-highest run-scorer and joint-second leading wicket-taker in the 2023 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and Northern Superchargers' joint-second leading wicket-taker in the 2023 season of The Hundred.[19][20]
Davidson-Richards played for Otago in the 2018/19 season. She scored two half-centuries in both the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield and the Super Smash, as well as taking 8 wickets in the Shield.[21][22][23]
International career
In March 2018, Davidson-Richards was named in the England squad for their tri-series against India and Australia.[24] She played all five matches in the tournament, scoring 28 runs in three innings and bowling four overs for no wicket.[25][26] In the following ODI series against India, Davidson-Richards played one match, scoring 9 runs as England lost by 1 wicket.[27]
In February 2019, Davidson-Richards was awarded a rookie contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for 2019 and in 2020 she was named in a squad of 24 players to begin training following the COVID-19 pandemic.[28][29]
In December 2021, Davidson-Richards was named in England's A squad for their tour to Australia, with the matches being played alongside the Women's Ashes.[30]
In June 2022, Davidson-Richards was named in England's Women's Test squad for their one-off match against South Africa.[31] She made her Test debut on 27 June 2022, for England against South Africa,[32] scoring a century in England's first innings.[33]
References
External links
- Alice Davidson-Richards at ESPNcricinfo
- Alice Davidson-Richards at CricketArchive (subscription required)