Ian Charles Davidson (born 21 October 1964) is a former English

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er. Davidson was a right-handed

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who bowled right-arm

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. He was born at

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. Davidson made two first-class appearances for

. The first came against

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in the

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. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Lancashire made 148 all out, with Davidson scoring 13 runs before he was dismissed by Paul Smith. In response, Warwickshire made 122 all out in their first-innings. Lancashire then made 321 all out in their second-innings, during which Davidson was dismissed for a

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. Set 348 to win, Warwickshire reached their target with one wicket to spare, despite Davidson taking the wickets of Andy Lloyd and

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, claiming figures of 2/24. His second appearance came against

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during Lancashire's 1987 tour there. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Lancashire were dismissed for just 97, with Davidson scoring a single run before he was dismissed by

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. In response, Jamaica made 264/9 declared in their first-innings, with Davidson taking the wickets of

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and

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, finishing the innings with figures of 2/61. Lancashire then made 201 all out in their second-innings, during which Davidson was dismissed once again by Perry for 0. Set 35 to win, Jamaica reached their target with nine wickets to spare.

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