Mark Davis (English Cricketer)
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Mark Richard Davis (born 26 February 1962 in
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) is a former professional
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er, who represented
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in 77 first-class matches and 59
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matches between 1982 and 1987. A left arm fast-medium bowler and left-handed batsmen, his ability was brought to the attention of Somerset after winning a competition set-up by the
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to find a fast bowler. Before making his full debut for Somerset he represented
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, a
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side. During his career he took 149 first-class
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at an average of 35.62 and a best performance of 7 for 55. He averaged 14.60 with the bat with a solitary first-class fifty, 60
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. After retiring in 1989 he became a
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for a short period before training to become a cricket coach. In 1996 he joined
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and has remained as the head coach there working alongside Richard Ellison. Recently he has joined the cricket
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team on
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and works as the on-air analyst.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Mark 1962 births Living people Somerset cricketers English cricketers Wiltshire cricketers Cricketers from Somerset 20th-century English sportsmen