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Steven Davies set to retire after 20-year playing career

Fri, 15 Sep 2023 22:24:59 GMT

Former England wicketkeeper announces decision to hang up gloves at end of season

James Hildreth hits hundred on one leg to seal Somerset's run chase

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Somerset start title defence with tight win as Davies, Goldsworthy hit fifties

Devon Conway, Steven Davies half-centuries propel Somerset effort

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Century opening stand lays base but visitors fight back following rain interruptions

Tom Abell guides Somerset with attention-grabbing knock against Hampshire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Abell falls for 98 but joins Steve Davies in resounding second-wicket stand to build home side's lead to 372

Lewis Goldsworthy shines on debut as Somerset beat Middlesex

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Youngster backs up first-innings 39 with 41* in match-winning stand with Steve Davies

Tom Abell, Steven Davies fifties keep Somerset in control against Leicestershire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Hosts without Colin Ackermann, struck on forehead while fielding, replaced by concussion sub Rishi Patel

Steven Davies, Craig Overton rally Somerset with century stand versus Gloucestershire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Pair put on sixth-wicket stand of 116 in 30 overs after hosts slump to 110 for 5 at Taunton

Steven Davies sets platform as Somerset hold on in high-scoring encounter

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Worcestershire pay price for sloppy bowling display as Jake Libby's 75 not out goes in vain

Steven Davies, Jack Brooks transform Somerset with last-wicket stand

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Glamorgan thwarted by feisty partnership after dominant display with the ball

Somerset fight back but face tricky chase to maintain title pursuit

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Recovery started by Steven Davies and Dom Bess is continued with the ball as Warwickshire stumble to 146 all out

Somerset's quest for treble stumbles despite Steven Davies' unbeaten 89

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Wicketkeeper unbeaten overnight but Warwickshire turn the screw at Edgbaston

Steven Davies lifts Somerset from toil against R Ashwin and Luke Wood

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Fighting fifties from Steven Davies and Dom Bess allow Somerset to post useful 326

Lewis Gregory and Steven Davies leave Yorkshire conscious of relegation threat

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Jack Brooks gave a reminder of the qualities that Yorkshire will miss as he took four wickets against his new club

Moeen Ali makes Test case as Steven Davies digs in to guide Somerset

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steven Davies top-scored against his former county as Somerset twice fought back from testing situations

Matt Renshaw helps Somerset scoot top of the County Championship

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

This was Taunton at its finest - an engrossing finale watched with time-honoured angst by spectators emotionally wedded to the culture and history of the county game

Steve Davies: Somerset's ginger cake on a mellow afternoon

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steve Davies rewarded Somerset's patience with the most timely of centuries as Somerset insisted that survival was not beyond them

We were upset after Hales' catch decision - Christian

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Dan Christian applauded his bowlers for backing up his gamble of giving Somerset first chance to bat despite Trent Bridge's reputation for yielding high scores

Davies ton against former side puts Somerset on top

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A maiden Somerset century from Steve Davies against his former club put the hosts in a good position at the end of a rain-affected second day against Surrey at Taunton

Sidebottom and Lyth stun Somerset as Yorkshire seal three-run victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Two counties that pressed for the title until the final day of last season's Championship combined to produce a gripping finale at Taunton. It ended with a three-run victory for Yorkshire.

Davies is Somerset bound

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steve Davies, the former England wicketkeeper, is expected to join Somerset after calling time on his Surrey career

Davies and Meaker star as Surrey go back to Lord's

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey, finishing the season with a swagger, put Yorkshire in their place on their own Headingley midden by a 19-run margin

Oval sunshine may soon depart for Davies

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steven Davies is unlikely to be at Surrey much longer where his desire to regain the wicketkeeping gloves is blocked by the emergence of Ben Foakes, but he can still cast happiness upon The Oval for now

Davies still striving to make his case

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steven Davies struck 82 to lead his side away from trouble, after which the Surrey batsman reiterated his desire to retake the gloves

Root spins a route for resounding Yorkshire victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Yorkshire are top of the Championship for the first time this season - a resounding victory by an innings and 20 runs duly completed, the end coming with 4.5 overs left

Davies adds his own half-marathon as Yorkshire are road blocked

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steve Davies' first Championship hundred for a year carried Surrey's fight until Yorkshire hit back strongly with a late flurry of wickets at Headingley

