Gwynfor Davies (12 August 1908 – 10 March 1972) was a

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er. Davies was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at

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, Carmarthenshire. Davies made his first-class debut for

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in the 1932 County Championship against Lancashire. He played a further 6 first-class matches in the 1932 season, with his final first-class appearance for the county coming against

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. In his 7 first-class matches, he scored 77 runs at a batting average of 9.62, with a top score of 44. With the ball he took 3 wickets at a

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of 44.66, with best figures 2/18.First-class Bowling For Each Team by Gwynfor Davies
/ref> Davies died at Llanelli, Carmarthenshire on 10 March 1972.

Family

Davies' brother Emrys played 621 first-class matches for Glamorgan and holds a number of the club's records.

References

External links

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