Gwenan Mai Davies (born 12 May 1994) is a Welsh cricketer who currently plays for Warwickshire. She plays as a wicket-keeper and left-handed batter, as well as occasionally bowling right-arm medium-fast. She has previously played for Wales, Somerset and Central Sparks, as well as Yorkshire Diamonds and Surrey Stars in the Women's Cricket Super League and Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred.[1][2]
 Gwenan Davies in 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gwenan Mai Davies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 May 1994 Neath, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2014 | Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | Warwickshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → Worcestershire (on loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Yorkshire Diamonds | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Surrey Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Central Sparks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → Lightning (on loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Birmingham Phoenix | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 23 October 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
Davies was born on 12 May 1994 in Neath, Wales.[2] She works as Head of Girls' Cricket at Shrewsbury School.[3]
Domestic career
Davies made her debut for Wales in a 2007 County Challenge Cup against Oxfordshire. She scored 22* in a 174 run victory.[4] Davies played for Wales until 2014, after which she joined Somerset. In her first season with Somerset, she was the side's second-leading run-scorer in the 2015 Women's County Championship, and achieved her List A high score of 96 in a match against Durham.[5][6]
In 2018, Davies joined Warwickshire. She was part of the side that won the 2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup, and Davies was the second-highest run-scorer for the team, with 200 runs at an average of 33.33.[7][8] She hit consecutive half-centuries in games against Middlesex and Kent on 23 June.[9][10] She also played one match for Worcestershire in the 2019 Women's County Championship.[11]
Davies also played in the Women's Cricket Super League, for Yorkshire Diamonds in 2018 and for Surrey Stars in 2019, but made little impact with the bat for either side.[12] In 2020, Davies played for Central Sparks in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She scored 169 runs across the six matches, at an average of 28.16.[13] In December 2020, it was announced that Davies was one of the 41 female cricketers that had signed a full-time domestic contract.[14]
In 2021, Davies was ever-present for Central Sparks across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[15][16] She made one half-century for the side that season, scoring 50 from 59 deliveries against Sunrisers.[17] She also played for Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred, scoring 48 runs across the nine matches she appeared in.[18] She played every match for Central Sparks in the 2022 Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring 42 runs.[19] She did not play for Sparks in the 2022 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, but did join Lightning on loan, playing two matches.[20] She also played four matches for Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred.[21] Ahead of the 2023 season, it was confirmed that Davies had left Central Sparks.[22]
Davies has also been part of the England Development Programme, and played for Rubies in the 2013 Super Fours.[2]
References
External links
- Gwenan Davies at ESPNcricinfo
- Gwenan Davies at CricketArchive (subscription required)