Surrey in a hurry as Harinath anchors free-flowing innings

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Spring finally sprung for the punters in South London, as a crowd of some 2000 watched Surrey make hay at the Kia Oval

Davies may leave Surrey to restate Test case

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steven Davies has conceded he may need to leave Surrey to fulfil his England ambitions after it was confirmed that Ben Foakes will be preferred as the club's wicketkeeper

Brotherly battle goes Overton way

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The Overton twins shared six wickets as Somerset turned over Group A leaders Surrey with a three-wicket Royal London Cup win in front of a 5,500 Taunton crowd

Sangakkara, Davies tons trump Durston

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Classy hundreds from Steven Davies and Kumar Sangakkara propelled Surrey to a 77-run victory over Derbyshire in a high-scoring Royal London Cup match at Guildford

Davies and Burke down Durham

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Resurgent Surrey moved clear as Group A leaders in the Royal London Cup as they beat holders Durham by 49 runs at Chester-le-Street

Roy ton sets up Northants mauling

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey made a convincing start to their Royal London Cup campaign with an emphatic 220-run victory against Northamptonshire at the Kia Oval, powered by a thunderous 74-ball hundred from Jason Roy

Surrey off the mark as Davies' stellar form continues

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Essex suffered a second defeat in the space of 24 hours as they went down by 44 runs in their T20 Blast match against Surrey at Chelmsford.

Davies, Roy pull off scintillating chase

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen was able to watch delightedly from a Surrey dressing room that has given him unstinting support as Steve Davies and Jason Roy spearheaded a startling seven-wicket victory against Leicestershire

Davies' double hundred quietens the wicketkeeping debate

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A beautiful spring day in Cardiff might well have been the occasion when Steve Davies the disillusioned wicketkeeper incontestably became Steve Davies the batsman

Sangakkara and Davies flay Glamorgan

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A sizeable crowd had turned up at The Swalec Stadium to see Kevin Pietersen's return to first-class cricket in his bid to regain his place in England's Test team, but instead they were treated to fine hundreds from Kumar Sangakkara and Steven Davies

Davies responds to Foakes signing

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steven Davies scored his second Championship century of the season and Vikram Solanki hit 93 as promotion-seeking Surrey took control of their Division Two game against bottom-of-the-table Leicestershire

Redemptive ton for Davies

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A few days after being dropped for Friday's T20 Blast outing, Davies channelled all his resolve into manufacturing a first Championship century of the season

T20 keeps Kieswetter in mind

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The class of Craig Kieswetter and Ravi Bopara lead ESPNcricinfo's countdown of the things that mattered in the latest round of NatWest T20 Blast matches

Chris Tremlett: the dream scenario

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Chris Tremlett was an example of wishful thinking on England's Ashes tour but just as Surrey spectators had given up hope he bowled one of the spells of the season

Davies adds intrigue to wild day

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steve Davies abandoned the gloves at his own request to seek batting form but made a duck in another Surrey collapse

Solanki's masterclass comes too late

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Days like these have been rare for Surrey this season, which goes a long way, of course, to explaining why they are on the brink of relegation

Essex stumble towards last-eight lifeline

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Essex's qualification courtesy of Middlesex's defeat at Hampshire presents them a generous lifeline to rescue their season, though a transformed batting effort will be needed in the quarter-finals

Surrey's poker face deserts them

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Nottinghamshire dismissed the hosts Surrey for 198 on a track that will deteriorate as the game progresses

Davies, Dernbach deliver Surrey win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey made it two wins from three Friends Life t20 South Group matches by beating Kent by 31 runs at Canterbury with a second brilliant bowling performance inside three days

Ponting's debut is washed out

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:11:06 GMT

Ricky Ponting watched the runs flow and the rain fall as his Surrey debut ended in a soggy anti-climax

Holders Hampshire downed by Davies

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steven Davies fired a career-best 127 not out as Surrey claimed a convincing nine-wicket win over reigning champions Hampshire at The Oval. It was Davies' sixth one-day hundred, coming In 81 balls.

I'm still standing, says centurion Davies

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steven Davies provided a welcome reminder of his class with a first Championship century in almost a year.

Davies opens up about depression

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steven Davies, the Surrey wicketkeeper, has admitted to suffering depression after a difficult 2012 season

Davies dropped for 'lack of form'

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey dropped their England wicketkeeper Steve Davies from the line-up for their current match against Nottinghamshire because of a "lack of form"

Davies called up as Prior cover

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steven Davies, the Surrey wicketkeeper, has been drafted into the England squad for the third Test against West Indies after Matt Prior picked up an eye infection.

