Mark Lavender

Mark Lavender
Personal information
Full name
Mark Philip Lavender
Born (1967-08-28) 28 August 1967 (age 57)
Madras, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1990–98Western Australia
1997MCC
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 53 30
Runs scored 3102 931
Batting average 34.08 35.80
100s/50s 6/14 1/8
Top score 173* 100
Balls bowled 42 n/a
Wickets 0 n/a
Bowling average n/a n/a
5 wickets in innings 0 n/a
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 0/2 n/a
Catches/stumpings 48/– 8/–

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

  1. ^ Other matches played by Mark Lavender Archived 8 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  2. ^ Victoria vs Western Australia, 15–18 February 1991, at the St. Kilda Cricket Ground – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 1991.
  3. ^ List A matches played by Mark Lavender – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  4. ^ Western Australia vs New South Wales, 18–21 October 1995, at the WACA Ground – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  5. ^ Marylebone Cricket Club vs Pakistan A, 9–11 July 1997, at Denis Compton Oval, Shenley – CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 2011.