Mark Currie (cricketer)
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Mark Robert Currie is an English
cricket
er. Currie is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break
. He was born in Manchester
.
Currie made his debut for Cheshire
in the 1999 Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire
. He played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1999 to 2005, including 18 Minor Counties Championship matches. and 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy
matches. In 2001, he made his List A debut for Cheshire against Cornwall
in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
. In the same season he played another List A match against the same opposition, this time in the 2nd round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
which was played in 2001. His final List A appearance for Cheshire came in 2002, against Lincolnshire
in the 2nd round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
which was played in 2002.
In 2002, Currie made his first-class
debut for Lancashire
against West Indies A
. The following season he played two further first-class matches, against Durham UCCE
and his only County Championship
appearance, against Surrey
. In those three matches, he scored 216 runs at a batting average
of 54.00, with two half centuries and a high score of 97. His highest first-class score came against Durham UCCE, with Currie being dismissed 3 short of his century
by David Brown
. His score of 97 came in a partnership of 215 with Alec Swann
. In 2003, Currie played three List A matches for Lancashire against India A, Derbyshire
and Sussex
.
Currie played six List A matches in his career, scoring 145 runs at an average of 29.00, with a single half century high score of 94. This came for Cheshire against Lincolnshire. He has also played for the Lancashire Second XI
.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Currie is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break
Off break
Off break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. It is the attacking delivery of an off spin bowler. Off breaks are known as off spinners....
. He was born in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
.
Currie made his debut for Cheshire
Cheshire County Cricket Club
Cheshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cheshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the 1999 Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire
Berkshire County Cricket Club
Berkshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Berkshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy....
. He played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 1999 to 2005, including 18 Minor Counties Championship matches. and 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy
MCCA Knockout Trophy
The Minor Counties Cricket Association Knockout Cup was started in 1983 as a knockout one-day competition for the Minor Counties in English cricket...
matches. In 2001, he made his List A debut for Cheshire against Cornwall
Cornwall County Cricket Club
Cornwall County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cornwall and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
The 2001 Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy was the 1st Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy following its change of name from the NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 1 May and 1 September 2001...
. In the same season he played another List A match against the same opposition, this time in the 2nd round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
The 2002 Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy was the 2nd Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy following its change of name from the NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 29 August 2001 and 31 August 2002...
which was played in 2001. His final List A appearance for Cheshire came in 2002, against Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire County Cricket Club
Lincolnshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs, which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Lincolnshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the 2nd round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
The 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy was an English county cricket tournament, held between 29 August 2002 and 30 August 2003. The competition was won by Gloucestershire who beat the Worcestershire by 7 wickets at Lord's.-Format:...
which was played in 2002.
In 2002, Currie made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
against West Indies A
West Indies A cricket team
The West Indies A cricket team is a cricket team representing a sporting confederation of the Caribbean countries: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago...
. The following season he played two further first-class matches, against Durham UCCE
Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence
Durham MCC University is a cricket coaching centre based at Durham University in Durham, County Durham, England and the name under which the university's cricket team plays....
and his only County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
appearance, against Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
. In those three matches, he scored 216 runs at a batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 54.00, with two half centuries and a high score of 97. His highest first-class score came against Durham UCCE, with Currie being dismissed 3 short of his century
Century (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. A century is regarded as a landmark score for...
by David Brown
David Brown (cricketer, born 1982)
David Owen Brown is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and right-armed medium bowler.-Early Life:...
. His score of 97 came in a partnership of 215 with Alec Swann
Alec Swann
Alec James Swann is a former English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire and Lancashire in county cricket. A right hand batsman, he scored 3,305 first-class runs including eight centuries...
. In 2003, Currie played three List A matches for Lancashire against India A, Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
and Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
.
Currie played six List A matches in his career, scoring 145 runs at an average of 29.00, with a single half century high score of 94. This came for Cheshire against Lincolnshire. He has also played for the Lancashire Second XI
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
.
External links
- Mark Currie at ESPNcricinfo
- Mark Currie at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...