Henry Davids

{{short description|South African cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Henry Davids

| image =

| country = South Africa

| fullname = Henry Davids

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|01|19|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Stellenbosch, Cape Province, South Africa

| heightft =

| heightinch =

| heightm =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium-fast

| role = Batsman

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2012–2013

| odidebutdate = 30 November

| odidebutyear = 2013

| odidebutagainst = Pakistan

| odicap = 111

| lastodidate = 11 December

| lastodiyear = 2013

| lastodiagainst = India

| odishirt = 19

| T20Idebutdate = 21 December

| T20Idebutyear = 2012

| T20Idebutagainst = New Zealand

| T20Icap = 53

| lastT20Idate = 20 November

| lastT20Iyear = 2013

| lastT20Iagainst = Pakistan

| T20Ishirt =

| club1 = Boland

| year1 = 2000–2010

| club2 = Cape Cobras

| year2 = 2005–2010

| club3 = Northerns

| year3 = 2010–present

| club4 = Titans

| year4 = 2010–present

| columns = 4

| column1 = ODI

| matches1 = 2

| runs1 = 8

| bat avg1 = 4.00

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 7

| deliveries1 = –

| wickets1 = –

| bowl avg1 = –

| fivefor1 = –

| tenfor1 = –

| best bowling1 = –

| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–

| column2 = T20I

| matches2 = 9

| runs2 = 161

| bat avg2 = 17.88

| 100s/50s2 = 0/2

| top score2 = 68

| deliveries2 = 12

| wickets2 = 1

| bowl avg2 = 13.00

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 1/6

| catches/stumpings2 = 0/–

| column3 = FC

| matches3 = 132

| runs3 = 6,990

| bat avg3 = 31.06

| 100s/50s3 = 12/40

| top score3 = 158

| deliveries3 = 3,905

| wickets3 = 51

| bowl avg3 = 43.66

| fivefor3 = 1

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 5/22

| catches/stumpings3 = 117/–

| column4 = LA

| matches4 = 166

| runs4 = 5,146

| bat avg4 = 33.20

| 100s/50s4 = 9/34

| top score4 = 166

| deliveries4 = 1,953

| wickets4 = 41

| bowl avg4 = 44.39

| fivefor4 = 0

| tenfor4 = 0

| best bowling4 = 4/43

| catches/stumpings4 = 64/–

| date = 1 April

| year = 2017

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/12/12844/12844.html CricketArchive

}}

Henry Davids (born 19 January 1980) is a South African cricketer. A right-handed batsman and a useful right-arm medium-fast bowler, Davids started his career with the Boland cricket team and then moved to the Nashua Cape Cobras. He performed well in the 2009 Champions League Twenty20 for the Cobras, finishing in the top-ten run-scorers in the competition with 137 runs at a strike-rate of 110.48.{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/t20champions2009/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=5097;type=tournament |title=Champions League Twenty20, 2009/10 / Records / Most runs |publisher=Cricinfo |access-date=2010-01-19}} Davids then moved to the Nashua Titans at the end of the 2009 season and has had reasonable success, often appearing for the Easterns amateur team. He was appointed first-class captain of the Nashua Titans at the start of the 2012/13 season.

On 21 December 2012 he made his debut for the South African T20 team opening against New Zealand.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/south-africa-v-new-zealand-2012/content/story/598092.html|title=South Africa hammer woeful New Zealand|last=McGlashan|first=Andrew|date=December 21, 2012|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=23 December 2012}} In his second game he scored 55 runs from 38 balls. He is a well-talented, stable but aggressive right-handed batsman. He played a crucial role in the qualification of Cape Cobras in the inaugural edition of Champions LeagueT20 which was held in India and was in action in three cities (Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi).

In May 2017, he was named List A Cricketer of the Season at Cricket South Africa's annual awards.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/1097632.html |title=De Kock dominates South Africa's awards |access-date=14 May 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In August 2017, he was named in Stellenbosch Monarchs' squad for the first season of the T20 Global League.{{cite web|url=http://www.t20.gl/news/t20-global-league-announces-final-team-squads|title=T20 Global League announces final team squads|access-date=28 August 2017|work=T20 Global League|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905185645/https://www.t20.gl/news/t20-global-league-announces-final-team-squads|archive-date=5 September 2017|url-status=dead}} However, in October 2017, Cricket South Africa initially postponed the tournament until November 2018, with it being cancelled soon after.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/1123408.html |title=Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league |access-date=10 October 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

In June 2018, he was named in the squad for the Titans team for the 2018–19 season.{{cite web |url=http://www.titans.co.za/index.php/categories-1-layout/item/859-multiply-titans-announce-contracts-2018-19 |title=Multiply Titans Announce Contracts 2018–19 |work=Multiply Titans |access-date=16 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616154504/http://www.titans.co.za/index.php/categories-1-layout/item/859-multiply-titans-announce-contracts-2018-19 |archive-date=16 June 2018 |url-status=dead }} In September 2018, he was named in the Titans' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy.{{cite web|url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/titans-name-strong-squad-for-abu-dhabi-t20-league-20180921 |title=Titans name strong squad for Abu Dhabi T20 league |work=Sport24 |access-date=27 September 2018}} In October 2018, he was named in Paarl Rocks' squad for the first edition of the Mzansi Super League T20 tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Cricket/live-mzansi-super-league-player-draft-20181017 |title=Mzansi Super League - full squad lists |work=Sport24 |access-date=17 October 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/cricket/domestic/mzansi-super-league-player-draft-the-story-so-far-17521199 |title=Mzansi Super League Player Draft: The story so far |work=Independent Online |access-date=17 October 2018}} In September 2019, he was named in the squad for the Paarl Rocks team for the 2019 Mzansi Super League tournament.{{cite web |url=https://cricket.co.za/news/31555/MSL-20-announces-its-T20-squads |title=MSL 2.0 announces its T20 squads |work=Cricket South Africa |access-date=4 September 2019 |archive-date=4 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904081427/https://cricket.co.za/news/31555/MSL-20-announces-its-T20-squads |url-status=dead }}