Ryan Christopher Davies (born 5 November 1996) is an English professional cricketer who most recently played for

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. He is a right-handed

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who also plays as a

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. Having joined

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, he also played for

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from under-13 level onwards. Davies studied at Sandwich Technology School and

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. Having played back-up to regular wicket-keeper

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, Davies made his first-class debut for Kent against

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in June 2015 after Billings' call-up to the England One Day International side. At the end of the 2015 season, having been made an offer of regular first-team cricket, Davies signed for

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on a three-year deal. In December 2015 he was named in England's squad for the

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. Davies made his maiden first-class half-century during a game against

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on 27 June 2016. Sharing an unbroken stand of 82 with

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, Davies hit six fours and three sixes on his way to 52 not out off 39 balls. On 24 July 2016 he made his

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debut against

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in the 2016 Royal London One-Day Cup. In September 2017, after two seasons with Somerset, it was announced that Davies was to be leave the county at the end of the season for personal reasons. He joined Durham during 2018, signing a two-eyer contract in May, and played regularly in Twenty20 matches as well as appearing three times during the season in first-class matches. He left the club before the start of the 2019 season, again for personal reasons.Ryan Davies: Durham batsman leaves club for personal reasons

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, 1 February 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2019.

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* 1996 births Living people English cricketers Kent cricketers Somerset cricketers Durham cricketers People from Thanet (district) English cricketers of the 21st century Wicket-keepers Cricketers from Kent {{England-cricket-bio-1990s-stub