Joshua Henry Davey (born 3 August 1990) is a Scottish cricketer, who plays for Leicestershire County Cricket Club having previously played for Middlesex and Somerset as well as representing his country in One Day Internationals (ODIs) and Twenty20 Internationals. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler. He was educated at South Lee Prep School and then Culford School, in Suffolk.
County career In April 2010, Davey made his county debut for Middlesex against Northamptonshire in the Clydesdale Bank 40 competition.Northamptonshire v Middlesex, Clydesdale Bank 40 2010 (Group B), CricketArchive, Retrieved on 28 August 2010 He made his first-class debut a month later against Oxford University Cricket Club, he scored two fifties in the match and shared an opening partnership of 192 with Sam Robson in the first innings.Oxford University Centre of Cricketing Excellence v Middlesex, University Centres of Cricketing Excellence 2010, CricketArchive, Retrieved on 28 August 2010
Davey joined Somerset in 2014, going on to spend 11 years at the club and making more than 150 appearances across all formats.
In August 2025, it was announced that Davey had agreed a three-year contract to join Leicestershire from 1 November that year.
International career On 15 June 2010, Davey made his ODI debut against the Netherlands. Opening the batting, he scored 24 and coming on as first change took 1/27 from seven overs.Netherlands v Scotland, Scotland in Netherlands 2010 (Only ODI), CricketArchive, Retrieved on 28 August 2010 In his fourth ODI, he returned figures of 5/9 in 7.2 overs against Afghanistan.Scotland v Afghanistan, Afghanistan in Scotland 2010 (2nd ODI), CricketArchive, Retrieved on 28 August 2010 This is the best bowling analysis for Scotland in ODIs.Four or More Wickets in an Innings for Scotland in ODI Cricket , CricketArchive, Retrieved on 28 August 2010
On 14 January 2015, Davey added his name to the list of outstanding all round performances in an ODI by scoring 53 not out and picking 6 wickets for 28 runs against Afghanistan at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi in a triangular series which also involved Ireland.
In September 2019, he was named in Scotland's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates. In September 2021, Davey was named in Scotland's provisional squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
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