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{{Short description|Welsh cricketer}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox cricketer
|          name =
|               image =
|             country = Wales
|       international =
|            fullname = Mark Davies
|            nickname =
|          birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|4|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Neath]], [[Glamorgan]], Wales
|            heightft =
|          heightinch =
|             batting = Right-handed
|             bowling = [[Slow left-arm orthodox]]
|                role =
|              family=
|               club1 = [[Wales Minor Counties Cricket Club|Wales Minor Counties]]
|               year1 = 1996&ndash;2001
|         clubnumber1 =
|               club2 = [[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club|Gloucestershire]]
|               year2 = 1992&ndash;1995
|         clubnumber2 =
|               club3 = [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]]
|               year3 = 1990
|         clubnumber3 =
|             columns = 2
|             column1 = [[First-class cricket|First-class]]
|            matches1 = 45
|               runs1 = 632
|            bat avg1 = 15.04
|           100s/50s1 = &ndash;/1
|          top score1 = 54
|         deliveries1 = 7,997
|            wickets1 = 110
|           bowl avg1 = 35.25
|            fivefor1 = 3
|             tenfor1 = 1
|       best bowling1 = 5/57
|  catches/stumpings1 = 19/&ndash;
|             column2 = [[List A cricket|List A]]
|            matches2 = 24
|               runs2 = 136
|            bat avg2 = 15.11
|           100s/50s2 = &ndash;/&ndash;
|          top score2 = 30[[not out|*]]
|         deliveries2 = 836
|            wickets2 = 18
|           bowl avg2 = 36.05
|            fivefor2 = &ndash;
|             tenfor2 = &ndash;
|       best bowling2 = 2/23
|  catches/stumpings2 = 4/&ndash;
|                date = 9 July
|                year = 2011
|              source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/11829.html Cricinfo
}}
'''Mark Davies''' (born 18 April 1969) is a former [[Welsh people|Welsh]] [[cricket]]er. Davies was a right-handed [[batsman (cricket)|batsman]] who bowled [[slow left-arm orthodox]]. He was born in [[Neath]], [[Glamorgan]].
Having spent time on the [[Marylebone Cricket Club|MCC]] staff and played Second XI cricket for the Glamorgan Second XI since 1987, Davies made a single [[first-class cricket|first-class]] appearance for [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]] against [[Oxford University Cricket Club|Oxford University]] at the [[University Parks]] in 1990.<ref name="FCM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4244/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Mark Davies|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=9 July 2011}}</ref> In this match he scored 5 [[not out|unbeaten]] runs, while with the ball he bowled 8 wicket-less [[over (cricket)|overs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/52/52809.html|title=Glamorgan v Oxford University, 1990|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=9 July 2011}}</ref> He joined [[Gloucestershire County Cricket Club|Gloucestershire]] in 1992, making his first-class debut for the county in the [[1992 County Championship|County Championship]] against [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club|Yorkshire]]. He made 43 further first-class appearances for Gloucestershire, the last of which came against Yorkshire in the [[1995 County Championship]].<ref name="FCM"/> In his 44 first-class appearances for the county, he scored 627 runs at an [[batting average (cricket)|average]] of 14.92, with a high score of 54.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4244/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Mark Davies|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=9 July 2011}}</ref> This score, his only first-class [[half century]], came against [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]] in the [[1994 County Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/59/59032.html|title=Nottinghamshire v Gloucestershire, 1994 County Championship|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=9 July 2011}}</ref> As a [[bowling (cricket)|bowler]], Davies took 110 wickets at a respectable [[bowling average]] of 35.10. He took 3 [[five wicket haul]]s and one [[ten wicket haul]] in a match during his career,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4244/f_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=First-class Bowling For Each Team by Mark Davies|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=9 July 2011}}</ref> with his best bowling figures coming against [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]] in the [[1993 County Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/57/57171.html|title=Northamptonshire v Gloucestershire, 1993 County Championship|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=9 July 2011}}</ref> For much of his time at Gloucestershire, Davies found opportunities limited. Only in 2 seasons did his wicket tally reach double figures, which happened to be when he made his most appearances for Gloucestershire: he took 56 wickets in 1992 and 37 in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4244/f_Bowling_by_Season.html|title=First-class Bowling in Each Season by Mark Davies|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=9 July 2011}}</ref>
It was for Gloucestershire that he made his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut for against [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]] in the [[1992 Sunday League]]. He made 16 further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against [[Hampshire County Cricket Club|Hampshire]] in the [[1995 AXA Equity & Law League]].<ref name="LAM">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4244/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by Mark Davies|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=9 July 2011}}</ref> He scored 66 runs in his 17 appearances, which came at an average of 11.00, with a high score of 14.<ref name="LABAT">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4244/a_Batting_by_Team.html|title=List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Mark Davies|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=9 July 2011}}</ref> With the ball he took 12 wickets at an average of 36.66, with best figures of 2/23.<ref name="LABOWL">{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4244/a_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=List A Bowling For Each Team by Mark Davies|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=9 July 2011}}</ref> With opportunities limited, he left Gloucestershire at the end of the [[1995 English cricket season|1995 season]].
He joined [[Wales Minor Counties Cricket Club|Wales Minor Counties]] in 1996, making his debut for the team in the [[MCCA Knockout Trophy]] against [[Cornwall County Cricket Club|Cornwall]]. He played [[Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket|Minor counties]] cricket for Wales Minor Counties from 1996 to 2001, making 10 [[Minor Counties Championship]] appearances<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4244/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Mark Davies|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=9 July 2011}}</ref> and 6 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4244/Minor_Counties_Trophy_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Mark Davies|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=9 July 2011}}</ref> He made his first List A appearance for Wales Minor Counties against Nottinghamshire in the [[1998 NatWest Trophy]]. He made 6 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against the [[Somerset Cricket Board]] in the [[2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy]].<ref name="LAM"/> In his 7 List A matches for the team, he scored 70 runs at an average of 23.33, with a high score of 30 not out.<ref name="LABAT"/> With the ball, he took 6 wickets at an average of 34.83, with best figures of 2/34.<ref name="LABOWL"/>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/11829.html Mark Davies] at [[ESPNcricinfo]]
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4244/4244.html Mark Davies] at CricketArchive
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[[Category:1969 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Neath]]
[[Category:Welsh cricketers]]
[[Category:Glamorgan cricketers]]
[[Category:Gloucestershire cricketers]]
[[Category:Wales National County cricketers]]