Roy Davies (cricketer)

Roy Davies
Personal information
Full name
David Roy Davies
Born(1928-08-12)12 August 1928
Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Died14 July 2013(2013-07-14) (aged 84)
West Clandon, England
BattingRight-handed
RelationsHaydn Davies (brother)
Andrew Davies (nephew)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1950Glamorgan
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 1
Runs scored 7
Batting average 7.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 7
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 July 2010

David Roy Davies (12 August 1928 – 14 July 2013) was a Welsh cricketer. Davies was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Llanelli, Carmarthenshire. He was educated in his later early years at Cardiff University.

Davies made a single first-class appearance for Glamorgan in 1950 against Somerset.[1] In the match, he scored 7 runs in his only first-class innings.[2]

Davies was an industrial chemist and fuel technologist who later worked for Unilever. Davies also played squash, a sport he represented Wales in.

Family

Davies had an older brother, Haydn, who played first-class cricket for Glamorgan and the Marylebone Cricket Club. Both of their parents were killed during the Second World War, after which Haydn adopted Roy and became his legal father.[3] His nephew Andrew Davies played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and List-A cricket for the Combined Universities.

References

  1. ^ First-Class Matches played by Roy Davies
  2. ^ First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Roy Davies
  3. ^ Brief profile of Roy Davies