Mark Davies (born 18 April 1969) is a former Welsh

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er. Davies was a right-handed

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who bowled

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. He was born in

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. Having spent time on the MCC staff and played Second XI cricket for the Glamorgan Second XI since 1987, Davies made a single first-class appearance for

against

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at the

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in 1990. In this match he scored 5 unbeaten runs, while with the ball he bowled 8 wicket-less overs. He joined

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in 1992, making his first-class debut for the county in the

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against

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. He made 43 further first-class appearances for Gloucestershire, the last of which came against Yorkshire in the

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. In his 44 first-class appearances for the county, he scored 627 runs at an

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of 14.92, with a high score of 54. This score, his only first-class

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, came against

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in the 1994 County Championship. As a bowler, Davies took 110 wickets at a respectable

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of 35.10. He took 3

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s and one

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in a match during his career, with his best bowling figures coming against

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in the

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. For much of his time at Gloucestershire, Davies found opportunities limited. Only in 2 seasons did his wicket tally reach double figures, which happened to be when he made his most appearances for Gloucestershire: he took 56 wickets in 1992 and 37 in 1993. It was for Gloucestershire that he made his

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debut for against

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in the 1992 Sunday League. He made 16 further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against

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in the 1995 AXA Equity & Law League. He scored 66 runs in his 17 appearances, which came at an average of 11.00, with a high score of 14. With the ball he took 12 wickets at an average of 36.66, with best figures of 2/23. With opportunities limited, he left Gloucestershire at the end of the 1995 season. He joined Wales Minor Counties in 1996, making his debut for the team in the

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against

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. He played

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cricket for Wales Minor Counties from 1996 to 2001, making 10

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appearances and 6 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his first List A appearance for Wales Minor Counties against Nottinghamshire in the 1998 NatWest Trophy. He made 6 further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against the

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in the

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. In his 7 List A matches for the team, he scored 70 runs at an average of 23.33, with a high score of 30 not out. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at an average of 34.83, with best figures of 2/34.

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