John Davy (cricketer)
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John Oliver Davy is an Irish cricket
er. A right-handed batsman and left-arm fast-medium bowler, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team in a match against Scotland in July 1997 and went on to play for them 26 times, his last match coming against Zimbabwe A in April 2000.
Of his matches for Ireland, two were first-class
matches against Scotland and four had List A status. In all matches for Ireland, he scored 131 runs at an average of 8.73, his top score being 51 not out against Scotland in August 1997, and took 33 wickets at an average of 34.85, his best bowling being 4/16 against Wales in July 1997.
He represented Ireland in the 1998 European Championship
and at the 2000 ICC Emerging Nations Tournament. His twin brother Peter
also represented Ireland at cricket.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. A right-handed batsman and left-arm fast-medium bowler, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team in a match against Scotland in July 1997 and went on to play for them 26 times, his last match coming against Zimbabwe A in April 2000.
Of his matches for Ireland, two were first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches against Scotland and four had List A status. In all matches for Ireland, he scored 131 runs at an average of 8.73, his top score being 51 not out against Scotland in August 1997, and took 33 wickets at an average of 34.85, his best bowling being 4/16 against Wales in July 1997.
He represented Ireland in the 1998 European Championship
European Cricket Championship
The European Cricket Championship is a group of various tournaments in which national cricket sides throughout Europe compete. The tournament is designed to encourage and develop the best players in countries where cricket is not a major sport and Europe's only Test cricket playing country,...
and at the 2000 ICC Emerging Nations Tournament. His twin brother Peter
Peter Davy
Peter Joseph Davy Peter Joseph Davy Peter Joseph Davy (born 1 July 1974 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland is an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he made his debut for the Ireland cricket team in a match against Scotland in August 1995, and went on to play for them 44 times in all, his last...
also represented Ireland at cricket.