Liam Murray Davis (born 2 August 1984) is an Australian former professional

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er who played for

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in Australian domestic cricket. A former Australian under-19 representative, Davis made his debut for Western Australia in 2006. Generally playing as an

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, he did not establish himself in the state team until late in the decade, having previously missed several matches due to injury. In February 2012, Davis scored a triple-century, 303

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, against

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, the second-highest score ever recorded for Western Australia at first-class level. He was also featured on the supplementary list of the

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for the 2012–13 season of the

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Domestic career

Born in

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, Western Australia, and educated at

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, Davis played under-17 and under-19 cricket for Western Australia, and also represented the Australian national under-19 team in five under-19

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and three under-19

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s. He scored a

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on his under-19 Test debut in January 2003, 132 from 187 balls against

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. Davis made his

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debut for

in January 2006, replacing

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who was suspended, and scored six runs batting third in the order, behind

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and

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. He played for

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in the Surrey Premier League during the

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as an overseas player. Davis made his first-class debut for Western Australia against

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in November 2007, scoring eight and 42 runs in the first and second innings respectively. In his second match, against

, he scored 116 runs in the first innings, his maiden first-class

. He was seen by some as a replacement for the retiring

. His form in the 2007–08 season led to him being offered a place at the

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. A rib injury during the 2009–10 season restricted Davis to four

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and three

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matches. He returned in the 2010–11 season to score two centuries in the first two matches of the Ryobi One-Day Cup, becoming the third Western Australia player, after

and

, to hit consecutive one-day centuries. In October 2011, Davis was named in the Australian squad for the

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, but was later forced to withdraw due to state commitments. In November 2011, he signed with the

in the

for the 2011–12 season, however, he did not play any matches for the team due to injury. In a

match against

in February 2012, Davis scored 303

, a triple-century and his highest score in any form of cricket. He shared in a

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of 389 runs with

, the third-highest partnership for Western Australia. After this innings, he became the leading runscorer in the competition for the 2011–12 season. Davis was selected to tour England with the Australia A team in July and August 2012. Having failed to gain a senior contract, he was included on the Perth Scorchers' supplementary list for the 2012–13 season.Unknown duo Hilton Cartwright and Marcus Stoinis replace injured Perth Scorchers
– PerthNow. Published 4 December 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2012.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Liam 1984 births Australian cricketers Living people People educated at Churchlands Senior High School Cricketers from Perth, Western Australia Western Australia cricketers Perth Scorchers cricketers Sportsmen from Western Australia