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''' Mark Ray''' (born 2 October 1952 in [[Surry Hills, New South Wales|Surry Hills]], [[New South Wales]]) is a former [[Australian]] [[first-class cricket]] player. |
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==Cricket career== |
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Mark Ray played for [[New South Wales cricket team|New South Wales]] in the 1981-82 season, before moving to [[Tasmania]], where he played for [[Tasmanian Tigers|Tasmania]] from 1982-83 until he retired after the 1985-86 season. He also [[Tasmanian cricket captains|captained]] Tasmania on five occasions, becoming Tasmania's 40th captain. |
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A left-handed middle-order or opening [[batsman]], and slow [[left-arm orthodox]] bowler, he was a capable [[all-rounder]]. His highest first-class score was 94, for Tasmania against [[Western Australia cricket team|Western Australia]] in 1983-84.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tasmania v Western Australia 1983-84|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/44/44472.html|website=CricketArchive|accessdate=8 July 2017}}</ref> His best bowling figures were 5 for 59, for Tasmania against New South Wales in 1985-86, in his second-last match.<ref>{{cite web|title=New South Wales v Tasmania 1985-86|url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/46/46936.html|website=CricketArchive|accessdate=8 July 2017}}</ref> |
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A left-handed middle-order [[batsman]], and slow [[left arm orthodox]] bowler, he was a capable [[all-rounder]]. |
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He later became a cricket author and journalist. |
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==Books== |
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* ''Geoff Lawson's Diary of the Ashes: As Told to Mark Ray'' 1990 |
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* ''The Ashes: England in Australia 1990-91'' (with Alan Lee) 1991 |
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* ''Cricket: The Game Behind the Game'' 1994 |
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* ''Border & Beyond'' 1995 |
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* ''Shane Warne: My Own Story'' 1997 |
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* ''Cricket Masala'' 2002 |
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* ''Long Shadows: 100 Years of Australian Cricket'' 2006 (editor) |
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| Born | 2 October 1952 Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mark Ray (born 2 October 1952 in Surry Hills, New South Wales) is a former Australian first-class cricket player.
Cricket career
Mark Ray played for New South Wales in the 1981-82 season, before moving to Tasmania, where he played for Tasmania from 1982-83 until he retired after the 1985-86 season. He also captained Tasmania on five occasions, becoming Tasmania's 40th captain.
A left-handed middle-order or opening batsman, and slow left-arm orthodox bowler, he was a capable all-rounder. His highest first-class score was 94, for Tasmania against Western Australia in 1983-84.[1] His best bowling figures were 5 for 59, for Tasmania against New South Wales in 1985-86, in his second-last match.[2]
He later became a cricket author and journalist.
Books
- Geoff Lawson's Diary of the Ashes: As Told to Mark Ray 1990
- The Ashes: England in Australia 1990-91 (with Alan Lee) 1991
- Cricket: The Game Behind the Game 1994
- Border & Beyond 1995
- Shane Warne: My Own Story 1997
- Cricket Masala 2002
- Long Shadows: 100 Years of Australian Cricket 2006 (editor)
See also
References
- ^ "Tasmania v Western Australia 1983-84". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "New South Wales v Tasmania 1985-86". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
External links
- Mark Ray at ESPNcricinfo
- Mark Ray at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- "Only in Tassie" by Mark Ray
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