Freya Davies
Personal information
Full name
Freya Ruth Davies
Born (1995-10-27) 27 October 1995 (age 28)
Chichester, West Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 134)14 December 2019 v Pakistan
Last ODI9 December 2022 v West Indies
T20I debut (cap 48)24 March 2019 v Sri Lanka
Last T20I1 July 2023 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–presentSussex
2016–2019Western Storm
2020–2023South East Stars
2021–2022London Spirit
2023–presentWelsh Fire
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 9 26 61 145
Runs scored 13 1 265 195
Batting average 6.50 – 13.25 9.28
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 10* 1* 32 27*
Balls bowled 423 468 2,783 2,714
Wickets 10 23 69 127
Bowling average 31.10 23.21 24.66 23.11
5 wickets in innings 0 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 2/36 4/23 6/10 4/8
Catches/stumpings 4/– 6/– 16/– 23/–
Source: CricketArchive, 18 October 2023

Freya Ruth Davies (born 27 October 1995) is an English cricketer who plays for Sussex, Southern Vipers, Welsh Fire and England as a right-arm fast-medium bowler.[1] She made her Sussex debut in 2010 at the age of fourteen, and played her first match for England in 2019.[2][3]

Early life

Davies was born on 27 October 1995 in Chichester, West Sussex.[1] When Davies was a young child, her father, and her older brother Jack, both played for the family's local cricket club, Chichester. At the age of 8, Davies decided to join in, and played her first hard-ball game with Jack's under-11 team. She was attracted to fast bowling, because "that seemed like the most fun"; at 10 and 11 she was tall for her age, which also helped. Eventually, she joined the Sussex junior ranks as an 11 year old.[3][4]

Davies attended Chichester High School for Girls, Brighton College and the University of Exeter.[4][3]

Domestic career

In 2010, Davies made her county debut for Sussex, against Middlesex. She took her first wicket a day later in her third match, dismissing the then England captain Charlotte Edwards, thanks in part to a catch by Sarah Taylor that Davies later described as "unbelievable".[5][4] Davies soon became a regular player in Sussex's side, and was part of their team in three title wins: the 2013 Women's County Championship and the 2012 and 2015 T20 Cups.[6][5] In the 2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup, Davies was Sussex's leading wicket-taker, with 8 at an average of 14.62.[7]

Davies played every game (36) for Western Storm in the Women's Cricket Super League from its inception in 2016 until its conclusion in 2019, helping her side to two titles, in 2017 and 2019.[5] Davies was the leading wicket-taker in the 2019 competition, with 19 wickets, and the second highest wicket-taker across the four years of the competition, with 37.[8][9]

In October 2019, Davies was named as one of the first two players signed for London Spirit in The Hundred.[10] She played two matches in the 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for the South East Stars, but failed to take a wicket.[6] In April 2022, she was bought by the London Spirit for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[11] In December 2023, it was announced that Davies had joined Southern Vipers from South East Stars.[12]

International career

In February 2019, although uncapped at the time, Davies was one of twenty-one cricketers to be awarded a central contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).[13] Later the same month, she was named in the England squad for their tours to India and Sri Lanka.[14] She made her Women's Twenty20 International cricket (WT20I) debut for England against Sri Lanka on 24 March 2019, and recorded figures of 2/28 from her four overs.[15] She played all three T20Is on the tour, and returned an economy rate of just 4.58.[4]

The following month, she made her Women's One Day International (WODI) debut for England, against Pakistan on 14 December 2019, and finished with figures of 0/19 from her seven overs.[16] She also played two T20Is on the tour, taking three wickets at an average of 14.66.[17]

Davies played two matches in the 2020 Australia women's Tri-Nation Series, and was in England's squad for the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup, but did not play a match.[5][18]

On 18 June 2020, Davies was named in a squad of 24 players to begin training ahead of international women's fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.[19] She played one T20I in the subsequent series against the West Indies, taking 1/11 from one over in a rain-reduced 5-over match.[20]

In 2021, Davies was named in the squad for England's tour of New Zealand.[21] Davies played five matches on the tour, and was most successful in the T20 series, where she took her T20I best bowling figures of 4/23 in the second match and ended the series as the joint-leading wicket-taker.[22][23] In June 2021, Davies was named in England's Test squad for their one-off match against India.[24][25] However, she was later released from the squad, allowing her to play in the 2021 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy ahead of England's one-day matches.[26]

In December 2021, Davies was named in England's squad for their tour to Australia to contest the Women's Ashes.[27] In February 2022, she was named in England's team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[28] In June 2022, Davies was named in England's Women's Test squad for their one-off match against South Africa.[29] In July 2022, she was named in England's team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[30]

References

  1. ^ a b "Freya Davies". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Freya Davies details 'crazy' rise up to England ranks". International Cricket Council. 19 February 2019. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Nicholson, Raf. "Freya Davies treads her own path to England recognition". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d Krarup, Ed (11 May 2020). "Freya Davies: "You got picked on merit and gender was irrelevant"". The Cricketer. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d "Freya Davies T20 Matches". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Freya Davies List A Matches". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Vitality Women's Twenty20 Cup 2019/Sussex Women Bowling". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Women's Cricket Super League, 2019 / Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Women's Cricket Super League / Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  10. ^ "First players named in The Hundred men's & women's teams". The Hundred. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  11. ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  12. ^ "England Star Freya Davies Bolsters Southern Vipers' Bowling Attack". The Ageas Bowl. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Freya Davies among players handed central contract with England Women". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  14. ^ "England Women name squad for India and Sri Lanka". England and Wales Cricket Board. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  15. ^ "1st T20I, England Women tour of Sri Lanka at Colombo, Mar 24 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  16. ^ "3rd ODI, ICC Women's Championship at Kuala Lumpur, Dec 14 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  17. ^ "RECORDS / PAKISTAN WOMEN V ENGLAND WOMEN T20I SERIES, 2019/20 - ENGLAND WOMEN / BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  18. ^ "England Women announce T20 World Cup squad and summer fixtures". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  19. ^ "England Women confirm back to training plans". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  20. ^ "5th T20I, West Indies tour of England at Derby, Sep 30 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  21. ^ "England Women squad named for New Zealand tour". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  22. ^ "Freya Davies and Tammy Beaumont star as England seal series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  23. ^ "Records/England Women in New Zealand T20I Series, 2020/21/Most Wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  24. ^ "Emily Arlott earns call-up to England Women Test squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  25. ^ "Emily Arlott earns maiden call-up as England announce squad for India Test". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  26. ^ "England release Sarah Glenn, Freya Davies ahead of India Test". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  27. ^ "Heather Knight vows to 'fight fire with fire' during Women's Ashes". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  28. ^ "Charlie Dean, Emma Lamb in England's ODI World Cup squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  29. ^ "England v South Africa: Emma Lamb one of five uncapped players chosen". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  30. ^ "Alice Capsey named in England's Commonwealth Games squad, Tammy Beaumont omitted". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

External links

Southern Vipers – current squad
Welsh Fire – current squad
England squad – 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup semi-finalists
England squad – 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup runners-up
England squad – 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup semi-finalists
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