Liam Davis (cricketer)
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Liam Murray Davis is an Australian cricket
er. He is currently listed with the Western Australian cricket team and the Perth Scorchers
.
, Western Australia
, Davis played under-17 and under-19 cricket for Western Australia, and also represented the Australian national under-19 team in five under-19 Tests
and three under-19 One-Day International
s. He scored a century
on his under-19 Test debut in January 2003, 132 from 187 balls against England. Davis made his List A debut for Western Australia in January 2006, replacing Adam Voges
who was suspended, scoring six runs batting at
number three. He played for Weybridge in the Surrey Premier League during the 2006 English cricket season
as an overseas player.
Davis made his debut for Western Australia against South Australia in November 2007, scoring eight and 42 runs in the first and second innings respectively. In his second match, against New South Wales, he scored 116 runs in the first innings, his maiden first-class century
. He was seen by some as a replacement for the retiring Justin Langer
. His form in the 2007–08 season led to him being offered a place at the Centre of Excellence
.
A rib injury during the 2009–10 season restricted Davis to four Sheffield Shield and three Ford Ranger Cup matches. He returned in the 2010–11 season to score two centuries in the first two matches of the Ryobi One-Day Cup, becoming the third Western Australia player, after Justin Langer
and Luke Ronchi
, to hit consecutive one-day centuries.
In October 2011, Davis was named in the Australian squad for the Hong Kong Sixes
, but was later forced to withdraw due to state commitments. In November 2011, he signed with the Perth Scorchers
in the Big Bash League
for the 2011–12 season
.
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. He is currently listed with the Western Australian cricket team and the Perth Scorchers
Perth Scorchers
The Perth Scorchers is a franchise in the Big Bash League, the domestic Twenty20 cricket of Australia.. The Scorchers will wear an orange kit. The Scorchers' inaugural captain is Marcus North. Mickey Arthur was originally appointed coach, but quit before the beginning of the 2011–12 season after he...
.
Career
Born in PerthPerth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, Davis played under-17 and under-19 cricket for Western Australia, and also represented the Australian national under-19 team in five under-19 Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
and three under-19 One-Day International
One-day International
A One Day International is a form of limited overs cricket, in which a fixed number of overs, usually 50, but in the past 40, 45 or 60 overs, are played between two teams with international status. The Cricket World Cup is played in this format...
s. He scored a century
Century (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for...
on his under-19 Test debut in January 2003, 132 from 187 balls against England. Davis made his List A debut for Western Australia in January 2006, replacing Adam Voges
Adam Voges
Adam Charles Voges is an Australian cricketer. In domestic cricket, he plays for the Western Warriors. He is a right-hand batsman and part-time left-arm orthodox bowler.-Early career:...
who was suspended, scoring six runs batting at
Batting order (cricket)
In cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batsmen play through their team's innings, there always being two batsmen taking part at any one time...
number three. He played for Weybridge in the Surrey Premier League during the 2006 English cricket season
2006 English cricket season
The 2006 English cricket season includes home international series for England against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. England are coming off a winter with more Test losses than wins, for the first time since 2002-03, but still attained their best series result in India since 1985...
as an overseas player.
Davis made his debut for Western Australia against South Australia in November 2007, scoring eight and 42 runs in the first and second innings respectively. In his second match, against New South Wales, he scored 116 runs in the first innings, his maiden first-class century
Century (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for...
. He was seen by some as a replacement for the retiring Justin Langer
Justin Langer
Justin Lee Langer AM is a former international cricketer who represented Australia in 105 Test matches and the current Assistant Coach and Batting Coach of the Australian cricket team. A left-handed batsman, his opening partnership with Matthew Hayden was one of the most successful of all time...
. His form in the 2007–08 season led to him being offered a place at the Centre of Excellence
Australian Cricket Academy
The Australian Cricket Academy, originally located at Henley Beach in Adelaide, was formed in 1987 as a joint initiative of the Australian Institute of Sport and the Australian Cricket Board . It was designed to be a finishing school for leading young cricketers and is a program within the AIS...
.
A rib injury during the 2009–10 season restricted Davis to four Sheffield Shield and three Ford Ranger Cup matches. He returned in the 2010–11 season to score two centuries in the first two matches of the Ryobi One-Day Cup, becoming the third Western Australia player, after Justin Langer
Justin Langer
Justin Lee Langer AM is a former international cricketer who represented Australia in 105 Test matches and the current Assistant Coach and Batting Coach of the Australian cricket team. A left-handed batsman, his opening partnership with Matthew Hayden was one of the most successful of all time...
and Luke Ronchi
Luke Ronchi
Luke Ronchi is an Australian professional cricketer who currently plays for Australia and Western Australia...
, to hit consecutive one-day centuries.
In October 2011, Davis was named in the Australian squad for the Hong Kong Sixes
Hong Kong International Cricket Sixes
The Hong Kong Cricket Sixes is an annual 10-team international cricket tournament held at the Kowloon Cricket Club and fully sanctioned by the International Cricket Council. The tournament is made for television, with rules and a venue that encourage aggressive batting and high scoring...
, but was later forced to withdraw due to state commitments. In November 2011, he signed with the Perth Scorchers
Perth Scorchers
The Perth Scorchers is a franchise in the Big Bash League, the domestic Twenty20 cricket of Australia.. The Scorchers will wear an orange kit. The Scorchers' inaugural captain is Marcus North. Mickey Arthur was originally appointed coach, but quit before the beginning of the 2011–12 season after he...
in the Big Bash League
Big Bash League
The KFC t20 Big Bash League is the Australian domestic Twenty20 cricket tournament. The Big Bash League replaces the previous competition, the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash and will feature city-based franchises instead of the state teams which had participated previously. The inaugural season will begin...
for the 2011–12 season
2011–12 Big Bash League season
The 2011–12 Big Bash League season will be the inaugural season of the Big Bash League, the premier Twenty20 cricket competition in Australia. The tournament replaces the KFC Twenty20 Big Bash, which was run every season from 2005–06 to 2010–11.-Teams:...
.
See also
- List of Western Australia first-class cricketers
- List of Western Australia List A cricketers
- List of Western Australia Twenty20 cricketers