sentences:  Upon retiring from first class level, Davies coached the Adelaide Cricket Club to the Minor Premiership of South Australia's A-Grade competition in 2004–05, winning coach of the year in the process.In May 2007 he was appointed captain-coach of the prestigious Melbourne Cricket Club on a two-year contract but resigned due to an inability to commit the necessary time to the position at the conclusion of the 2007/08 season after taking Melbourne to 2nd place in both the One Day and Two Day competitions – from 10th in season 2006/07 – and winning the Primary Edge Cup Twenty20 competition.In July 2005, Davies was appointed to the position of general manager, Cricket Operations and Membership of the Australian Cricketers' Association – the representative body of First Class and International cricketers in Australia and is widely regarded as one of the sport's best young administrators.