Oliver Davies (cricketer)

Ollie Davies

Personal information
Full name	Oliver Henry Davies
Born	(2000-10-14) 14 October 2000 (age 24) Curl Curl, New South Wales, Australia
Height	179[1] cm (5 ft 10 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Top-order batter
Relations	Joel Davies (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2020/21–present	Sydney Thunder (squad no. 9)
2020/21–present	New South Wales (squad no. 14)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 13 21 39 Runs scored 992 582 662 Batting average 45.09 34.23 20.68 100s/50s 3/4 0/2 0/3 Top score 131 57 65 Balls bowled 78 24 24 Wickets 0 0 0 Bowling average – – – 5 wickets in innings – – – 10 wickets in match – – – Best bowling – – – Catches/stumpings 14/– 12/– 15/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 November 2024

Oliver Davies (born 14 October 2000) is an Australian cricketer who plays for New South Wales and the Sydney Thunder.^[2] He is an aggressive right-handed batter, often attacking spin bowling.^[3]

Career

Prior to his Twenty20 debut, he was named in Australia's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[4] He made his Twenty20 debut on 22 December 2020, for the Sydney Thunder, in the 2020–21 Big Bash League season.^[5] He made his List A debut on 15 February 2021, for New South Wales in the 2020–21 Marsh One-Day Cup.^[6] He made his First class debut on 2 March 2023, for New South Wales in the 2022–23 Sheffield Shield season.^[7]

At the conclusion of the 2023–24 Sheffield Shield season, Davies was the top scorer for New South Wales, scoring 670 runs at an average of 67.00 and was named in the Cricket Australia team of the tournament.^[8] In October 2024, he was named in the Australia A squad for the India A tour of Australia.^[9]

Personal life

Ollie attended St Paul's College, Manly and was in the same year as soccer player Calem Nieuwenhof. His younger brother, Joel Davies, is also a cricketer, who signed with Sydney Thunder during the 2022–23 Big Bash League season.^[10] Through their mother, the Davies brothers are eligible to get a Trinidad passport and grew up supporting both Australia and the West Indies.^[11]

References

1. "Oliver Davies | cricket.com.au". www.cricket.com.au. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
2. "Oliver Davies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
3. Burnett, Adam (26 March 2024). "How Ollie Davies became the Blues' latest run machine | cricket.com.au". www.cricket.com.au. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
4. "Next generation: Australia reveal U19 World Cup squad". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
5. "12th Match (N), Canberra, Dec 22 2020, Big Bash League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
6. "1st Match, Sydney, Feb 15 2021, The Marsh Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
7. "25th Match, Albury, March 02 - 05, 2023, Sheffield Shield". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
8. Schonafinger, Josh; Paynter, Jack; Cameron, Louis (18 March 2024). "Our Sheffield Shield Team of the Tournament | cricket.com.au". www.cricket.com.au. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
9. Lavalette, Tristan (14 October 2024). "Sam Konstas vaults into Australia A squad after twin hundreds". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
10. "'Phenomenal' Joel Davies joins big brother Ollie at Thunder". Sydney Thunder. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
11. "'I was always Windies in the backyard': The brilliant Big Bash brothers... who could defect". Foxsports.com.au. 5 January 2023.

External links

• Oliver Davies at ESPNcricinfo