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Gwenan Mai Davies (born 12 May 1994) is a Welsh cricketer who currently plays for Warwickshire, Central Sparks and Birmingham Phoenix. She plays as a wicket-keeper and left-handed batter, as well as occasionally bowling right-arm medium-fast. She has previously played for Wales and Somerset, as well as Yorkshire Diamonds and Surrey Stars in the Women's Cricket Super League.[1][2]

Gwenan Davies

Personal information
Full name	Gwenan Mai Davies
Born	(1994-05-12) 12 May 1994 (age 28) Neath, Wales
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2008–2014	Wales
2015–2017	Somerset
2018–present	Warwickshire
2018	Yorkshire Diamonds
2019	Surrey Stars
2020–present	Central Sparks
2022	→ Lightning (on loan)
2021–present	Birmingham Phoenix
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20 Matches 91 103 Runs scored 1,507 1,389 Batting average 17.32 18.27 100s/50s 0/8 0/3 Top score 96 66* Balls bowled 945 245 Wickets 23 10 Bowling average 31.95 32.80 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 2/7 2/18 Catches/stumpings 37/8 35/31
Source: CricketArchive, 1 October 2022

Early life

Davies was born on 12 May 1994 in Neath, Wales.[2] She works as Head of Girls' Cricket at Shrewsbury School.[3]

Domestic career

Davies made her debut for Wales in a 2007 County Challenge Cup against Oxfordshire. She scored 22* in a 174 run victory.[4] Davies played for Wales until 2014, after which she joined Somerset. In her first season with Somerset, she was the side's second-leading run-scorer in the 2015 Women's County Championship, and achieved her List A high score of 96 in a match against Durham.[5][6]

In 2018, Davies joined Warwickshire. She was part of the side that won the 2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup, and Davies was the second-highest run-scorer for the team, with 200 runs at an average of 33.33.[7][8] She hit consecutive half-centuries in games against Middlesex and Kent on 23 June.[9][10]

Davies also played in the Women's Cricket Super League, for Yorkshire Diamonds in 2018 and for Surrey Stars in 2019, but made little impact with the bat for either side.[11] In 2020, Davies played for Central Sparks in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She scored 169 runs across the six matches, at an average of 28.16.[12] In December 2020, it was announced that Davies was one of the 41 female cricketers that had signed a full-time domestic contract.[13]

In 2021, Davies was ever-present for Central Sparks across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup.[14][15] She made one half-century for the side that season, scoring 50 from 59 deliveries against Sunrisers.[16] She also played for Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred, scoring 48 runs across the nine matches she appeared in.[17] She played every match for Central Sparks in the 2022 Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring 42 runs.[18] She did not play for Sparks in the 2022 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, but did join Lightning on loan, playing two matches.[19] She also played four matches for Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred.[20]

Davies has also been part of the England Development Programme, and played for Rubies in the 2013 Super Fours.[2]

References

External links

• Gwenan Davies at ESPNcricinfo
• Gwenan Davies at CricketArchive (subscription required)

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