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{{short description|Scotland international rugby union player & cricketer}}
{{about|the Scottish rugby player|the Irish rugby player|Jim Davidson (rugby union, born 1942)}}
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{{Use British English|date=September 2012}}
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| birth_name        = James Norman Grieve Davidson
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|df=y|1931|1|28}}
| birth_place       = [[Hawick]],<ref name="Scrum">{{cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scotland/rugby/player/10553.html|title=George Adam Edward Buchanan-Smith|publisher=}}</ref> [[Scottish Borders]], Scotland
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| position          = [[Fly-half (rugby union)|Fly-half]]
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| amatteam1         = [[Edinburgh University RFC]]
| amatteam2         = [[Loughborough Students RUFC|Loughborough Colleges]]
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| province1         = [[Edinburgh District (rugby union)|Edinburgh District]]
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| repcaps1          = 7
| reppoints1        = 3
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| repyears1         = 1952-1954
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| school            = [[Hawick High School]]
| university        = [[University of Edinburgh]]<br/>[[Loughborough University]]
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'''James  Norman Grieve Davidson''' (born 28 January 1931) is a former Scottish sportsman who represented Scotland in both [[cricket]] and [[rugby union]]. Davidson played [[first-class cricket]] for the [[Scotland national cricket team]] in 1951, and represented the [[Scotland national rugby union team]] from 1952 to 1954.<ref name=Bath1>Bath, p104</ref>
==Early life==
James Davidson was born on 28 January 1931 in [[Hawick]].<ref name="Scrum"/> He attended [[Hawick High School]], and went on to the [[University of Edinburgh]], where he studied medicine.<ref name="ca">[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/26/26983/26983.html James Norman Grieve Davidson] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2016.</ref>
==Cricket career==
A right-handed [[batsman]], Davidson made his debut for the Scottish cricket team in May 1951, against [[Warwickshire County Cricket Club|Warwickshire]] (an English county). Later in the year, he also played matches against [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]], [[Ireland cricket team|Ireland]], and [[Worcestershire County Cricket Club|Worcestershire]], as well as a two-day game against [[South African cricket team in England in 1951|the touring South Africans]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/26/26983/Scotland_Cap_Matches.html Scotland cap matches played by Norman Davidson] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2016.</ref> All but the last of those matches held first-class status.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/26/26983/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Norman Davidson] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 March 2016.</ref>
==Rugby union career==
===Amateur career===
Davidson played for [[Edinburgh University RFC]] when at [[University of Edinburgh]].
===Provincial career===
He was selected for [[Edinburgh District (rugby union)|Edinburgh District]] and played in the [[Scottish Inter-District Championship]]. Playing in the inaugural [[1953–54 Scottish Inter-District Championship|1953-54 season]] he was part of the Edinburgh side that won the title in that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qUdAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vYgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6144,4438836|title=The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search|publisher=}}</ref>
===International career===
Davidson made his international debut on 12 January 1952 at [[Murrayfield Stadium|Murrayfield]] in the [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] vs [[France national rugby union team|France]] match.<ref name="Scrum"/>
Of the 7 matches he played for his national side he was never on the winning side.<ref name="Scrum"/>
He played his final match for Scotland on 9 January 1954 at [[Murrayfield Stadium|Murrayfield]] in the [[Scotland national rugby union team|Scotland]] vs [[France national rugby union team|France]] match.<ref name="Scrum"/>
==References==
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;Sources
* Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 {{ISBN|1-905326-24-6}})
* Massie, Allan ''A Portrait of Scottish Rugby'' (Polygon, Edinburgh; {{ISBN|0-904919-84-6}})
==External links==
*{{ESPNscrum|5504}}
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