Former New Zealand quick Heath Davis comes out as gay
Former New Zealand quick Heath Davis comes out as gay: Heath Davis, a test cricketer for New Zealand, has come out as homosexual more than 20 years after retiring and expressed remorse about having to conceal his sexuality while representing his nation.
In addition to this revelation, the 50-year-old, who is currently a resident of Brisbane, made a number of other alarming ones.
Davis represented New Zealand in 71 first-class games, five tests, and eleven one-day internationals throughout the 1990s. His professional life was full of incredible tales. For the first time among the nation’s Test players, he came out as homosexual.
Heath Davis came out as homosexual over 20 years after his professional cricket career came to an end.
Heath Davis said, “I Was Resisting It, I Wasn’t Living A Gay Life.”
While touring with the Black Caps in England in 1994, Davis claims he first started to have sexual identity issues. He would go out on his own in London’s Soho, which is famed for its homosexual pubs.
Because you didn’t want to be seen, Davis claimed that it was lonely to have sex in saunas and other unsavoury locations.
I wasn’t living a gay life; I was suppressing it.
Davis, who spent the majority of his first-class career with Wellington, soon realized he needed a change of scenery in order to be himself.
He moved to Auckland, where he says he felt more comfortable accepting his sexual orientation because everyone on the squad was aware of it.
“I was a little hesitant to go outside in Wellington… I was sick of keeping things hidden. I needed to share this aspect of my life, Davis added.
Other than some teenage team members’ juvenile s**t, there were no problems.
Heath Davis, “I Was A Little Bit Wild”
Davis allegedly possesses an “amazing gift,” according to New Zealand’s chief selector Gavin Larsen.
Larsen observed, “He was perhaps the quickest bowler in the country, and he could give any hitter the hurry-up.”
He could not maintain his foot behind the front line, and wow, did he bowl no-balls; it was aggravating.
Davis also discussed his challenging childhood in state-run housing in a “poor district” close to Wellington, admitting: “I was a little bit wild, perhaps, but had a great work ethic.”
He went on to say that despite “sounding strange,” he was now “seeking Christ” and a member of a Queensland men’s Christian group.