Jonas Davis
Australian cricketer (1859–1911)
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Jonas "Joe" Davis (12 May 1859 – 18 May 1911) was an Australian cricketer.[1]
Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
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| Born | 12 May 1859 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 May 1911 (aged 52) Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman, occasional wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| 1879/80–1893/94 | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||
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Davis played for the New South Wales XV against the Australians in 1878-79 and scored 32 in an innings victory for the New South Wales team,[2] the Sydney Morning Herald recording that Davis "proved that the confidence placed in his powers as a batsman was justified".[3] He subsequently played twenty first-class matches for New South Wales between 1879–80 and 1893–94.[4]
A batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, Joe Davis' highest first-class score was for New South Wales against Ivo Bligh's XI in 1882–83, when, opening the batting, he scored 85 in the second innings out of a team total of 165.[5] He dropped out of the New South Wales team for interstate matches after the 1887–88 season, but he returned to captain the team on tours of New Zealand, in 1889–90[6] and 1893–94,[7] both tours having been organised and managed by Davis' older brother, Coleman (1857–1922).[8][9][10]
Davis was a jeweller.[11] He married Phoebe Davis in Sydney in February 1885.[12]
He collapsed while playing bowls in May 1911 and died at home early the next morning, aged 52. He left a widow, a son and three daughters.[13] He was buried in the Jewish section of Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney.[14] He is sometimes called "Jonas J. Davis",[4][1] but his probate notice refers to him as "JONAS DAVIS commonly known as Joseph Davis".[15]