Leanne Davis

Leanne Davis
Personal information
Full name
Leanne Clare Davis
Born (1985-04-26) 26 April 1985 (age 39)
Rochdale, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 90)1 July 2000 v South Africa
Last ODI10 August 2001 v Scotland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1999–2006Lancashire
2007/08–2008/09South Australia
2009/10Australian Capital Territory
Career statistics
Competition WODI WLA WT20
Matches 2 86 13
Runs scored – 307 18
Batting average – 9.30 4.50
100s/50s – 0/0 0/0
Top score – 26* 10
Balls bowled 42 2,993 270
Wickets 1 62 10
Bowling average 20.00 30.08 25.70
5 wickets in innings 0 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/12 5/19 2/10
Catches/stumpings 0/– 25/– 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 16 January 2021

Leanne Clare Davis is an English former international cricketer notable for being the youngest player, male or female, to represent the national side. In total she played two One Day Internationals for the England women's cricket team. She is currently based in Australia.

Early life

Davis was born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester on 26 April 1985.[1] She spent her early years in the nearby suburban town of Milnrow.[2]

Domestic career

Davis played county cricket for Lancashire between 1999 and 2006, helping them to promotions in 1999 and 2003. She took her maiden five-wicket haul against Somerset in 2000. She also played for V Team and Braves in the Super Fours competition.[3][4][5]

After moving to Australia, she played for South Australia for two seasons before spending a season with Australian Capital Territory.[2][6]

In 2009 Davis was a member of the winning West Torrens Eagles, a women's A grade team who won the premiership by beating arch rivals Sturt in the final.[citation needed]

International career

Davis made her international debut in an ODI against South Africa at New Road, Worcester on 1 July 2000 at the age of just 15 years, 66 days. This made her the youngest cricketer, male or female, to play for England, a record which stands to this day.[2] She made one further international appearance in an ODI against Scotland on 10 August 2001. Across her two matches, she took one wicket at an average of 20.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Leanne Davis". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "The untold story of Leanne Davis, the youngest cricketer – male or female – to represent England". The Cricketer. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Women's List A Matches played by Leanne Davis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Lancashire Women v Somerset Women". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Women's Twenty20 Matches played by Leanne Davis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Leanne Davis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 January 2021.


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