It wasn't until when he was playing for his village club side, Milton Abbot, that the team found itself short of a seam bowler.
Throughout the 1970s, Davey played an important support role for Procter, taking over 40 wickets in 1971 and 1972, plus chipping in with 26 in 1973.
He was played in the famous semi-final of the 1971 Gillette Cup, which didn't end until five-to-nine, with Davey bowling 11 overs for the cost of 22 runs.
[3] Davey made a notable performance in the semi-final of the 1972 Benson & Hedges Cup against Yorkshire, when he bowled 9 overs, conceding just 6 runs.
He won the 1973 Gillette Cup with Gloucestershire, playing through the majority of the tournament with painkilling injections in both his knees, a fact kept quiet among his contemporaries in cricket.
[3] The lumps of fat under both his kneecaps were removed in an operation, which caused Davey to miss a large part of the 1974 season.
He consistently averaged in the mid to low twenties with the ball in hand between over 20 wickets for 4 straight seasons from 1972 to 1974.
With his time at the county coming to an end, Davey had his benefit year in 1978, alongside teammate and close friend David Shepherd.
His final season also saw him play 9 List A matches, the last coming against Lancashire in the 2nd round of the 1978 Gillette Cup.
In an interview for the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 1975, he stated his desire to become a heavy goods vehicle driver on a full-time basis, having worked as one for the winters of 1973 and 1974 after acquiring his licence.
In previous winters he had worked as a carpet salesman in Bristol, where he had made his home with his wife, Melora, who was originally from Princetown, Devon.