Mark Davies (born Anthony Mark Davies, 4 October 1980) is an English former

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er who played for

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and, briefly,

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. He bowled right-arm medium-pace and batted in the

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. In December 2009, he was called up from the England Lions into the full England squad, to cover for injuries to other bowlers during the

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. Davies suffered many injuries during his career. In September 2014, he was forced to retire from all forms of cricket after failing to recover from a shoulder injury picked up in a pre-season fixture.

County career

Born in

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, County Durham, England, Davies made his

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debut in 1998, and his first-class debut in 2002. He has represented England under-19s. His career has been blighted by injury, "especially in 2004 and 2005 when he was taking wickets for fun (50 at 18.76 and 47 at 15.55 respectively)." He rarely played in 2006, as recurring back problems left him in a "body brace" for three months, but made a comeback in 2007, including a one-month spell on loan to

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, playing one first-class game. In the 2008 season, he played regularly for Durham in the early season and, returning to the side after two months on the sidelines in August 2008 after

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was called up for England, Davies took career-best figures of 8–24 versus

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, at

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as Hampshire were dismissed for just 96.http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/countycricket2008/engine/current/match/319936.html He took 3–51 in the second innings, 11–75 in all, but could not prevent his side from losing. He joined

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in 2012. In his first season with the county, he won the player of the year. 2013 was a different proposition altogether for Davies as he found himself left out for much of Kent's season. Despite that, he claimed 25 County Championship wickets. This was the fourth best in the squad, despite having missed 6 games. Davies retired from cricket in 2014, due to a shoulder injury.

Career-best performances

''as of 20 May 2017''

Personal life

His brother,

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, is a professional

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who has played for clubs such as

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and

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davies, Mark 1980 births Living people Durham cricketers English cricketers Cricketers from Stockton-on-Tees Durham Cricket Board cricketers Nottinghamshire cricketers Kent cricketers Cricketers from Yorkshire