Charles Percival Davis (24 May 1915 – 4 July 2001), known as Percy Davis, was an English cricketer active from 1935 to 1957 who played for Northamptonshire County Cricket Club. He appeared in 169 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman. He was an occasional wicket-keeper and right arm medium pace seam bowler. Davis was born in Brackley, Northamptonshire on 24 May 1915 and died in Leicester on 4 July 2001. He scored 6,363 runs in first-class cricket with a highest score of 237, one of ten centuries. He was the elder brother of Eddie Davis.[1]
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Full name | Charles Percival Davis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1915-05-24)24 May 1915 Brackley, Northamptonshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 4 July 2001(2001-07-04) (aged 86) Leicester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Eddie Davis (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1935–1952 | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 29 March 2016 |
Percy Davis at ESPNcricinfo
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