Ian Davison (cricketer)

Ian Joseph Davison (4 October 1937 – 2 January 2017) was an English cricketer. Davison was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born at Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.^[1]

Ian Davison

Personal information
Full name	Ian Joseph Davison
Born	(1937-10-04)4 October 1937 Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Died	2 January 2017(2017-01-02) (aged 79)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1955–1958	Bedfordshire
1959–1966	Nottinghamshire
1967–1969	Bedfordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 178 8 Runs scored 1,641 45 Batting average 9.06 15.00 100s/50s 0/3 0/0 Top score 60* 22 Balls bowled 31,810 538 Wickets 541 9 Bowling average 28.81 28.22 5 wickets in innings 22 0 10 wickets in match 2 0 Best bowling 7/28 4/34 Catches/stumpings 91/– 26/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 December 2011

After several seasons with Bedfordshire in the Minor Counties competition he played as an opening bowler for Nottinghamshire between 1959 and 1966. His best season was in 1963, when he took 111 wickets at 21.92. In the 1966 season, Wisden records that he "began well as opening partner to Carlton Forbes, but beset in mid-season by injury he faded and eventually lost his place. He has now accepted a business appointment."^[2] He was only 28 when he retired from first-class cricket. He played three more seasons with Bedfordshire, then retired from all cricket after the 1969 season.

He died on 2 January 2017 at the age of 79.^[3]