| Mark Davis | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Mark Jeffrey Gronow Davis |
| Birth Date: | 10 October 1971 |
| Birth Place: | Port Elizabeth, South Africa |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Club1: | Northern Transvaal |
| Club2: | Northerns |
| Year2: | 1997/98–1999/00 |
| Club3: | Sussex |
| Year3: | 2001–2005 |
| Columns: | 3 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 127 |
| Runs1: | 2,941 |
| Bat Avg1: | 18.73 |
| 100S/50S1: | 2/8 |
| Top Score1: | 168 |
| Deliveries1: | 18,475 |
| Wickets1: | 232 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 36.06 |
| Fivefor1: | 5 |
| Tenfor1: | 1 |
| Best Bowling1: | 8/37 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 68/– |
| Column2: | LA |
| Matches2: | 160 |
| Runs2: | 946 |
| Bat Avg2: | 17.20 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 37 |
| Deliveries2: | 7,294 |
| Wickets2: | 142 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 37.43 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 4/14 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 34/– |
| Column3: | T20 |
| Matches3: | 17 |
| Runs3: | 78 |
| Bat Avg3: | 19.60 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/0 |
| Top Score3: | 20 |
| Deliveries3: | 276 |
| Wickets3: | 13 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 26.38 |
| Fivefor3: | 0 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 3/13 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 5/– |
| Date: | 2 July |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/3/3963/3963.html CricketArchive |
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, as Davis held a British passport. 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.[3] In 2002, Davis and Robin Martin-Jenkins scored a record eighth-wicket partnership for Sussex of 291;[4] [5] as of 2015, this is still the highest eighth-wicket partnership for Sussex.[6] Davis' innings of 111 in the partnership was his maiden first-class century. He was part of the Sussex team that won the 2003 County Championship, Sussex's first County Championship win,[7] and scored his highest first-class score of 168 in a 2003 match against Middlesex.
Davis announced his retirement from cricket in 2005, and was then announced as a Sussex club coach, replacing Peter Moores.[7] [8] He took control of the Second Team, 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."[7] In 2009, he gained his Level 4 Coaching Certificate, making him only one of three Sussex coaches with the qualification.[9] In 2011, he had a Testimonial Year, to celebrate 10 years of service to Sussex CCC.[9] 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]