Davenport was born in
Nantwich. He was employed as a groundsman at
Lord's for many years. His debut in
first-class cricket came for the North of England in the
North v South fixture of 1884 at Lord's. He made four first-class appearances for the
Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1885, as well as appearing again in the North v South fixture. He made one
century, which he made against
Hampshire in 1885 at
Southampton. He played
minor counties cricket for
Cheshire in the 1895
Minor Counties Championship, including playing in Cheshire's inaugural match in the competition against
Staffordshire. Davenport also stood as an
umpire in two first-class matches, separated by a period of over a decade. He died at Nantwich in October 1902, aged 42. ==References==