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Full name | Mark Jeffrey Gronow Davis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 10 October 1971||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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CricketArchive, 2 July 2015 |
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]
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]
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]
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Full name | Mark Jeffrey Gronow Davis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | 10 October 1971||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990/91–1996/97 | Northern Transvaal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997/98–1999/00 | Northerns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2005 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
CricketArchive, 2 July 2015 |
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]
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]
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]