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Jonas Davis
Personal information
Born(1859-05-12)12 May 1859
Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Died18 May 1911(1911-05-18) (aged 52)
Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
RoleBatsman, occasional wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1879/80–1893/94New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 20
Runs scored 643
Batting average 24.73
100s/50s 0/3
Top score 85
Catches/stumpings 9/2
Source: Cricinfo, 26 December 2016

Jonas "Joe" Davis (12 May 1859 – 18 May 1911) was an Australian cricketer.[1]

Davis played for the New South Wales XV against the Australians in 1878-79 and scored 32 in an innings victory for the New South Wales team,[2] the Sydney Morning Herald recording that Davis "proved that the confidence placed in his powers as a batsman was justified".[3] He subsequently played twenty first-class matches for New South Wales between 1879–80 and 1893–94.[4]

A batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, Joe Davis' highest first-class score was for New South Wales against Ivo Bligh's XI in 1882–83, when, opening the batting, he scored 85 in the second innings out of a team total of 165.[5] He dropped out of the New South Wales team for interstate matches after the 1887–88 season, but he returned to captain the team on tours of New Zealand, in 1889–90[6] and 1893–94,[7] both tours having been organised and managed by Davis' older brother, Coleman (1857–1922).[8][9][10]

Davis was a jeweller.[11] He married Phoebe Davis in Sydney in February 1885.[12]

He collapsed while playing bowls in May 1911 and died at home early the next morning, aged 52. He left a widow, a son and three daughters.[13] He was buried in the Jewish section of Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney.[14] He is sometimes called "Jonas J. Davis",[4][1] but his probate notice refers to him as "JONAS DAVIS commonly known as Joseph Davis".[15]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jonas Davis". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  2. ^ "NSW v Australians". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. ^ "The Australian Eleven vs New South Wales Fifteen". Trove. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Jonas Davis". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  5. ^ "New South Wales v IFW Bligh's XI 1882-83". Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  6. ^ "NSW in New Zealand 1889-90". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  7. ^ "NSW in New Zealand 1893-94". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Wisden obituaries in 1922". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  9. ^ "Coleman Davis profile". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  10. ^ Not Out (22 February 1922). "A Few Notches". Referee: 12.
  11. ^ "Willow Wielders: The Passing of Noted Players". Sydney Sportsman: 7. 24 May 1911.
  12. ^ "Ladies Page: Davis–Davis". Australian Town and Country Journal: 30. 21 February 1885.
  13. ^ "Personal". Daily Telegraph: 10. 19 May 1911.
  14. ^ "Burial record". Rookwood Jewish Cemetery. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  15. ^ "Legal Notices". Daily Telegraph: 2. 23 May 1911.
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