Steve Davis (umpire)
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Stephen James Davis |
| Umpiring information | |
| Tests umpired | 23 (1997–present) |
| ODIs umpired | 94 (1992–present) |
| Career statistics | |
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Source: Cricinfo, 4 June 2010 | |
Stephen James Davis, (born 9 April 1952), is a current Australian Test cricket match umpire, from South Australia. He was appointed to the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires in April 2008[1].
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. Matthew Elliott scored a century and Shane Warne took 5 wickets in the second innings. Davis’ partner was Russell Tiffin of Zimbabwe.
Since 2002 both umpires in Test matches have been appointed from non-participating nations, by the International Cricket Council. The resulted in his last Test match involving Australia to be against New Zealand at Hobart on 22 November to 26 November 2001, a rain-ruined draw, with Australia scoring 411 in a day, with centuries to Ricky Ponting and Justin Langer. Davis suffered a knee injury and was replaced after the second day by local umpire John Smeaton. The other umpire was the West Indian, Steve Bucknor.
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 3rd 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 aftermarth, he and his colleagues, Simon Taufel and Chris Broad, were critical of the Pakistan security forces' response to the incident.[2]
In the 90th over of India's second innings on the final day of the First Test of a Three match India vs New Zealand series, Davis made two umpiring mistakes, giving both VVS Laxman (91) and Zaheer Khan (0) out LBW, despit both of them clearly hitting the ball with the inside-edge of the bat. Davis followed it up with calling the over, but with only five balls having been bowled.
International Umpiring Statistics
As of the 4 June 2010:
| First | Latest | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | Australia v New Zealand at Hobart, Nov 1997 | India v South Africa at Kolkata, Feb 2010 | 23 |
| ODIs | Pakistan v West Indies at Adelaide, Dec 1992 | South Africa v England at Centurion, Sep 2009 | 94 |
| T20Is | Pakistan v Scotland at Durban, Sep 2007 | India v Sri Lanka at Gros Islet, May 2010 | 14 |
See also
References
- ^ Cricinfo. "Asoka de Silva and Steve Davis promoted to Elite Panel". Retrieved 2008-04-23.
- ^ Cricinfo. "Umpires stunned, upset and relieved after Pakistan ordeal". Retrieved 2010-02-06.
External links
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