Mark Thorburn

Mark Thorburn (born 1 August 1978) is an English cricket coach and former first-class cricketer.

Thorburn was born in August 1978 at Bath, Somerset. He was educated at Beechen Cliff School, before matriculating to Durham University. There, he played first-class cricket for Durham UCCE,[1] making his debut against Lancashire at Durham. He played first-class cricket for Durham UCCE until 2002, making five appearances.[2] He trialled for Hampshire in 2003, making a single first-class appearance for the county against Oxford UCCE at Oxford.[2] In six first-class appearances, Thorburn took 12 wickets with his right-arm medium-fast bowling at an average of 43.58 and took best figures of 2 for 53.[3]

After his first-class career, Thorburn moved into a coaching role at Gloucestershire. He was initially a performance analyst, before being appointed bowling coach in 2014.[4] In 2022, he became one of the highest qualified coaches in county cricket when he completed his Masters degree in sport, strength and conditioning from the University of Gloucestershire.[5] In October 2022, he replaced Tim Hancock as Gloucestershire's head of talent pathway on an interim basis,[6] prior to the appointment of Paul Muchall in the role in March 2023.[7]