Ollie Davies Stats, Height, Net Worth, and BBL Career: Full Breakdown for 2026-27

By the Cric Info 365 Editorial Team |September 20, 2026

Ollie Davies stands 179 cm (5 foot 10) tall, carries an estimated net worth in the region of AUD 1 million built entirely from domestic Australian cricket, and enters BBL 2026-27 wearing a new shade of pink. After five seasons as a Sydney Thunder power hitter, Davies has signed a three-year deal with the Sydney Sixers, joining his younger brother Joel in the same dressing room. Here is the full breakdown of his numbers, his rise through the Big Bash, and what his move actually means for 2026-27.

Who Is Ollie Davies?

Oliver Henry Leon Davies was born on October 14, 2000, in Curl Curl on Sydney’s northern beaches. He bats right-handed and bowls occasional right-arm off-break, and every scouting note on him says the same thing: he is a top-order batter built to attack spin and hit boundaries early rather than accumulate quietly, according to his Wikipedia profile.

Cricket runs in the family. His father Kevin Davies played club cricket, and his younger brother Joel Davies is also a professional, a left-arm orthodox spinner who made his Australia T20I debut against Bangladesh in June 2026. Ollie came through Manly Warringah grade cricket, where he broke a 140-year-old club record by scoring a first-grade century at just 17, then smashed 207 off 115 balls with 17 sixes at the 2018 Under 19 National Championships. That innings put him on the radar, and by 2019 he had a New South Wales rookie contract and a two-year Big Bash deal with Sydney Thunder in hand.

He was part of Australia’s squad at the 2020 Under 19 Cricket World Cup in South Africa, a tournament that doubles as a proving ground for the next generation of Australian batters. He is also eligible to play for the West Indies through family heritage, a detail Wikipedia notes but one that has never turned into an actual national selection conversation given how firmly his career has been built around Australian domestic cricket.

How Tall Is Ollie Davies?

Ollie Davies is 179 cm, or 5 foot 10, which is on the shorter side for a modern top-order batter but has never been a limiting factor in how he plays. His game is built around a low centre of gravity, quick hands, and the ability to get under the ball early, which suits an aggressive method against both pace and spin. Height matters less in T20 batting than it does for fast bowlers chasing extra bounce, and Davies is proof of that. His power comes from bat speed and timing rather than reach, which is exactly why he has been able to clear the rope consistently against bowlers considerably taller than him.

Ollie Davies Stats: Full Career Breakdown

Here are Davies’ complete numbers across First Class, List A and Domestic T20/BBL cricket, current as of the 2026 season.

Batting Statistics

Format	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	Strike Rate	Highest Score	100s / 50s
First Class (FC)	25	45	1,375	32.74	72.18	131	3 / 7
List A (One Day)	27	27	653	29.68	89.94	57	0 / 2
Domestic T20 / BBL	49	45	836	19.90	129.61	65	0 / 3

Bowling Statistics

Format	Matches	Innings	Overs	Wickets	Average	Economy	Best Bowling
First Class (FC)	25	10	58.0	3	88.00	4.55	2/105
List A (One Day)	27	4	6.0	1	39.00	6.50	1/11
Domestic T20 / BBL	49	4	4.1	0	—	7.68	0/2

Fielding Statistics

Format	Catches	Stumpings	Run Outs
First Class (FC)	20	0	1
List A (One Day)	14	0	1
Domestic T20 / BBL	16	0	1

Batting Numbers Explained

The strike rate column tells the real story here. Davies goes from 72.18 in First-Class cricket to 89.94 in List A and then 129.61 in T20, which is exactly the shape you would expect from a batter whose game is built to accelerate as the format shortens. What is more interesting is that his First-Class average, 32.74, is genuinely solid for a specialist top-order batter, and his 131 not out shows he can bat long once set. The gap between his List A average (29.68) and his BBL average (19.90) reflects a common pattern for boundary hitters: he takes more risks and gets out more often in T20 because that format rewards intent over survival, and a strike rate near 130 more than compensates for a lower average in franchise cricket.

Bowling and Fielding Numbers Explained

Davies is not really a bowling option, and the numbers confirm it plainly. Three First-Class wickets at 88.00 and zero BBL wickets in just over four overs tell you his off breaks are used sparingly, mostly to give a frontline bowler a rest rather than as a genuine fifth bowling option. His fielding, on the other hand, is a quietly strong part of his game. 20 First-Class catches, and 16 in the BBL from relatively few matches suggest a safe pair of hands in the field, which matters for a franchise looking at him as an all-format contributor even without the ball. Zero stumpings across every format is unsurprising given he has never kept wicket, but a run out in each competition shows a player who backs himself in the field rather than just standing and waiting for the ball to come to him, a small detail that tends to matter more in tight BBL finishes than most stat sheets let on.

Ollie Davies’ BBL Career: From Thunder Breakout to Sydney Sixers Switch

The BBL|10 to BBL|12 Rise With Sydney Thunder

Davies made his Big Bash debut for Sydney Thunder on December 22, 2020, and it did not take long for him to make an impression. He hit eight sixes across his first two matches, then produced one of the standout power-hitting moments of that era, smashing five consecutive sixes in an over against the Melbourne Renegades on his way to 48 off just 23 balls, as detailed by cricket.com.au. The Thunder rewarded him with a three-year contract extension almost immediately.

