Alice Natica Davidson-Richards (born 29 May 1994) is an English

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er who plays for

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and

Northern Superchargers Northern Superchargers are a franchise 100-ball cricket side based in the city of Leeds. The team represents the traditional areas of North East and Yorkshire in The Hundred competition, which first took place during the 2021 English and Wel ...

. A right-handed batter and right-arm

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, she made her county debut for Kent in 2010. She made her debut for

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in March 2018.

Early life and education

Davidson-Richards was born on 29 May 1994 in

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. She attended

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, Surrey, England, where, between 2007 and 2011, she played cricket alongside her future England teammate and fellow Test centurion

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. She later studied at the

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, and has worked as a personal trainer.

Domestic career

Davidson-Richards made her Kent debut in 2010, in a match against

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in the

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. She scored 29 opening the batting alongside

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, and then took four wickets as Kent completed an 80-run victory. Davidson-Richards went on to take 10 wickets in the tournament, ending it as the second-highest wicket-taker. She went on to become a regular for Kent in both formats, and was part of Kent's title-winning campaigns in the

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and

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, and in the

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and

. In the

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, Davidson-Richards played in all four seasons for the

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. She was more successful with the ball throughout the competition, and was her team's second highest wicket-taker in

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and

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, and their joint highest in

. In 2020, Davidson-Richards played three matches for the

in the

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, and scored 61 in a match against Sunrisers. She made her

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high score playing for the side in 2021, scoring 92 against

Western Storm Western Storm are a women's cricket team representing South West England and Wales, one of eight regional hubs in English domestic cricket. They play their home matches at the County Ground, Taunton, the County Ground, Bristol and Sophia Gardens ...

. She also played six matches in the side's victorious

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campaign. She played for

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, taking seven wickets and scoring 110 runs in seven matches. She was South East Stars' joint-leading wicket-taker in the

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, as well as scoring two half-centuries. She was also Northern Superchargers' leading wicket-taker in The Hundred, with 7 wickets. Davidson-Richards played for

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in the 2018/19 season. She scored two half-centuries in both the

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and the Super Smash, as well as taking 8 wickets in the Shield.

International career

In March 2018, Davidson-Richards was named in the England squad for their

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against

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and

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. She played all five matches in the tournament, scoring 28 runs in three innings and bowling four overs for no wicket. In the following ODI series against India, Davidson-Richards played one match, scoring 9 runs as England lost by 1 wicket. In February 2019, Davidson-Richards was awarded a rookie contract by the

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(ECB) for 2019 and in 2020 she was named in a squad of 24 players to begin training following the

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. In December 2021, Davidson-Richards was named in England's A squad for their tour to Australia, with the matches being played alongside the

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. In June 2022, Davidson-Richards was named in England's

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squad for their one-off match against South Africa. She made her Test debut on 27 June 2022, for England against

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, scoring a century in England's first innings.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Davidson-Richards, Alice 1994 births Living people English women cricketers England women Test cricketers England women Twenty20 International cricketers England women One Day International cricketers Kent women cricketers Yorkshire Diamonds cricketers Otago Sparks cricketers South East Stars cricketers Northern Superchargers cricketers Women cricketers who made a century on Test debut