Steve Davis (umpire)

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Stephen James Davis, (born 9 April 1952), is a current Australian Test cricket match umpire, from South Australia.

Davis has stood in 7 Test matches. His first match was between Australia and New Zealand at Hobart on 27 November to 1 December 1997, a rain-affected 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 most recent two of Davis’ Test matches have been played in New Zealand, and did not involve Australia. His last Test match involving Australia was 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 has umpired 47 one-day international (ODI) matches between 1992 and January 2006. Altogether, to December 2005, he has umpired 80 first-class matches since 1990.