His most productive Big Bash season came in BBL|12, when he scored 333 runs for the tournament, the most by any Thunder player that season. That campaign cemented him as one of the competition’s genuine boundary-hitting threats, someone franchises had to bowl carefully to inside the powerplay. His overall BBL numbers, 836 runs at a strike rate of 129.61 across 49 matches, reflect a player who has consistently been more valuable for impact per ball faced than for raw accumulation.

Why He Signed With Sydney Sixers for BBL 2026-27

The biggest development in Davies’ career arrived in February 2026, when he signed a three-year deal with the Sydney Sixers as a free agent after playing just one game for Thunder that season, according to Cricinfo’s report on the move. The switch came during a difficult stretch for the Thunder franchise, which finished last and was in the process of a season review with Cricket NSW at the time.

For Davies personally, the move carries an obvious emotional layer. His brother Joel had already been at the Sixers since 2023-24, and Ollie described signing alongside him as a childhood dream, saying he was excited to pull on the magenta together and play out of the SCG, as the Sydney Sixers confirmed in their own announcement. It is a rare case in Australian domestic cricket of two brothers ending up as teammates rather than rivals, and it gives the Sixers a genuinely new look heading into BBL 2026-27.

Ollie Davies Net Worth in 2026

Ollie Davies’ net worth is estimated at around AUD 1 million, a figure built almost entirely from his BBL contracts, his New South Wales state deal, and grade cricket earnings rather than any international payday or major endorsement portfolio. Independent profile sites that track domestic Australian cricketers, including cricketerbio.com, have placed his net worth in this range, though it is worth noting these figures are estimates rather than confirmed contract disclosures, since neither Cricket Australia nor the BBL publish individual player salaries.

What makes his earnings profile different from someone like a capped international teammate is the complete absence of IPL, The Hundred, or other overseas T20 league income. Every dollar Davies has made in professional cricket so far has come from Australian domestic structures, which puts a natural ceiling on his net worth compared to teammates who supplement their BBL contracts with a Northern Hemisphere winter league or two. His new three-year Sixers deal will be the single biggest driver of his earnings growth heading into 2026-27 and beyond.

Is Ollie Davies an International Cricketer?

No, and this is one of the more surprising facts about a player with his kind of strike rate. Despite being a consistent BBL boundary threat since 2020, Ollie Davies has never played international cricket for Australia at senior level. His highest honour remains the 2020 Under 19 World Cup squad, and he has represented Australia A in unofficial fixtures, but a full international cap has not yet arrived.

That is a genuinely different path from his own brother, who debuted for Australia in T20Is within three years of joining the Sixers system. It is also different from teammates like Steve Smith or Sean Abbott, who anchor the same Sydney Sixers squad Davies now plays for. [internal link: Sean Abbott stats, height and BBL career breakdown] For a player with Davies’ power numbers, the absence of a national contract says less about his ability and more about how crowded Australia’s white ball top order and finishing roles have become in recent seasons.

What to Expect From Ollie Davies in BBL 2026-27

Davies arrives at the Sixers as a genuine boundary option in a batting lineup that already features Steve Smith, Josh Philippe, and now Joel Davies, alongside Jordan Silk and the returning Sean Abbott lower down the order. His role is unlikely to change much from what made him valuable at Thunder: an aggressive top or middle order hitter who can take the game away from bowlers inside the first six overs.

The bigger question is exactly where he slots into the batting order. The Sixers already have Philippe and Smith as senior top-order options, which could push Davies into a middle-order finishing role rather than the opening spot he often occupied at Thunder. Either way, a strike rate above 129 gives new head coach Matthew Mott a genuine X factor option to call on, particularly in run chases where the Sixers have historically wanted more depth of firepower below the top three.

Ollie Davies vs Other BBL Power Hitters

This comparison rarely gets made because Davies has spent his career slightly outside the BBL spotlight, playing for a Thunder side that struggled for consistency. Stack his strike rate of 129.61 against recognised BBL boundary hitters, and it holds up well, sitting comfortably above the tournament’s typical top-order average and in the same range as players who get far more national attention.

What separates Davies from a pure six-hitting specialist is his First Class output. A batter averaging 32.74 with three centuries in the format shows genuine technique, not just raw power, which is a combination franchises value highly because it usually points to a longer, more adaptable career. Compare him to a template like David Warner in his early Thunder years, a short, aggressive left-hander who also built his reputation on boundary hitting before proving he could bat long in red-ball cricket, and Davies’ trajectory looks like a similar kind of story still being written.

There is also a tactical wrinkle worth flagging that most quick profiles skip. Davies’ off-break bowling, however limited by the raw numbers, gives a captain a genuine sixth bowling option in an emergency, something pure power hitters without any bowling craft cannot offer. It is not a wicket-taking weapon, but a few overs bowled to disguise a bowling attack’s real plan, or to rest a frontline quick during a lopsided match, has real tactical value in a 20-over format where every legal delivery matters. Franchises rarely build a signing around that kind of detail, but coaching staff notice it, and it is part of why Davies has stayed attractive to two different BBL clubs inside one career.

FAQs

For full player profiles, official records and career updates, you can also check Davies’ numbers on ESPN Cricinfo, his background via cricket.com.au, and the official Sydney Sixers signing announcement on the Sydney Sixers website.

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