He was coached at county level throughout his life, eventually making his first-class cricket debut for Kent in 1986 against Warwickshire.

Despite making his first-class debut for the county at the age of just 20, Davis faced a challenge to remain within the team; he was expected to succeed Derek Underwood,[1] one of the finest left-arm spinners.

Nonetheless, between 1986 and 1993, he represented Kent in 125 first-class matches with his final appearance for the county coming against the touring Australians.

[4] At the end of the 1993 season, the emergence of Min Patel led Davis not to extend his Kent contract.

Leaving Kent, Davis moved to Warwickshire who at the time were coached by Bob Woolmer.

[6] Held in high regard by Woolmer, then Warwickshire captain Dermot Reeve did not share Woolmer's high regard of Davis and with the emergence of the young Ashley Giles, Davis left Warwickshire at the end of the 1995 season.

During that season he played 4 List-A matches for the county in the AXA League and Benson and Hedges Cup against Lancashire, Middlesex and Essex twice.

During his 4 match stint with the county, he took just a single wicket at a cost of 118.00, in what ultimately proved to be an unsuccessful spell.

His final List-A match for Berkshire and in his career, came against Lincolnshire in the 1st round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2001.

To expand his fairy tale end of his first-class career, he took figures of 6/73; his wickets included those of Graeme Swann and Michael Hussey.

A spinner who often did not get too much spin on a cricket ball, Davis was notable for his ability to bowl accurately and to tie up and end.

Two weeks after playing for Leicestershire and while acting as assistant coach of the England women's cricket team, Davis suffered a seizure.

Ten days before his death, his wife's sister married the then Kent captain David Fulton.