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Tim David
Personal information
Full name
Timothy Hays David
Born (1996-03-16) 16 March 1996 (age 28)
Singapore
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleMiddle-order batter
RelationsRod David (father)
International information
National sides
ODI debut (cap 239)9 September 2023 
Australia v South Africa
Last ODI17 September 2023 
Australia v South Africa
ODI shirt no.85
T20I debut (cap 4/103)22 July 2019 
Singapore v Qatar
Last T20I1 December 2023 
Australia v India
T20I shirt no.85
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017/18–2019/20Perth Scorchers
2020/21–presentHobart Hurricanes
2021Lahore Qalandars
2021Surrey
2021–presentSouthern Brave
2021–2022Saint Lucia Kings
2021Royal Challengers Bangalore
2021/22Tasmania
2022–presentMultan Sultans
2022–presentMumbai Indians
2022Lancashire
2023MI Cape Town
2023MI New York
2024MI Emirates
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I LA T20
Matches 4 51 20 251
Runs scored 45 1,166 790 4,837
Batting average 11.25 34.29 60.76 29.67
100s/50s –/– 0/6 2/5 0/15
Top score 35 92* 140* 92*
Balls bowled 12 164 228 621
Wickets 1 5 10 15
Bowling average 20.00 51.00 17.10 61.40
5 wickets in innings – – – 0
10 wickets in match – – – 0
Best bowling 1/20 1/18 3/26 1/0
Catches/stumpings 0/– 32/– 12/– 145/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 June 2024

Timothy Hays David (born 16 March 1996) is a Singaporean and Australian cricketer.[1][2] He played for the Singapore national cricket team between 2019 and 2020, before switching allegiance to Australia in 2022. He was part of the Australian team's squad for the 2022 T20 World Cup. He has played for various Twenty20 franchise teams.[3][4] He made his international debut for Singapore in July 2019 and played 14 T20Is making his debut for Australia in 2022 against India.[5][6][7][8]

Early life

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Timothy Hays David was born in Singapore to Rod David, a cricketer who played for Singapore at the 1997 ICC Trophy.[9][10] The family moved to Singapore from Australia in the 1990s where his father worked as an engineer. They moved back to Australia when he was two years old in the wake of the 1997 Asian financial crisis and he grew up in Perth.[11][12]

Franchise and overseas career

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Big Bash League

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David made his Twenty20 debut for Perth Scorchers in the 2017–18 Big Bash League season (BBL) on 1 January 2018.[13] For the 2020–21 Big Bash League season, David was signed by the Hobart Hurricanes.[14] In the opening fixture of the tournament, he scored 58 runs, with Hobart beating the Sydney Sixers by 16 runs, and David being named the player of the match.[15] In February 2022, David signed a two-year extension to his BBL contract with the Hobart Hurricanes.[16]

Pakistan Super League

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In May 2021, in the PSL mini replacement draft for the remainder of the postponed 2021 Pakistan Super League, David was signed by Lahore Qalandars as a replacement for Joe Burns.[17] In the following season's draft, he was signed by reigning champions Multan Sultans.[18] He was retained by the Sultans for the following year.[19]

Europe

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In July 2021, David played in the Hoofdklasse tournament in the Netherlands.[20] After playing in the Dutch league, David signed with Surrey County Cricket Club to play in the side's final two matches of the 2021 T20 Blast in England.[21] The following month, he played for Surrey in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup, scoring his first century in List A cricket with an unbeaten 140 against Warwickshire.[22] In the quarter-finals of the tournament, David scored 102 as Surrey beat Gloucestershire by five wickets.[23]

In 2021, he was drafted by Southern Brave for the inaugural season of The Hundred.[24] In the season's final, David scored 15 runs from six balls, took a catch, and effected a crucial run out of Liam Livingstone, all influential in Brave's victory.[25][26] In February 2022, David was signed by Lancashire County Cricket Club to play in the 2022 T20 Blast[27] and in April was bought again by Southern Brave for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[28]

Indian Premier League

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In August 2021, David was included in the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad for the second phase of the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) in the UAE.[29] He made his IPL debut on 24 September 2021 against Chennai Super Kings.[30] By doing so, he became the first international player from Singapore to play in the IPL.[31] In February 2022, he was bought by the Mumbai Indians in the 2022 Indian Premier League auction.[32]

Major League Cricket

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He was bought by MI New York ahead of the 2023 Major League Cricket which is hosted in USA.[33]

International career

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In July 2019, David was added to a training squad for the Singapore cricket team ahead of the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier tournament.[34] Later the same month, he was named in Singapore's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the Regional Finals of the tournament.[35] He made his T20I debut for Singapore against Qatar on 22 July 2019.[36]

