Mark Weir Rushmere (born 7 January 1965) is a former South African cricketer who played one Test match and four

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in 1992. Rushmere was a right-handed batsman who played for Eastern Province and

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in South African domestic cricket. He played in South Africa's first World Cup in 1992 and also played in South Africa's first post-isolation

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, against the

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later in the same year. Rushmere's father

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was an all-rounder for Eastern Province and

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in the 1950s and 1960s.

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* 1965 births Living people South African cricketers Eastern Province cricketers Gauteng cricketers South Africa One Day International cricketers South Africa Test cricketers Cricketers from Gqeberha South African people of British descent Cricketers at the 1992 Cricket World Cup 20th-century South African sportsmen {{SouthAfrica-cricket-bio-1960s-stub