Alice Davidson-Richards

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Alice Davidson-Richards
Personal information
Full nameAlice Natica Davidson-Richards
Born (1994-05-29) 29 May 1994 (age 27)
Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 130)6 April 2018 v India
T20I debut (cap 42)23 March 2018 v Australia
Last T20I31 March 2018 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–presentKent
2016–2019Yorkshire Diamonds
2018/19Otago Sparks
2020–presentSouth East Stars
2021Northern Superchargers
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I WLA WT20
Matches 1 5 75 104
Runs scored 9 28 993 1,387
Batting average 9.00 9.33 22.56 19.81
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/7 0/4
Top score 9 24 78 80
Balls bowled 0 24 2,551 1,465
Wickets – 0 62 85
Bowling average – – 25.35 18.58
5 wickets in innings – 0 0 0
10 wickets in match – 0 0 0
Best bowling – – 4/18 4/13
Catches/stumpings 0/– 2/– 25/– 34/–
Source: CricketArchive, 13 March 2021

Alice Natica Davidson-Richards (born 29 May 1994) is an English cricketer who plays for Kent, South East Stars and Northern Superchargers.[1] A right-handed batter and right-arm pace bowler, she made her county debut for Kent in 2010.[2] She has played 1 ODI and 5 T20Is for England, making her debut in 2018.[3]

Early life[]

Davidson-Richards was born on 29 May 1994 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.[1] She attended the University of Leeds, and has worked as a personal trainer.[4]

Domestic career[]

Davidson-Richards made her Kent debut in 2010, in a match against Surrey in the 2010 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[2] She scored 29 opening the batting alongside Charlotte Edwards, and then took four wickets as Kent completed an 80-run victory.[5] Davidson-Richards went on to take 10 wickets in the tournament, ending it as the second-highest wicket-taker.[6] She went on to become a regular for Kent in both formats, and was part of Kent's title-winning campaigns in the Women's County Championship in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2019, and in the Women's Twenty20 Cup in 2011, 2013 and 2016.[7][2]

In the Women's Cricket Super League, Davidson-Richards played in all four seasons for the Yorkshire Diamonds. She was more successful with the ball throughout the competition, and was her team's second highest wicket-taker in 2017 and 2018, and their joint highest in 2019.[8][9][10] In 2020, Davidson-Richards played three matches for the South East Stars in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and scored 61 in a match against Sunrisers.[7][11]

Davidson-Richards played for Otago in the 2018/19 season. She scored two half-centuries in both the Hallyburton Johnstone Shield and the Burger King Super Smash, as well as taking 8 wickets in the Shield.[12][13][14]

International career[]

In March 2018, Davidson-Richards was named in the England squad for their tri-series against India and Australia.[15] She played all five matches in the tournament, scoring 28 runs in three innings and bowling four overs for no wicket.[16][17] In the following ODI series against India, Davidson-Richards played one match, scoring 9 runs as England lost by 1 wicket.[18]

In February 2019, Davidson-Richards was awarded a rookie contract by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for 2019 and in 2020 she was named in a squad of 24 players to begin training following the COVID-19 pandemic, but she has not yet played another game for England.[19][20]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Alice Davidson-Richards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Alice Davidson-Richards T20 Matches". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  3. ^ "2nd match, India Tri-Nation Women's T20 Series at Mumbai, Mar 23 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  4. ^ "New blood means no resting on laurels for England's World Cup winners". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Surrey Women v Kent Women, 3 August 2010". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Women's Twenty20 Cup 2010/Bowling by Wickets". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Alice Davidson-Richards List A Matches". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Kia Super League 2017/Yorkshire Diamonds Bowling". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Kia Super League 2018/Yorkshire Diamonds Bowling". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Kia Super League 2019/Yorkshire Diamonds Bowling". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  11. ^ "South East Stars v Sunrisers, 31 August 2020". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2018-19/Otago Women Batting". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Hallyburton Johnstone Shield 2018-19/Otago Women Bowling". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Burger King Women's Super Smash 2018-19/Otago Women Batting". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Three new players included in England Women's squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  16. ^ "India Women's Twenty20 Tri-Series 2017-18/England Women Batting". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  17. ^ "India Women's Twenty20 Tri-Series 2017-18/England Women Bowling". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  18. ^ "England Women in India 2017/18, 1st ODI, April 6 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  19. ^ "Freya Davies awarded England Women contract ahead of India tour". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  20. ^ "England Women confirm back to training plans". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 June 2020.

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