{{short description|English cricketer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use British English|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = | country = England | fullname = Ian Charles Davidson | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|12|21|df=yes}} | birth_place = Roe Green, Worsley, Lancashire, England | heightft = | heightinch = | heightm = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm off break | role = | family = | club1 = Lancashire | year1 = 1985–1986/87 | clubnumber1 = | columns = 1 | column1 = First-class | matches1 = 2 | runs1 = 14 | bat avg1 = 3.50 | 100s/50s1 = –/– | top score1 = 13 | deliveries1 = 162 | wickets1 = 4 | bowl avg1 = 21.25 | fivefor1 = – | tenfor1 = – | best bowling1 = 2/24 | catches/stumpings1 = 2/– | date = 10 June | year = 2012 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/12061.html Cricinfo }}
'''Ian Charles Davidson''' (born 21 October 1964) is a former English cricketer. Davidson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Roe Green, Worsley, Lancashire.
Davidson made two first-class appearances for Lancashire.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28962/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Ian Davidson|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=10 June 2012}}</ref> The first came against Warwickshire at Edgbaston in the 1985 County Championship. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Lancashire made 148 all out, with Davidson scoring 13 runs before he was dismissed by Paul Smith. In response, Warwickshire made 122 all out in their first-innings. Lancashire then made 321 all out in their second-innings, during which Davidson was dismissed for a duck by Anton Ferreira. Set 348 to win, Warwickshire reached their target with one wicket to spare, despite Davidson taking the wickets of Andy Lloyd and Alvin Kallicharran, claiming figures of 2/24.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/46/46190.html|title=Warwickshire v Lancashire, 1985 County Championship|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=10 June 2012}}</ref> His second appearance came against Jamaica at Sabina Park during Lancashire's 1987 tour there. Winning the toss and electing to bat first, Lancashire were dismissed for just 97, with Davidson scoring a single run before he was dismissed by Nehemiah Perry. In response, Jamaica made 264/9 declared in their first-innings, with Davidson taking the wickets of Robert Haynes and Ken McLeod, finishing the innings with figures of 2/61. Lancashire then made 201 all out in their second-innings, during which Davidson was dismissed once again by Perry for 0. Set 35 to win, Jamaica reached their target with nine wickets to spare.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/48/48425.html|title=Jamaica v Lancashire, 1986/87|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=10 June 2012}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/12061.html Ian Davidson] at ESPNcricinfo *[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28962/28962.html Ian Davidson] at CricketArchive
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