Jodie Davis


Jodie Davis is a former Australian cricket player and coached the Pakistani women's team at the 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup in India.

Playing career

Davis initially played netball at school but played backyard cricket with her brother and friends and joined a club in 1984. In only her second full season in club competition, she was selected in the senior ACT Team at the 1985/96 National Championships in Adelaide. Davis was selected in the Australian B squad in 1987. She was selected in the 1988 Australian team for the Shell Cup tour to New Zealand and played in one One Day International. She was a member of Australian squads until 1992. In 1992, she broke her leg playing soccer, disrupting her cricket career.
In 1992, she travelled up Canberra to Sydney with Australian player Bronwyn Calver to play for Gordon Cricket Club in the Sydney women's competition. She played for Gordon Cricket Club for 14 years including a period as club captain and was awarded life membership.
Davis' state representative cricket career included: member and captain of the ACT Women’s Cricket Team and member and captain of the ACT Women’s Indoor Cricket Team.
In 1989, Davis won her third Margaret Reid Perpetual Trophy for batting in the ACT Women's Cricket Association awards. In the ACT women's competition, Davis has played for Forscvin XI, Canberra North and Weston Creek.

Coaching career

In 2000, Davis completed the Cricket Australia Level 3 Elite Coaching Course. Davis was sponsored by the Australian Sports Commission to coach the Pakistani women's team at the 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup in India.
She was ACT State Assistant Coach U16/U17 Boys, ACT Senior and U19 State Women’s Coach, Australian Satellite Coach 1997-2000 and has been an individual coach to Bronwyn Calver and Kris Britt.
Davis has a sport science degree and a graduate diploma in information management from the University of Canberra.