Timothy Hays David (born 16 March 1996) is a Singapore born Australian

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er. He played for the

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between 2019 and 2020, before switching allegiance to Australia in 2022. He was part of the Australian team's squad for the

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. He has played various

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franchise teams. He made his international debut for Singapore in July 2019 and played 14 T20Is making is debut for Australia in 2022 against India.

Early life

Timothy Hays David was born in Singapore to Rod David, a cricketer who played for Singapore at the

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. The family moved to Singapore from Australia in the 1990s where his father worked as an engineer. They moved back to Australia when he was two years old in the wake of the 1997 Asian financial crisis and he grew up in

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Franchise and overseas career

Big Bash League

David made his

debut for

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in the

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(BBL) on 1 January 2018. For the

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, David was signed by the

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. In the opening fixture of the tournament, he scored 58 runs, with Hobart beating the

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by 16 runs, and David being named the player of the match. In February 2022, David signed a two-year extension to his BBL contract with the Hobart Hurricanes.

Pakistan Super League

In May 2021, in the PSL Mini Replacement Draft for the remainder of the postponed

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, David was signed by the

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as a replacement for Joe Burns. In the 2022 Pakistan Super league David was signed by reigning champions

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England

In July 2021, David played in the Hoofdklasse tournament in the Netherlands. After playing in the Dutch league, David signed with Surrey County Cricket Club to play in Surrey's final two matches in the

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in England. The following month, he played in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup, and scored his first century in

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with an unbeaten 140 against

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. In the quarter-finals of the tournament, David scored 102 runs, as Surrey beat

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by five wickets to advance to the semi-finals of the competition. In 2021, he was drafted by

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for the inaugural season of The Hundred. In the final for the

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, David scored 15 off 6 balls, and then came up with a catch, and later a crucial runout of

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, that each played a significant role in his team winning. In February 2022, David was signed by Lancashire County Cricket Club to play in the

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in England. In April 2022, he was bought by the

for the 2022 season of The Hundred.

Indian Premier League

In August 2021, David was included in the

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squad for the second phase of the

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(IPL) in the UAE. He made his IPL debut on 24 September 2021 against

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. By doing so, he became the first international player from

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to play in the IPL. In February 2022, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians in 2022 Indian Premier League auction.

Teams Played

Western Australia XI, Perth Scorchers, Singapore, Hobart Hurricanes, Lahore Qalandars, Surrey, Saint Lucia Kings, Southern Brave, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Tasmania, Multan Sultans, Mumbai Indians, Lancashire, Australia.

International career

In July 2019, David was added to a training squad for the Singapore cricket team ahead of the Regional Finals of the

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tournament. Later the same month, he was named in Singapore's

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(T20I) squad for the Regional Finals of the tournament. He made his T20I debut for Singapore against

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on 22 July 2019. In September 2019, David was named in Singapore's squad for the

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tournament. He made his List A debut for Singapore, against

, in the Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament on 17 September 2019. He was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 369 runs in five matches. In October 2019, he was named in Singapore's squad for the

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tournament in the United Arab Emirates. Ahead of the tournament, the

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(ICC) named him as the player to watch in Singapore's squad. In 2022, David was named in the

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's squad for the

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and their series against India. Under the

's rules, he was deemed eligible to play for Australia despite having previously played for Singapore. He made his T20I debut for Australia against India on 20 September 2022. In his third match for Australia, he hit 54 off 27 balls in Hyderabad against India.

References

External links

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Hobart Hurricanes player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:David, Tim 1996 births Living people Singaporean people of Australian descent Australian people of Singaporean descent Singaporean emigrants to Australia People educated at Scotch College, Perth Australian cricketers Australia Twenty20 International cricketers Singaporean cricketers Singapore Twenty20 International cricketers Dual international cricketers Hobart Hurricanes cricketers Lahore Qalandars cricketers Lancashire cricketers MI Cape Town cricketers Multan Sultans cricketers Mumbai Indians cricketers Perth Scorchers cricketers Royal Challengers Bangalore cricketers Southern Brave cricketers Saint Lucia Kings cricketers Surrey cricketers