Former New Zealand Pacer Heath Davis Openly Admits To Being Gay. Heath Davis, a cricketer, also spoke out about the “lonely” experience of living separate lives on and off the field.
Former New Zealand fast bowler Heath Davis has become the country’s first gay male international cricketer.
Mr Davis is regarded as one of the fastest bowlers New Zealand has ever produced, according to ESPN. Between 1994 and 1997, he appeared in five Tests and 11 One Day Internationals (ODIs) for New Zealand. He took 17 wickets in five Tests and 11 wickets in 11 One-Day Internationals.
Mr Davis publicly revealed his sexuality for the first time in an episode of the documentary series ‘Scratched: Aotearoa’s Lost Sporting Legends’, decades after his Test debut. He told The Spinoff that it was during his first tour to England in 1994 that he began to truly discover himself, despite the fact that he had told his mother about his sexual orientation at a young age.
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Heath Davis also discussed the “lonely” experience of leading separate lives on and off the field. u
“It was very lonely. Going to saunas and seedy places to have sex because you didn’t want to be seen, and such. I had systems and people in place to talk about these things, but I didn’t feel comfortable doing so “Mr. Davis continued.
He revealed that he had his first gay relationship at the age of 27 while playing for Wellington, but the couple was hesitant to appear in public. He stated that when a contract offer from Auckland arrived, he saw an opportunity to move away from the city. After relocating, he informed his new team’s manager that he was gay, which was relayed to his team members and “didn’t seem to be that big of an issue.”
According to ESPN, former England wicketkeeper Steven Davies was the first international male cricketer to publicly come out as gay in 2011.
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