Geoff Davies (Australian cricketer)

Geoffrey Robert Davies (born 22 July 1946) is a former Australian cricketer.[1] He played 73 first-class matches, mostly for New South Wales, between 1965/66 and 1971/72.[2] He toured New Zealand with the Australian team in 1966-67 and 1969-70, and was once 12th man for the Australian Test team.[3]

Geoff Davies
Personal information
Full name
Geoffrey Robert Davies
Born (1946-07-22) 22 July 1946
Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-spin and googly
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1965-66 to 1971-72New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 73 4
Runs scored 3903 79
Batting average 36.13 19.75
100s/50s 6/22 0/0
Top score 127 42
Balls bowled 6786 52
Wickets 107 0
Bowling average 32.18 –
5 wickets in innings 2 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 6/43 –
Catches/stumpings 70/0 0/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 July 2017

Davies was a middle-order batsman and leg-spin bowler. When he was chosen to tour New Zealand in 1967 The Canberra Times said he was "destined to become a permanent member of the Australian side – if he retains his promise".[4] He played as the professional for East Lancashire in the Lancashire League in 1967 and was one of the league's leading players, scoring 695 runs at an average of 48.98 and taking 40 wickets at 15.97.[5] He scored 112 and took 6 for 43 in the second innings in New South Wales' victory over Queensland in 1967-68.[6] He was considered a contender for the 1968 tour of England, but was not selected.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Geoff Davies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  2. "Geoff Davies". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  3. The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket, Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, p. 138.
  4. "7 veterans in team for NZ". Canberra Times: 22. 2 February 1967.
  5. Wisden 1968, pp. 749–50.
  6. "First-Class Century and Five Wickets in an Innings". ACS. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  7. Murray F. Tippett, "Contenders for the Australian Team to tour England", Playfair Cricket Monthly, March 1968, pp. 16-17.


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