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John Davis (sportsman, born 1882)

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John Davis
Personal information
Full name
John William Davis
Born(1882-04-10)10 April 1882
Ironville, Derbyshire, England
Died29 October 1963(1963-10-29) (aged 81)
Ripley, Derbyshire, England
BattingRight-handed batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1920Derbyshire
First-class debut14 August 1920 Derbyshire v Essex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 9
Batting average 4.50
100s/50s /
Top score 8
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 2/-
Source: [1], October 2011

John William Davis (10 April 1882 – 29 October 1963) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1920.

Davis was born at Ironville, Derbyshire. He is recorded as having performed prodigiously for Quorn Cricket Club[1] He played one match for Derbyshire during the 1920 season. This was in August against Essex when he made 8 and 1 in his two innings and made two catches. Davis was a right-hand batsman who played 2 innings in 1 first-class match making a total of 9.[2]

Davis died at Ripley, Derbyshire at the age of 81.

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