Mark Whitaker (cricketer)

Mark Robin Whitaker (born 20 September 1946) is a former English cricketer. Whitaker was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.

Mark Whitaker
Personal information
Full name
Mark Robin Whitaker
Born (1946-09-20) 20 September 1946
Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1969Norfolk
1965–1967Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 12 1
Runs scored 16 2
Batting average 1.23
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 4* 2*
Balls bowled 1,522 42
Wickets 20 0
Bowling average 34.95
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/62
Catches/stumpings 2/– 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 June 2011

Whitaker made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Surrey in 1965. He made 11 further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came against Warwickshire in 1967.[1] A bowler, he took 20 wickets in his 12 first-class matches, which came at an average of 34.95.[2] He took a single five-wicket haul, taking 5/62 against Middlesex in 1965.[3]

In 1969, he made his only appearance for Norfolk in a List A match against Yorkshire in the Gillette Cup.[4] In this match, he bowled 7 wicket-less overs for the cost of 20 runs, while with the bat he ended Norfolk's innings unbeaten on 2.[5]

Playing for Cambridge University against New Zealand in 1965, he took three wickets in the first innings and two in the second Bevan Congdon, Graham Dowling (twice) and John Reid (twice) before becoming the first bowler in English cricket to be banned from bowling for running on the pitch.[6]

References

  1. "First-Class Matches played by Mark Whitaker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  2. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Mark Whitaker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  3. "Cambridge University v Middlesex, 1965". Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  4. "List A Matches played by Mark Whitaker". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  5. "Norfolk v Yorkshire, 1969 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
  6. Wisden 1966, pp. 280-81.
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