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Full name David Emrys Davies
Born June 27, 1904, Sandy, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Died November 10, 1975, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales (aged 71 years 136 days)
Major teams Glamorgan,Wales
Also known as The Rock
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Other Umpire
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
Ct
St
First-class
621
1032
80
26564
287*
27.90
32
141
215
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Runs
Wkts
BBI
Ave
5w
10
First-class
621
26458
903
6/24
29.30
32
2
Career statistics
First-class span
1924 - 1954
Umpiring statistics
Test debut
England v Australia at Lord's, Jun 21-26, 1956 scorecard
Last Test
England v India at The Oval, Aug 20-24, 1959 scorecard
Test matches
9
Test statistics
Profile
I suppose that among his generation there was no more popular cricketer than Emrys Davies, to whom Wilf Wooller paid tribute last month. At the University rugger match I saw his son, Peter, of whose achievements, both sporting and in the world of business, Emrys was so proud. The ultimate tribute to him had clearly given the family much solace-ALL the Glamorgan players of his time who were still alive in this country had made the journey to Llanelli for his funeral, including Arnold Dyson, his old opening partner for so many years, who had come all the way from Yorkshire. Thirty-one years spanned his first-class career with Glamorgan, and I can only trace his having one benefit, in 1938, and it amounted to £688. Perhaps like Fred Root he said he couldn't afford another! My particular memory of Emrys is of his helping me through one of my first county match running-commentaries, at St Helen's, Swansea, in the early summer of 1939, with a sparkling hundred. My number two was a bright young Welshman called Wynford Vaughan-Thomas. The phrase 'Nature's gentleman' could have have been invented for Emrys. EW Swanton, Wisden Cricket Monthly
