Heath Davis

Heath Te-Ihi-O-Te-Rangi Davis (born 30 November 1971) is a former New Zealand cricketer. He played five Tests and eleven One Day Internationals in the 1990s. He played his provincial cricket for Wellington.

Heath Davis
Personal information
Full nameHeath Te-Ihi-O-Te-Rangi Davis
Born (1971-11-30) 30 November 1971
Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 189)2 June 1994 v England
Last Test18 September 1997 v Zimbabwe
ODI debut (cap 90)18 April 1994 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI14 May 1997 v India
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 5 11 71 47
Runs scored 20 13 538 140
Batting average 6.66 6.50 11.44 12.72
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 8* 7* 38* 21
Balls bowled 1,010 432 11,682 1,998
Wickets 17 11 215 45
Bowling average 29.35 39.63 31.13 36.80
5 wickets in innings 1 0 6 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/63 4/35 5/32 4/35
Catches/stumpings 4/– 2/– 26/– 12/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 May 2017

Davis was prevented from enjoying a longer international career by problems with injury, wides and, particularly no-balls. A quick and skiddy bowler, his impressive Test figures hide the story of up to 14 no-balls in an innings.

His career came in two short bursts, in between which he strove for improved rhythm. He tended to lose control when he strove for extra pace.

Davis moved to Brisbane, Australia in 2003 and he is involved with cricket coaching. In 2008, he suffered a workplace accident while driving a forklift. As a result, half of his left foot had to be amputated.[1] He remarked about accident "I didn't want to remember all the no-balls that I bowled through my career. So I decided to do something permanent about it..."[2]

The Otago Daily Times named him in their New Zealand test team of the "greatest 11 players NZ forgot".[3]

  1. "Heath Davis looks on the bright side". Stuff. 26 April 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  2. "Middle & Leg: Shihad, Heath, Masala & Monty". NZ Herald. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. Seconi, Adrian (13 January 2013). "Cricket: The greatest 11 players NZ forgot". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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