Christopher Marks

Christopher Peter Marks (born 17 July 1946) is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1967 to 1969 and for Staffordshire in the one-day game.

Chris Marks
Personal information
Full name
Christopher Peter Marks
Born (1946-07-17) 17 July 1946
Hanley, Staffordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1967–1969Derbyshire
1971–1973Staffordshire
FC debut28 June 1967 Derbyshire v Indians
Last FC10 September 1969 Derbyshire v Sussex
LA debut13 May 1967 Derbyshire v Sussex
Last LA11 July 1973 Staffordshire v Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 14 9
Runs scored 216 54
Batting average 11.36 6.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 39 19
Catches/stumpings 6/– 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, January 2012

Marks was born at Hanley, Staffordshire. In 1964 he joined Derbyshire, and began playing in the Second XI. In the 1967 season he made his first-class debut in a match against the touring Indians, and his first County Championship match came a fortnight later against Gloucestershire. During Derbyshire's 1968 season, Marks was a frequent player with the team and he carried on into the 1969 season also playing second XI matches. In 1970 he joined Staffordshire and played one-day matches for the side in 1971 and 1973.

Marks was a right-handed batsman and played 21 innings in 14 first-class matches with an average of 11.36 and a top score of 39. He played one one-day match for Derbyshire and eight for Staffordshire. He was a right-arm medium-pace bowler and bowled 18 balls in the one day game for Staffordshire.[1]

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