Joel Davies

Australian cricketer

Joel Davies

Personal information

Full name

Joel Derek Davies

Born

(2003-09-28) 28 September 2003 (age 20)
Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia

Batting

Left-handed

Bowling

Slow left-arm orthodox

Role

All-rounder

Relations

Oliver Davies (brother)

Domestic team information

Years

Team

2022/23

Sydney Thunder (squad no. 51)

2023/24–present

Sydney Sixers

Career statistics

Competition	T20
Matches	7
Runs scored	42
Batting average	8.40
100s/50s	0/0
Top score	15
Balls bowled	42
Wickets	0
Bowling average	–
5 wickets in innings	0
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	–
Catches/stumpings	2/–

Source: ESPNcricinfo, 21 February 2024

Joel Derek Davies (born 28 September 2003) is an Australian cricketer who plays for Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League. Davies previously played for Sydney Thunder. He is a left-handed batsman and left arm orthodox spin bowler.^[1]

Career

Davies was playing Sydney Premier Cricket for Manly Warringah from the age of 14. He averaged over 114 as he captained NSW Metro to the 2022 national under-19 championships with Davies scoring 458 runs across 6 matches. This form led to his signing with the Sydney Thunder for the 2022–23 Big Bash League season.^[2] He made his Big Bash debut on 4 January 2023 against the Perth Scorchers taking 2 catches and being credited for 2 run outs.^[3] Prior to that, he had caused another run out of Tim David with a direct hit as a substitute fielder against Hobart Hurricanes on 31 December 2022.^[4]

He was given a full contract by Sydney Sixers for 2023-24 Big Bash League season.^[5] He played in the Big Bash final on 24 January 2023, as Sydney Sixers lost to Brisbane Heat at the Sydney Cricket Ground.^[6]

International career

In December 2022 he was called up as captain to the Australia under-19 cricket squad to face the touring England under-19s.^[7]^[8] He had previously been a reserve for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[9]

In December 2023, he was called up to the senior Australia national cricket team for their T20 tour India.^[10]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Australian cricketer Oliver Davies.^[11] In 2018, in different grades both brothers scored centuries for Manly against St George in the Sydney club competition, whilst their father Kevin was scoring a century for Warringah’s fourth grade Shires club.^[12] Through their mum, the Davies brothers are eligible to get a Trinidad passport and grew up supporting both Australia and the West Indies.^[13]

References

^ "Joel Davies". Sunstarentertainment.com.
^ "Joel Davies joins Sydney Thunder for the Big Bash League 2023". Cricket.One.
^ "'One of the best fielders going around': Davies brothers set to dominate BBL for the next decade". news.com.au.
^ "Joel Davis fires a bullet throw to run out Tim David". Guerilla Cricket.
^ Sargent, Tom (4 December 2023). "A four-game secret weapon... and the Sydney coups to spark revival: BBL State of Play". Foxsports.au. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
^ "Big Bash final: Brisbane Heat beat Sydney Sixers to win title". BBC Sport. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ "U19 National Champs, Adelaide: Undefeated NSW Metro dominate Australian squad for England series". Daily Telegraph.
^ "Davies to lead U19 Aussies against touring England". Cricket.com.
^ "Australia name Under-19 Cricket World Cup squad". t20worldcup.com.
^ Walsh, Courtney (1 December 2023). "World Cup dark horses? The Aussie T20 reinforcements with everything to play for v India". Fox Sports. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
^ "PHENOMENAL' JOEL DAVIES JOINS BIG BROTHER OLLIE AT THUNDER". SydneyThunder.com.
^ "Family creates cricket record unlikely to be beaten". Sporting News.
^ "'I was always Windies in the backyard': The brilliant Big Bash brothers... who could defect". Foxsports.com.au.