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Full name | Mark Philip Lavender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Madras, India | 28 August 1967|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1990–98 | Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 | MCC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mark Philip Lavender (born 28 August 1967) is an Australian cricketer, who played for Western Australia between 1990 and 1998.
Early career
Lavender was born to Anglo-Indian parents in Madras, India, and moved to Australia at an early age. He attended the Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS) and represented the Western Australia Under-19s, Western Australia Colts and Western Australia Second XI teams. He also played grade cricket for Mount Lawley.[1]
Western Australia career
He made his first-class debut for Western Australia against Victoria on 15 February 1991, at the St. Kilda Cricket Ground, scoring 118 runs on debut before being dismissed by Paul Reiffel.[2] He made his List A debut for Western Australia against Tasmania on 11 October 1991, at the WACA Ground.[3]
In total, Lavender played 53 first-class matches, scoring 3102 runs at an average of 34.08 with a highest score of 173* achieved against New South Wales .[4] He also played 30 List A matches, all for Western Australia, making 931 runs at an average of 35.80, with a highest score of 100.
Lavender also played one match for the MCC against Pakistan A at Denis Compton Oval during the 1997 season. He made 0 and 6* and took three catches.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Other matches played by Mark Lavender Archived 8 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ↑ Victoria vs Western Australia, 15–18 February 1991, at the St. Kilda Cricket Ground – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 1991.
- ↑ List A matches played by Mark Lavender – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ↑ Western Australia vs New South Wales, 18–21 October 1995, at the WACA Ground – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ↑ Marylebone Cricket Club vs Pakistan A, 9–11 July 1997, at Denis Compton Oval, Shenley – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 2011.