Alice Davidson-Richards
Personal information
Full name
Alice Natica Davidson-Richards
Born (1994-05-29) 29 May 1994 (age 29)
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Only Test (cap 164)27 June 2022 v South Africa
ODI debut (cap 130)6 April 2018 v India
Last ODI14 September 2023 v Sri Lanka
T20I debut (cap 42)23 March 2018 v Australia
Last T20I22 December 2022 v West Indies
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–presentKent
2016–2019Yorkshire Diamonds
2018/19Otago Sparks
2020–presentSouth East Stars
2021–presentNorthern Superchargers
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA
Matches 1 6 8 103
Runs scored 107 65 46 1,682
Batting average 107.00 21.66 11.50 24.73
100s/50s 1/0 0/1 0/0 1/13
Top score 107 50* 24 101
Balls bowled 84 138 72 3,408
Wickets 1 6 4 96
Bowling average 43.00 19.50 22.50 24.54
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/39 3/35 3/5 4/18
Catches/stumpings 0/– 4/– 2/– 44/–
Source: CricketArchive, 18 October 2023

Alice Natica Davidson-Richards (born 29 May 1994) is an English cricketer who plays for Kent, South East Stars and Northern Superchargers.[1] A right-handed batter and right-arm pace bowler, she made her county debut for Kent in 2010.[2] She made her debut for England in March 2018.[3]

Early life and education

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 the Women's Cricket Super League, Davidson-Richards played in all four seasons for the Yorkshire Diamonds. She was more successful with the ball throughout the competition, and was her team's second highest wicket-taker in 2017 and 2018, and their joint highest in 2019.[9][10][11] In 2020, Davidson-Richards played three matches for the South East Stars in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and scored 61 in a match against Sunrisers.[8][12] She made her List A high score playing for the side in 2021, scoring 92 against Western Storm.[13][14] She also played six matches in the side's victorious Charlotte Edwards Cup campaign.[15] She played for Northern Superchargers in 2021 season of The Hundred, taking seven wickets and scoring 110 runs in seven matches.[16] She was South East Stars' joint-leading wicket-taker in the 2022 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, as well as scoring two half-centuries.[17] She was also Northern Superchargers' leading wicket-taker in The Hundred, with 7 wickets.[18] She was South East Stars' second-highest run-scorer and joint-second leading wicket-taker in the 2023 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and Northern Superchargers' joint-second leading wicket-taker in the 2023 season of The Hundred.[19][20]

Davidson-Richards played for Otago in the 2018/19 season. She scored two half-centuries in both the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield and the Super Smash, as well as taking 8 wickets in the Shield.[21][22][23]

International career

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "Alice Davidson-Richards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Alice Davidson-Richards T20 Matches". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  3. ^ "2nd match, India Tri-Nation Women's T20 Series at Mumbai, Mar 23 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Ton with schoolmate 'special' - Davidson-Richards". BBC Sport. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  5. ^ "New blood means no resting on laurels for England's World Cup winners". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Surrey Women v Kent Women, 3 August 2010". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Women's Twenty20 Cup 2010/Bowling by Wickets". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Alice Davidson-Richards List A Matches". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Kia Super League 2017/Yorkshire Diamonds Bowling". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Kia Super League 2018/Yorkshire Diamonds Bowling". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Kia Super League 2019/Yorkshire Diamonds Bowling". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  12. ^ "South East Stars v Sunrisers, 31 August 2020". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Alice Davidson-Richards, Sophia Dunkley steer South East Stars to comfortable win over Western Storm". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - Northern Superchargers (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  18. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - Northern Superchargers (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  19. ^ "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - South East Stars/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  20. ^ "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - Northern Superchargers (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  21. ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2018-19/Otago Women Batting". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  22. ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2018-19/Otago Women Bowling". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  23. ^ "Burger King Women's Super Smash 2018-19/Otago Women Batting". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  24. ^ "Three new players included in England Women's squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  25. ^ "India Women's Twenty20 Tri-Series 2017-18/England Women Batting". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  26. ^ "India Women's Twenty20 Tri-Series 2017-18/England Women Bowling". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  27. ^ "England Women in India 2017/18, 1st ODI, April 6 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  28. ^ "Freya Davies awarded England Women contract ahead of India tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  29. ^ "England Women confirm back to training plans". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  30. ^ "Heather Knight vows to 'fight fire with fire' during Women's Ashes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  31. ^ "England v South Africa: Emma Lamb one of five uncapped players chosen". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  32. ^ "Only Test, Taunton, June 27 - 30, 2022, South Africa Women tour of England". Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  33. ^ "England v South Africa: Sciver and Davidson-Richards make Taunton tons". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

External links

South East Stars – current squad
Northern Superchargers – current squad
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