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Squad


	Vikram Solanki (c)

	Gareth Batty (vc)

	Kabir Ali

	Moeen Ali

	Gareth Andrew

	Steve Davies (wk)

	Fidel Edwards

	Edward Foster

	William Gifford

	Graeme Hick

	Richard Jones

	Simon Jones

	Alexei Kervezee

	Shaftab Khalid

	Josh Knappett (wk)

	Steve Magoffin

	Matt Mason

	Daryl Mitchell

	Stephen Moore

	Ben Smith

	David Wheeldon

	Chris Whelan

Steve Davies

England

Player profile

Full name Steven Michael Davies
Born June 17, 1986, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
Current age 21 years 340 days
Major teams Marylebone Cricket Club, Worcestershire, Worcestershire Cricket Board
Nickname Davo
Batting style Left-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Height 5 ft 11 in
Education King Charles 1 School

Batting and fielding averages

Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St

First-class 51 86 10 2792 192 36.73 4580 60.96 4 11 146 12

List A 58 49 9 976 84 24.40 0 5 56 15

Twenty20 15 12 4 171 30 21.37 154 111.03 0 0 14 0 6 2

Bowling averages

Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10

First-class 51 - - - - - - - - - - - -

List A 58 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Twenty20 15 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Career statistics
First-class debut 2005

Last First-class Worcestershire v Gloucestershire at Worcester, May 14-17, 2008 scorecard

List A debut 2003

Last List A Hampshire v Worcestershire at Southampton, May 20, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut Glamorgan v Worcestershire at Cardiff, Jun 27, 2006 scorecard

Last Twenty20 Gloucestershire v Worcestershire at Bristol, Jul 17, 2007 scorecard

Profile

If you believe the hype, then the current battle between Chris Read and Geraint Jones for the England wicketkeeping spot is destined to end with both usurped by Worcestershire's dynamic keeper-batsman Steven Davies. The press spent 2006 heaping praise and pressure in equal amounts on Davies, who only turned 20 midway through the season. Mind you, if he wanted to stay undetected then scoring 192 against Gloucestershire and topping 1000 runs is not the way to do it. It was clear he had talent when he finished above Graeme Hick in the Worcestershire averages in his debut season in 2005, and he was selected for the National Academy and toured the West Indies with England A that winter. A former England Under-19 captain, Davies has impressed everyone who has come across him and, vitally, his glovework is also of an excellent standard. The selectors will be loath to make the same mistakes with Davies as they made with Read and James Foster, but he has time on his side, and his selection for the National Academy in the winter of 2006 showed he is not far way.
Sam Collins October 2006

Notes

NBC Denis Compton Award 2004
NBC Denis Compton Award 2005
NBC Denis Compton Award 2006
NBC Denis Compton Award 2007