Poppy Louise Davies (born 23 June 2000) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Staffordshire. She plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter.[1][2]
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| Full name | Poppy Louise Davies | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 June 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2016–present | Staffordshire | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Central Sparks | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 16 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic career
editDavies made her county debut in 2016, for Staffordshire against Sussex.[3] In 2017 she made her Twenty20 high score, scoring 48 against Worcestershire.[4] The following season, Davies took 3 catches and made 3 stumpings in the 2018 Women's County Championship, as well as hitting her List A high score of 39.[5] In 2019, she equalled her T20 high score, hitting 48 against Leicestershire, and overall hit 115 runs in the Twenty20 Cup, at an average of 57.50.[6][7] Davies was Staffordshire's leading run-scorer in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup, and broke her Twenty20 high score in a match against Somerset, in which she hit 59 from 49 deliveries.[8][9] She scored 118 runs for the side in the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, with a top score of 48.[10]
In 2020, Davies played for Central Sparks in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She appeared in four matches, scoring 47 runs at an average of 23.50.[11] Her best performance came against Northern Diamonds, where she hit 31* to bring her side to victory in a 6 wicket win.[12] In 2021, she played one match for the side, in which she was dismissed without scoring.[13] She was again in the side's squad in 2022 and 2023, but did not play a match in either season.[14][15]
References
edit- ^ "Player Profile: Poppy Davies". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Player Profile: Poppy Davies". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Sussex Women v Staffordshire Women, 28 August 2016". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Staffordshire Women v Worcestershire Women, 18 June 2017". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Staffordshire Women/Royal London Women's One-Day Cup 2018". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Leicestershire Women v Staffordshire Women, 9 June 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Staffordshire Women/Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Staffordshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Staffordshire Women v Somerset Women, 25 April 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding for Staffordshire Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2022". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, 2020 - Central Sparks". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Eve Jones' 77 seals Central Sparks win to keep North Group alive". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Central Sparks/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ "Central Sparks: 2022 team guide". the Cricketer. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Central Sparks 2023 Squad Announcement". Central Sparks. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
External links
edit- Poppy Davies at ESPNcricinfo
- Poppy Davies at CricketArchive (subscription required)