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Full name | Mark Andrew Crawley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England | 16 December 1967|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1987–1990 | Oxford University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 | Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1994 | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 | Middlesex Cricket Board | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,20 November 2010 |
Mark Andrew Crawley (born 16 December 1967) is a former English cricketer. Crawley was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium. He was born in Newton-le-Willows,Lancashire.
Crawley made his first-class debut for Oxford University against Kent in 1987. From 1987 to 1990,he represented the University in 24 first-class matches,the last of which came against Cambridge University. During his 4 seasons with the University,he scored 1,189 runs at a batting average of 44.03,with 8 half centuries,3 centuries and a high score of 140. In the field he took 17 catches. [1] With the ball he claimed 24 wickets at a bowling average of 62.29,with a single five wicket haul which gave him best figures of 6/92. [2] While playing for the University,Crawley also made a single first-class appearance for a combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities team against the touring New Zealanders in 1990. [3]
In 1987,he made his debut in List A cricket for a Combined Universities team against Somerset in the 1987 Benson and Hedges Cup. From 1987 to 1990,he represented the Combined Universities in 13 List A matches,the last of which came against Hampshire in the 1990 Benson and Hedges Cup.
In 1990,Crawley made a single first-class appearance for Lancashire against the touring Sri Lankans. [4]
The following season he joined Nottinghamshire,making his first-class debut for the county against Oxford University. From 1991 to 1994,he represented the county in 54 first-class matches,the last of which came against Somerset in the 1994 County Championship. [5] In his 54 first-class matches for the county,he scored 2,047 runs at an average of 28.04,with 6 half centuries,5 centuries and a high score of 160*. [6] In the field he took 50 catches,while with the ball he took 37 wickets at an average of 38.18,with best figures of 3/18. [7]
During the same period from 1991 to 1994,Crawley played 63 List A matches for Nottinghamshire,the last of which came against Worcestershire in the 1994 AXA Equity and Law League. [8] In his 63 matches for the county in that format,he scored 1,093 runs at an average of 26.02,with 4 half centuries and a high score of 94*. In the field he took 18 catches. [9] With the ball he took 35 wickets at an average of 37.91,with best figures of 4/26. [10]
In 1999,he made a single List A appearance for the Middlesex Cricket Board against Cumberland in the 1999 NatWest Trophy. [11]
His youngest brother,John,played Test and One Day International cricket for England. He also played first-class cricket for Lancashire,Cambridge University and Hampshire. His younger brother Peter also played first-class cricket for Cambridge University. He is married and has three children.