Freya Davies
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Chichester, West Sussex, England
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| Full name | Freya Ruth Davies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 October 1995 Chichester, West Sussex, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 134) | 14 December 2019 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 9 December 2022 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 48) | 24 March 2019 v Sri Lanka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 1 July 2023 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010–2025 | Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Western Storm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | South East Stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | London Spirit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Welsh Fire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Southern Vipers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Hampshire Women cricket team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 18 October 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Freya Ruth Davies (born 27 October 1995) is an English former cricketer who played for Sussex, Southern Vipers, Welsh Fire, Hampshire and England as a right-arm fast-medium bowler.[1] She made her Sussex debut in 2010 at the age of 14, and played her first match for England in 2019.[2][3]
Davies was born on 27 October 1995 in Chichester, West Sussex.[1] When Davies was a young child, her father, and her older brother Jack, both played for the family's local cricket club, Chichester. At the age of 8, Davies decided to join in, and played her first hard-ball game with Jack's under-11 team. She was attracted to fast bowling, because "that seemed like the most fun"; at 10 and 11 she was tall for her age, which also helped. Eventually, she joined the Sussex junior ranks as an 11 year old.[3][4]
Davies attended Chichester High School for Girls, Brighton College and the University of Exeter.[4][3]
Domestic career
In 2010, Davies made her county debut for Sussex, against Middlesex. She took her first wicket a day later in her third match, dismissing the then England captain Charlotte Edwards, thanks in part to a catch by Sarah Taylor that Davies later described as "unbelievable".[5][4] Davies soon became a regular player in Sussex's side, and was part of their team in three title wins: the 2013 Women's County Championship and the 2012 and 2015 T20 Cups.[6][5] In the 2019 Women's Twenty20 Cup, Davies was Sussex's leading wicket-taker, with 8 at an average of 14.62.[7]
Davies played every game (36) for Western Storm in the Women's Cricket Super League from its inception in 2016 until its conclusion in 2019, helping her side to two titles, in 2017 and 2019.[5] Davies was the leading wicket-taker in the 2019 competition, with 19 wickets, and the second highest wicket-taker across the four years of the competition, with 37.[8][9]
In October 2019, Davies was named as one of the first two players signed for London Spirit in The Hundred.[10] She played two matches in the 2020 Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy for the South East Stars, but failed to take a wicket.[6] In April 2022, she was retained by the London Spirit for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[11] In March 2023 Davies was bought by Welsh Fire in the Hundred auction.[12] Welsh Fire finished third in the league stages of the competition, but were denied a place in the Final due to the semi-final being rained off when they were in a strong position.[13] Davies was retained by Welsh Fire for the 2024 competition and finished as the fourth highest wicket taker (11 wickets),[14] with the fourth best economy rate, despite bowling the majority of her deliveries in the powerplay and at the death.[15] She finished as the highest placed England bowler in the PCA's Women's Hundred Bowlers' Standings, second only to Marizanne Kapp.[16] Welsh Fire finished top of the league stage of the 2024 Hundred.[17] They lost in the final to London Spirit with two balls left.[18]
In December 2023, it was announced that Davies had joined Southern Vipers from South East Stars.[19]
Davies announced her retirement from professional cricket in September 2025.[20]
