Mark Adam Paul Dale (born 16 March 1982) is an English

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er. Dale is a right-handed batsman. He was born at

Nottingham Nottingham ( , East Midlands English, locally ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located south-east of Sheffield and nor ...

Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. Th ...

. Dale represented the Worcestershire Cricket Board in two

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matches against

Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire (, abbreviated ''Bucks'') is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England and one of the home counties. It is bordered by Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-east, Hertfordshir ...

in the 1st round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2001 and the Sussex Cricket Board 2nd round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2002. In 2003, Dale made his debut in

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for Durham University CCCE against

. From 2003 to 2005, he represented the university in six first-class matches, the last of which came against

Leicestershire Leicestershire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. It is bordered by Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire to the north, Rutland to the east, Northamptonshire to the south-east, Warw ...

. In his six first-class matches, he scored 241 runs at a batting average of 26.77, with a high score of 48. With the ball he took a single wicket at a bowling average of 66.00, with best figures of 1/34. Dale joined

Herefordshire Herefordshire ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England, bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh ...

in 2004, making his debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship against

Dorset Dorset ( ; Archaism, archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Somerset to the north-west, Wiltshire to the north and the north-east, Hampshire to the east, t ...

. From 2004 to 2005, he represented the county in five Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came against

Berkshire Berkshire ( ; abbreviated ), officially the Royal County of Berkshire, is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Oxfordshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the north-east, Greater London ...

. In 2006, Dale joined

Northumberland Northumberland ( ) is a ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in North East England, on the Anglo-Scottish border, border with Scotland. It is bordered by the North Sea to the east, Tyne and Wear and County Durham to the south, Cumb ...

, making his debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship against

Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (), abbreviated ''Lincs'', is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England. It is bordered by the East Riding of Yorkshire across the Humber estuary to th ...

. From 2006 to present, he has played 18 Championship matches for the county. Dale has also represented the county in 9 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches to date.Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Mark Dale
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