David Grant Davis (12 January 1902 – 2 March 1995) was a New Zealand cricketer and judge.
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| Full name | David Grant Davis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 January 1902 Wanstead, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 March 1995 (aged 93) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1920-21 | Hawke's Bay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 October 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cricket career
editDavis played three matches of first-class cricket for Hawke's Bay in 1920–21. They were Hawke's Bay's last three matches as a first-class team. In the second match, against Wellington, a few days before Davis's 19th birthday, Hawke's Bay followed on 286 runs in arrears and were 167 for 7 in their second innings when Davis went to the wicket. He hit 61 in half an hour, at one point hitting nine boundaries in a little over ten minutes. Nevertheless, Hawke's Bay lost by an innings and 17 runs.[1][2][3]
He continued to play for Hawke's Bay and was also secretary of the Hawke's Bay Cricket Association until he moved to Gisborne in 1927.[4]
Legal career
editDavis was educated at Wanganui Collegiate School before becoming a law clerk in 1920. He qualified as a solicitor and practised in Waitara and Wanganui.[5] He was appointed as a judge of the Māori Land Court in 1961.[6]
Personal life
editDavis and his wife Kathleen married in 1927 and had one daughter.[5] He was the last surviving Hawke's Bay first-class cricketer.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Wellington v Hawke's Bay 1920-21". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "Wellington v Hawke's Bay". Evening Post. Vol. CI, no. 2. 3 January 1921. p. 8.
- ^ a b Wisden 1996, p. 1395.
- ^ "Personal". Poverty Bay Herald: 5. 22 November 1927.
- ^ a b "David Grant Davis 1971". Knowledge Bank. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ "An index of past and present judicial officers of the Māori Land Court and Native Land Court" (PDF). Māori Land Court. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
External links
edit- David Davis at ESPNcricinfo
- David Davis at CricketArchive (subscription required)