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England Seamer Freya Davies Retires at 29 to Become a Solicitor

The 29-year-old ends a 15-year career to start solicitor training after completing the LPC plus an LLM.

Overview

  • England Cricket confirmed her retirement and noted she made 35 appearances for the national side.
  • Her final match came on September 21 in the One-Day Cup final at the Rose Bowl, where Hampshire finished runners-up to Lancashire.
  • She contributed 41 off 41 balls at No. 4 and took 1 for 38 in the final to close out her season.
  • Davies debuted for England in March 2019 in a T20I in Colombo and last played internationally in 2023 against Australia at Edgbaston, finishing with 33 wickets across formats.
  • A Sussex product from age 14, she led the 2019 Women’s Super League with 19 wickets and later claimed 36 wickets in 37 Hundred matches for London Spirit and Welsh Fire.