In September 2019, David was named in Singapore's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament.[37] He made his List A debut for Singapore, against Qatar, in the Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tournament on 17 September 2019.[38] He was the leading run-scorer in the tournament, with 369 runs in five matches.[39] In October 2019, he was named in Singapore's squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the United Arab Emirates.[40] Ahead of the tournament, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named him as the player to watch in Singapore's squad.[41]

In 2022, David was named in the Australian national cricket team's squad for the 2022 World Cup and their series against India. Under the International Cricket Council's rules, he was deemed eligible to play for Australia despite having previously played for Singapore.[42] He made his T20I debut for Australia against India on 20 September 2022. In his third match for Australia, he hit 54 off 27 balls in Hyderabad against India.[43][44]

In May 2024, he was named in Australia’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[45]

References

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  1. ^ "Tim David earns mega IPL payday after bidding room war". Emerging Cricket. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Tim David, Singapore's most famous cricketer, might be the IPL's (and Australia's) next star". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Tim David". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Why Singapore beating Zimbabwe is a big deal". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Tim David profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Tim David | Stats, Bio, Facts and Career Info". www.cricket.com.au. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Tim David's long-awaited Australia debut is finally on". ESPN.com. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Australia sent in as David, Hardie debut in second ODI". Cricket.com.au. 10 September 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  9. ^ Beswick, Daniel (30 July 2019). "Nepal's flaws exposed by Asia T20 World Cup Qualifier".
  10. ^ "Match scorecard". CricketArchive.
  11. ^ "Who is Tim David, and why do we need to talk about him?". ESPNcricinfo. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  12. ^ "From Western Australia to Hobart Hurricanes via Singapore: Tim David and the quest for professional cricket". Emerging Cricket. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  13. ^ "14th Match (N), Big Bash League at Perth, Jan 1 2018". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  14. ^ "David, Ingram fire Hurricanes to victory in BBL10 opener". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Tim David, James Faulkner help Hobart Hurricanes see off Sydney Sixers". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Tim David re-signs with Hobart Hurricanes in BBL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  17. ^ Farooq, Umar (22 May 2021). "Multan Sultans sign Shimron Hetmyer in PSL mini replacement draft". ESPNcricinfo.
  18. ^ Siddique, Imran (12 December 2021). "PSL 7 draft: Jason Roy rejoins Gladiators, Qalandars pick Fakhar as franchises finalise squads". dawn.com.
  19. ^ "List of Players Retained by Franchises for PSL 2023".
  20. ^ "Tim David announces his arrival in Dutch Hoofdklasse". Emerging Cricket. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  21. ^ "Tim David signs last-minute Surrey deal to solve Blast availability crisis". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  22. ^ "Tim David 140* guides Surrey home to keep knockout hopes alive". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  23. ^ "One-Day Cup: Tim David hits brutal century as Surrey overpower Gloucestershire". BBC Sport. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  24. ^ "The Hundred 2021 - full squad lists". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  25. ^ "Brave take men's Hundred final after Tim David's direct hit fells Phoenix". The Guardian. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  26. ^ "Aussies feature as Hundred's champions crowned". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  27. ^ "Tim David joins Lancashire for Blast". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  28. ^ "The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed". BBC Sport. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  29. ^ "RCB rope in Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera for IPL 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  30. ^ "Singapore to UAE: Tim David makes IPL debut for Royal Challengers Bangalore in Sharjah classic vs CSK". India Today. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  31. ^ "Tim David set to become first Singapore international cricketer to play in IPL". Hindustan Times. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  32. ^ "Uncapped Tim David tops Australian IPL millionaires". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  33. ^ "Tim David strikes hard against LA Knight Riders". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  34. ^ "Timothy Hays David to play for Singapore". Singapore Cricket Association. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  35. ^ "The SCA have announced the 14-man squad for the ICC T20 World Cup Asia Final". Singapore Cricket Association. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  36. ^ "1st Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Region Final at Singapore, Jul 22 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
  37. ^ "The SCA have announced the 14-man squad – ICC Men's CWC Challenge League A – 2019". Singapore Cricket Association. 7 September 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  38. ^ "2nd Match, CWC Challenge League Group A at Kuala Lumpur, Sep 17 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  39. ^ "CWC Challenge League Group A, 2019-2021/22: Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  40. ^ "ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier – UAE". Cricket Singapore. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  41. ^ "Team preview: Singapore". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  42. ^ Conn, Malcolm (1 September 2022). "Tim David in Australian T20 squad as Finch continues to struggle". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
  43. ^ "1st T20I (N), Mohali, September 20, 2022, Australia tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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  45. ^ "Australia's squad for ICC Men's T20I World Cup 2024 Updates". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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