Mark Davis (South African cricketer)
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| Full name | Mark Jeffrey Gronow Davis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 October 1971 Port Elizabeth, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1990/91–1996/97 | Northern Transvaal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997/98–1999/00 | Northerns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2005 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mark Jeffrey Gronow Davis (born 10 October 1971) is a South African former cricketer active from 1990 to 2005. He was club coach of Sussex until he left by mutual agreement in October 2017.[1] During his playing career, he played domestic cricket for Northern Transvaal (later known as Northerns), MCC, and Sussex, as well as making appearances for South Africa A and South Africa U-24s.[2]
Playing career
[edit]Davis appeared in 127 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled off breaks. He scored 2,941 runs with a highest score of 168 and took 232 wickets with a best performance of eight for 37.[2] He was the captain of Northerns cricket team, before moving to England for the 2001 season,[3] as Davis held a British passport.[4] During a match against Nottinghamshire, he almost became the first person in English first-class cricket history to concede a five run penalty under Law 42 of the Laws of cricket (fair and unfair play); his second warning for repeatedly running on the wicket caused the single he scored to be deducted from the score.[4] In 2002, Davis and Robin Martin-Jenkins scored a record eighth-wicket partnership for Sussex of 291;[5][6] as of 2015, this is still the highest eighth-wicket partnership for Sussex.[7] Davis' innings of 111 in the partnership was his maiden first-class century.[3] He was part of the Sussex team that won the 2003 County Championship, Sussex's first County Championship win,[8] and scored his highest first-class score of 168 in a 2003 match against Middlesex.[3]
Coaching career
[edit]Davis announced his retirement from cricket in 2005, and was then announced as a Sussex club coach, replacing Peter Moores.[8][9] He took control of the Second Team,[3] and Mark Robinson, Sussex Professional Cricket Manager, said that "His experience both within the professional game as a player and most recently by running his own coaching academy in South Africa will make him a vital member of the coaching team."[8] In 2009, he gained his Level 4 Coaching Certificate, making him only one of three Sussex coaches with the qualification.[3] In 2011, he had a Testimonial Year, to celebrate 10 years of service to Sussex CCC.[3] In 2012, Davis swapped roles with Carl Hopkinson, making him an assistant to manager Mark Robinson.[10] In 2013, Davis was a contender to become Sri Lankan head coach,[11] although Marvan Atapattu was eventually awarded the job.[12] He has held the role of Director of Cricket at Brighton College since 2020 and was formerly Master in Charge of Cricket at Harrow School.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Marshall, Ian (2015). Playfair Cricket Annual 2015. ISBN 9781472212191.
- ^ a b "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com.
- ^ a b c d e f "Mark Davis Granted Testimonial With Sussex". Cricket World.
- ^ a b Paul Weaver. "Cricket: Davis runs into Law 42". The Guardian.
- ^ Paul Weaver. "Martin-Jenkins at double". The Guardian.
- ^ Scott, Les (2009). Bats, Balls & Bails: The Essential Cricket Book. ISBN 9781446423165.
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ a b c "Sussex coaching role for Davis". ecb.co.uk.
- ^ "Mark Davis appointed coach of Sussex". Cricinfo.
- ^ "BBC Sport - Sussex coaches Mark Davies and Carl Hopkinson to switch roles". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Marvan Atapattu, Mark Davis in line to be Sri Lanka coach". ndtv.com.
- ^ "Marvan Atapattu appointed Sri Lanka head coach". Cricinfo.
- ^ "The Brightonian - The magazine of Brighton College". Brighton College Digital Archives 2020.