Alice Davidson-Richards

Alice Natica Davidson-Richards (born 29 May 1994) is an English cricketer who plays for Kent, South East Stars and England.[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]

Alice Davidson-Richards
Personal information
Full nameAlice Natica Davidson-Richards
Born (1994-05-29) 29 May 1994
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
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 1 5
Runs scored 9 28
Batting average 9.00 9.33
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 9 24
Balls bowled 0 24
Wickets – 0
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings – 0
10 wickets in match – 0
Best bowling – –
Catches/stumpings 0/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 February 2021

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. "Alice Davidson-Richards". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. "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. "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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