Full name Stephen James Davis FC umpired 129 (1990–present) Tests umpired 57 (1997–2015) LA umpired 176 (1991–present) | ODIs umpired 137 (1992–2015) Name Steve Davis T20Is umpired 26 (2007–2014) Role Cricket Umpire | |
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Born 9 April 1952 (age 72) ( 1952-04-09 ) London, England | ||
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Stephen James Davis (born 9 April 1952) is a former English Test cricket match umpire, from London. He was appointed to the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires in April 2008.
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- Unbelievable poor umpiring by steve davis and ian gould pak vs sl 1st test june 2012 mp4
- Umpiring career
- International umpiring statistics
- References
Umpiring career
Davis' first Test match was between Australia and New Zealand at Hobart on 27 November to 1 December 1997, a rain-affected match in which the last two New Zealand batsman held on to deny victory to Australia.
Since 2002 both umpires in Test matches have been appointed from non-participating nations, by the International Cricket Council. This resulted in his last Test match involving Australia to be against New Zealand at Hobart on 22 November to 26 November 2001, a rain-affected draw. Davis suffered a knee injury and was replaced after the second day by local umpire John Smeaton.
Davis officiated in 3 matches in the 2007 Cricket World Cup, which led to his promotion to the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires in 2008.
On 3 March 2009, Davis was one of the officials caught in the attack on the Sri Lanka cricket team by terrorists in Lahore, Pakistan. In the aftermath, he and his colleagues, Simon Taufel and Chris Broad, were critical of the Pakistan security forces' response to the incident.
On 9 March 2011 Davis umpired his 100th one day international when standing at the World Cup group game between India and Netherlands at the Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi.
He was selected as one of the twenty umpires to stand in matches during the 2015 Cricket World Cup. In May 2015, Davis announced his retirement following the conclusion of the ODI series between England and New Zealand. On 17 June 2015 he stood in his last match, England vs. New Zealand at Trent Bridge, Nottingham.
International umpiring statistics
As of 18 June 2015: