Tim David

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]

Tim David

Personal information
Full name	Timothy Hays David
Born	(1996-03-16) 16 March 1996 (age 28) Singapore
Height	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Middle-order batter
Relations	Rod David (father)
International information
National sides	Singapore (2019–2020) Australia (2022–present)
ODI debut (cap 239)	9 September 2023  Australia v South Africa
Last ODI	17 September 2023  Australia v South Africa
ODI shirt no.	85
T20I debut (cap 4/103)	22 July 2019  Singapore v Qatar
Last T20I	1 December 2023  Australia v India
T20I shirt no.	85
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2017/18–2019/20	Perth Scorchers
2020/21–present	Hobart Hurricanes
2021	Lahore Qalandars
2021	Surrey
2021–present	Southern Brave
2021–2022	Saint Lucia Kings
2021	Royal Challengers Bangalore
2021/22	Tasmania
2022–present	Multan Sultans
2022–present	Mumbai Indians
2022	Lancashire
2023	MI Cape Town
2023	MI New York
2024	MI 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

Early life

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

Big Bash League

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

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

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

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

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

International career

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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36. "1st Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Region Final at Singapore, Jul 22 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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43. "1st T20I (N), Mohali, September 20, 2022, Australia tour of India". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
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External links

• Tim David at ESPNcricinfo
• Tim David at CricketArchive (subscription required)
• Hobart Hurricanes player profile