The 56-year-old became frustrated when Radio Sport made the decision three years ago to drop live commentary of the Plunket Shield in favour of scoreboard updates.
An increased workload in his role as the director of development for the Otago Medical Research Foundation also made making the decision easy in the end, he said.
''I'll certainly miss the test and ODI work but not the fact Radio Sport's coverage of the domestic season is now based more around score reports than ball-by-ball commentary'', he said.
''I don't agree with it but I don't want to be frustrated any longer, so it is time to go.
''I acknowledge things change but Sports Roundup and Radio Sport were built on cricket commentary, that `lazy hazy days of summer' theme. That's gone now ...''
Davie said if the station's policy ever changed, he would certainly be tempted back.
''If they were covering first-class cricket I would have made the time to stay on. But there is no willingness to do that.
''I'll miss it like hell, absolutely. The commentary itself is terrific but you don't get to do much any more. Coverage of the Ford Trophy and HRV Cup is basically score reports. You might get an over in and then you're gone.''
Radio Sport director of sport Matt Hunt said it was disappointing to lose a broadcaster of Davie's experience. The station was still going through the process of finding a replacement but there were no plans to provide live commentary of the Plunket Shield any time soon.
''We're pretty happy with the status quo at the moment,'' Hunt said.
Davie said there had been many highlights during his career but at the top of the list were the 10 years he spent honing his craft alongside the doyen, Iain Gallaway.
''Iain's last 10 years in a magnificent 40-year span as a commentator were my first 10.
''That was just fantastic. That was gold. I painted the roof of my parents' house ... listening to Iain Gallaway and Lankford Smith and never for a moment did I ever think I'd broadcast alongside Iain.
''I was so privileged to share the box with him, learning from the best and enjoying every moment of his wonderful collection of stories about the characters and personalities of the game.''
On the field, Davie said the 1987-88 season was memorable. Otago won both the one-day and four-day competition that summer. The last few years have produced some memorable results as well. Otago won 15 consecutive twenty20 games and came very close to winning the Plunket Shield last summer before coming unstuck at the last hurdle.
Davie remains passionate about the game and intends to stay involved. He will continue with his Saturday morning slot on Newstalk ZB in Dunedin and Whitestone FM in Oamaru, and alongside Keith Quinn covering the 1st XV secondary schoolboy rugby on Sky's rugby channel during the winter.