Davies guides Surrey through the rain

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Group B leaders Surrey continued their unbeaten start to the CB40 campaign with a convincing victory over Glamorgan in Cardiff.

Surrey grateful for Maynard fight

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tom Maynard's battling innings helps Surrey close in on saving the follow-on at The Oval

Surrey back in business

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey beat Sussex by 86 runs at the Oval

England survive wobble to take victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England overcame another middle-order wobble to secure a three-wicket win against the ICC Combined XI in Dubai

Panesar named for Pakistan Tests

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Monty Panesar has been given hope of relaunching his Test career after being named in England's squad to take on Pakistan in UAE next month

Maynard ton keeps Surrey on track for promotion

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Tom Maynard's third County Championship century of the season boosted Surrey's hopes of promotion from Division Two

Davies and de Bruyn set winning platform

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey remained on course to win their County Championship Division Two match at Northamptonshire going into the final day after centuries from Steven Davies and Zander de Bruyn at Wantage Road

Vaas too good for Surrey batsmen

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Former Sri Lanka seamer Chaminda Vaas took four wickets for County Championship Division Two leaders Northamptonshire on the first day of their match against Surrey at Wantage Road

Davies ton keeps Surrey on top

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steven Davies hit his first century of the season to keep Surrey in control on the second day of the Division Two clash against bottom-of-the-table Leicestershire at Grace Road

Hamilton-Brown keeps Surrey top

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey maintained their unbeaten record in Clydesdale Bank 40 Group B with a dramatic 12-run victory over Northamptonshire under the lights at the Oval

Surrey move fourth after beating London rivals

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey moved to fourth in the Friends Life t20 South Group and inflicted an 11th defeat on basement side Middlesex after clinching a nine-run success at Lord's

Davies helps Surrey maintain push for quarter-final

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Davies stars as Surrey show class

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Openers Steven Davies and Rory Hamilton-Brown blasted 107 in just 10.1 overs as Surrey started their Friends Life t20 campaign in style

Dunn and Linley give Surrey late surge

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Four of Surrey's top order hit half-centuries before rookie pace bowler Matthew Dunn had Derbyshire reeling on the third day

Davies guides Surrey to comfortable win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steven Davies fell just four short of his hundred as Surrey Lions made a winning start to their Clydesdale Bank 40 campaign with a comfortable seven-wicket win over Scotland

All-round Dexter takes Middlesex top

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Neil Dexter took three wickets as Middlesex consigned Surrey to the bottom of the second division with victory by an innings and 42 runs at Lord's

Dravid and Davies build commanding MCC lead

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The action reverted more to type in Abu Dhabi following the opening day clatter of wickets as MCC built an imposing 410-run lead against Nottinghamshire

Simon Jones withdrawn from MCC squad

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Rahul Dravid has been included in the MCC side to play County Champions Nottinghamshire in Abu Dhabi

Dravid and Davies get MCC call

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Rahul Dravid has been included in the MCC side to play County Champions Nottinghamshire in Abu Dhabi

Steven Davies reveals he is gay

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England and Surrey wicketkeeper Steven Davies has received support from senior figures throughout the game after revealing he is gay

Russell backs Prior experience

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Jack Russell, England's wicketkeeper at the 1996 World Cup, believes that Matt Prior's aggression, maturity and vocal presence behind the stumps make him the right man for the job

Flower banks on 'aggressive' Prior for World Cup

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steve Davies will now spend the next three weeks travelling around Australia knowing he's not wanted in the subcontinent having previously been the favourite for the role

England choose Matt Prior over Steve Davies

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

The return of Matt Prior is the major surprise in England's 15-man World Cup squad after he was preferred to Steve Davies for the wicketkeeper's role

Australia search for that winning feeling

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

ESPNcricinfo previews the second Twenty20 between Australia and England at Melbourne

Dominant England look to extend run

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Cricinfo previews the second one-day International between England and Pakistan at Headingley

No headache for Strauss as keeper switch works

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Andrew Strauss is very comfortable with England's decision to change their opening batsman and wicketkeeper with the World Cup less than six months away

Davies sets England up for comfortable 24-run win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

England duly wrapped up a comfortable 24-run victory to take a 1-0 lead in their five-match ODI series against Pakistan at Chester-le-Street

