IT MAY seem hard to believe but it’s ten year since Josh Davey made his first class debut for Somerset against New Zealand in May 2025.

Since then he has taken 306 wickets across all formats and when needed he has shown himself to be a very useful batter.

Josh started his cricketing career with Middlesex but was released near the end of the summer of 2013. Late on that season he played for Somerset Seconds as a triallist and impressed Dave Nosworthy, the then director of cricket, and was invited to spend the following winter training at Taunton.

That was the start of his journey with Somerset. Sitting in the sunshine at Taunton, the 34 year old said: “The time has just flown by, but when you take a step back it has been a long time thinking back to the first day that I drove down here, when I was so close to turning round and going back home.

“I even phoned my dad and said I wasn’t sure that I could do this and be away from home and the family. However I’m glad I did stick it out because I have created a life down here in Somerset and it has been an amazing ten years.

“Yes it was a massive shock coming from the city to live here; its a very big change and it did take time to adapt to the town and make new friends but eventually you start a life. I met my wife here and now we have a son so this is my home.

“I was 23 when I was released by Middlesex and I was probably going to give myself just one more good shot at trying to get back into the professional game.

“I remember I had a really good start to my very first season here and took a fiv-fer in the pre-season game and scored runs in the second team so Nos (Dave Nosworthy) then gave me a summer contract.

“Somerset gave me a second life, the door opened and I broke it down and got back in since when it’s almost been step by step from there. That’s how I tried to approach it - get into the one day team, become a regular, get into the championship side and try to back up with consistent performances and I think I have kind of done that.

“I then got capped and have become a regular member of the first team so it has gone the way that I hoped looking back from the start. The only thing missing is winning the championship.”

During the ten years since he made his first team debut Josh has played in some pretty momentous matches.

“It’s always the trophies that you remember. The one day season when we won the cup final was good, that was so enjoyable and the first trophy that I have been part of.

“There are also personal milestones in there like taking five wickets for the club and then our T20 success has been great, and finally winning that trophy at Edgbaston. But we are very consistent and are always there or thereabouts on finals day.”

“We just have to hope this year we finally win the championship. I’d be really gutted if I ended up not winning a championship title during my time here.