Jonas Davis


Jonas "Joe" Davis was an Australian cricketer. He played twenty first-class matches for New South Wales between 1879-80 and 1893-94.
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 top-scored in the second innings with 85 out of a team total of 165. 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 and 1893-94, both tours having been organised and managed by Davis' older brother, Coleman.
Davis was a jeweller. He collapsed while playing bowls and died at home early the next morning, aged 52. He left a widow, a son and three daughters. He was buried in the Jewish section of Rookwood Cemetery, Sydney. He is sometimes called "Jonas J. Davis", but his probate notice refers to him as "JONAS DAVIS commonly known as Joseph Davis".