Jack Davies (cricketer, born 1911)

Jack Davies

Personal information
Full name	Jack Gale Wilmot Davies
Born	(1911-09-10)10 September 1911 Broad Clyst, Devon, England
Died	5 November 1992(1992-11-05) (aged 81) Cambridge, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right arm off spin
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1934–1951	Kent
1931–1934	Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 153 Runs scored 5,982 Batting average 23.92 100s/50s 4/30 Top score 168 Balls bowled 18,292 Wickets 258 Bowling average 30.41 5 wickets in innings 6 10 wickets in match 1 Best bowling 7/20 Catches/stumpings 87/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 July 2009

Jack Gale Wilmot Davies (born 10 September 1911 Broad Clyst, Devon – 5 November 1992 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) was an English cricketer, rugby union player and psychologist.

Jack Davies was educated at Tonbridge and St John's College, Cambridge, where he won a classical scholarship. He was an all-round academic and sportsman. He played cricket for Kent as an off-spinner during the summer holidays and rugby union for Blackheath F.C. in the winter. He also won the rugby fives national singles title three times and took a second degree in psychology. Playing for Cambridge University against the touring Australians in 1934, he bowled Don Bradman for a duck.

He joined the War Office at the onset of war as chief psychologist in the Directorate of Personnel Selection.

In the early 1950s, he returned to Cambridge University as Secretary of the University Appointments Board. He was also an executive director of the Bank of England and an occasional journalist with the Daily Telegraph.

After retiring from county cricket he played for MCC in the annual first-class match against Cambridge University from 1953 to 1961, captaining the side on the last seven occasions. He was a member of the MCC Committee and became Treasurer (1976–1980) and President (1985–1986).

In 1990 Davies was made an Honorary Fellow of the British Psychological Society.

External links

• Jack Davies at Cricinfo
• Jack Davies at Cricket Archive
• ISBN 978-0-413-77626-6 "The Presidents of M.C.C." by Jonathan Rice 2006