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 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]
