Joel Davies
Personal information
Born (2003-09-28) 28 September 2003
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft arm orthodox spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2022/2023Sydney Thunder
2023/2024-Sydney Sixers
Career statistics
Competition T20
Matches 2
Runs scored 10
Batting average 10.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 10
Balls bowled 30
Wickets 0
Bowling average -
5 wickets in innings -
10 wickets in match -
Best bowling -
Catches/stumpings 2/0

Joel Davies (born 28 September 2003) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League. Joel previously played for Sydney Thunder.He is a left-handed batsman and left arm orthodox spin bowler.[1]

Career

Davies was playing Sydney Premier Cricket for Manly Warringah from the age of 14. He averaged over 114 as he captained NSW Metro to the 2022 national under-19 championships with Davies scoring 458 runs across 6 matches. This form led to his signing with the Sydney Thunder for the 2022–23 Big Bash League season.[2] He made his Big Bash debut on 4 January 2023 against the Perth Scorchers taking 2 catches and being credited for 2 run outs.[3] Prior to that, he had caused another run out of Tim David with a direct hit as a substitute fielder against Hobart Hurricanes on 31 December 2022.[4]

In December 2022 he was called up as captain to the Australia under-19 cricket squad to face the touring England under-19s.[5][6] He had previously been a reserve for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[7]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Australian cricketer Oliver Davies.[8] In 2018, in different grades both brothers scored centuries for Manly against St George in the Sydney club competition, whilst their father Kevin was scoring a century for Warringah’s fourth grade Shires club.[9] Through their mum, the Davies brothers are eligible to get a Trinidad passport and grew up supporting both Australia and the West Indies.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Joel Davies". Sunstarentertainment.com.
  2. ↑ "Joel Davies joins Sydney Thunder for the Big Bash League 2023". Cricket.One.
  3. ↑ "'One of the best fielders going around': Davies brothers set to dominate BBL for the next decade". news.com.au.
  4. ↑ "Joel Davis fires a bullet throw to run out Tim David". Guerilla Cricket.
  5. ↑ "U19 National Champs, Adelaide: Undefeated NSW Metro dominate Australian squad for England series". Daily Telegraph.
  6. ↑ "Davies to lead U19 Aussies against touring England". Cricket.com.
  7. ↑ "Australia name Under-19 Cricket World Cup squad". t20worldcup.com.
  8. ↑ "PHENOMENAL' JOEL DAVIES JOINS BIG BROTHER OLLIE AT THUNDER". SydneyThunder.com.
  9. ↑ "Family creates cricket record unlikely to be beaten". Sporting News.
  10. ↑ "'I was always Windies in the backyard': The brilliant Big Bash brothers... who could defect". Foxsports.com.au.


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