Davies in, Pietersen dropped by England

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Kevin Pietersen has been dropped by England for the first time in his career and will play out the rest of the season while on loan with Surrey, after the selectors announced two squads of 12 and 14 players respectively for the two-Twenty20 and five-ODI N

Davies downs Unicorns with ton

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steven Davies kept alive Surrey's hopes of clinching a semi-final place in the Clydesdale Bank 40 with a superb 101 off 85 balls as the Lions overcame the Unicorns by 66 runs at Wormsley

Consistent Mason keeps pressure on Surrey

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Worcestershire seamer Matt Mason demonstrated that continuing to do the same thing over and over can actually prove to be a pretty useful tactic

Meaker strikes raise Surrey's hopes

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Two late wickets for Stuart Meaker gave Surrey an outside chance of toppling second division leaders Sussex with a day to go of their County Championship tussle at Guildford

Record-breaking Surrey flay Glamorgan

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey maintained their hopes of securing a semi-final place in the Clydesdale Bank 40 with a comfortable 39-run victory over Glamorgan after racking up 386 for 3 - a new world record total in 40-over cricket

Davies fireworks not enough for Surrey

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steven Davies hammered a 19-ball half-century as Surrey eased to a six-wicket victory over Gloucestershire, who finished bottom of the Friends Provident t20 South Division

Stunning Styris hundred sinks Surrey

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

A magnificent unbeaten century from Scott Styris carried Essex to a thrilling six-wicket victory over Surrey at Chelmsford

Davies, Symonds set up Surrey win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Cracking half-centuries by Steven Davies and Andrew Symonds helped Surrey maintain their hopes of qualifying for the Friends Provident t20 knock-out stages

Buoyant Sussex crush Surrey

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey's woes continued as they sank to a 39-run defeat at the hands of a buoyant Sussex at The Oval

Surrey crash to innings defeat

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Leicestershire spinners Claude Henderson and Jigar Naik combined superbly to inflict an innings and 60-run defeat on Surrey in their County Championship Division Two match at The Brit Oval

Henderson tilts game for Leicestershire

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Claude Henderson re-established Leicestershire's authority with two key wickets in five balls after Surrey had battled their way back in the match

James Harris and Mark Ramprakash share honurs

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

James Harris claimed 4 for 82 to help Division Two leaders Glamorgan gain a first-innings lead going into the final day of their County Championship match against Surrey at Cardiff

Openers set up Surrey win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey produced a dominant display at Old Trafford to all but end Lancashire's chances of progression in the Clydesdale Bank 40

Allround Bopara hurries Lions victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Ravi Bopara boosted his chances of a Test recall with a seven-wicket haul as England Lions crushed Bangladesh in three days in the tour match at Derby

Lions on the verge of victory after tourists struggle

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steven Davies delivered a timely demonstration of his quality with an impressive batting display as the England Lions pushed Bangladesh to the brink of a crushing defeat at Derby.

Davies powers Surrey win

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steve Davies came back to haunt Worcestershire yet again as Surrey chalked up their second Clydesdale Bank 40 victory of the season by 30 runs under the Duckworth/Lewis method at New Roa

Hamilton-Brown inspires Surrey victory

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Surrey skipper Rory Hamilton-Brown hit 92 to lead his side to a thrilling two-wicket victory over Lancashire with one ball to spare in their Clydesdale Bank 40 opener

Rory Hamilton-Brown shines for Surrey

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Rory Hamilton-Brown kick-started his first season as Surrey captain by hitting a blistering hundred off only 96 balls and going on to make 125 to lead his side to an imposing 415 for 6 against Worcestershire

Smith wickets leave Ramprakash plenty to do

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Despite all the changes at The Oval over the winter there was one very familiar sight on the second day against Derbyshire - Mark Ramprakash making effortless runs

Harmison and Bopara miss out

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steve Harmison's international career appears over after he was omitted from England's Test squad for the tour of South Africa

Worcestershire save some pride

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It may have been a miserable season, but Worcestershire at least restored a little pride after earning a draw against the champions

Davies success leaves mixed feelings

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

It must have been with mixed feelings that Worcestershire supporters watched Steve Davies compile a polished half-century at New Road

Davies signs with Surrey

Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT

Steven Davies, the 23-year-old wicketkeeper, has signed with Surrey on a three-year contract, having decided to leave Worcestershire at the end of the season