John Edward Davidson (born 23 October 1964) is a Welsh former cricketer.
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| Full name | John Edward Davidson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1964-10-23) 23 October 1964 (age 57) Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1985–1987 | Cambridge University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 31 August 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson was born at Aberystwyth in October 1964. He later studied at Trinity College, Cambridge.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against Surrey at Fenner's in 1985. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge until 1987, making fourteen appearances.[2] Playing as a right-arm fast-medium bowler, he took 38 wickets at an average of 36.97 and best figures of 5 for 35.[3] One of two five wicket hauls he took, these figures came against Hampshire in 1986.[4] As a lower order batsman, he scored 139 runs at a batting average of 12.63, with best a high score of 41 not out.[5] He also made a first-class appearance for a combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities cricket team against the touring New Zealanders in 1986.[2] In addition to playing first-class cricket while at Cambridge, he also made seven List A one-day appearances for the Combined Universities cricket team in the 1986 and 1987 Benson & Hedges Cup's.[6]