Mark Wagh

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Mark Anant Wagh (born October 20, 1976) is a cricketer for Warwickshire County Cricket Club, his county of birth. Having originally played first class cricket for the University of Oxford, captaining them in 1997, he made his debut for Warwickshire in the same year. He received his county cap in 2000, and was selected for the England A tour of Australia in 2001 after hitting a massive 315 at Lord's in the county season. However, whilst fellow Academy member and teammate Ian Bell has gone on to an extended England career, Wagh has not since been called up, barring an inclusion in a preliminary squad for the ICC Champions Trophy in 2004.

Whilst Wagh is principally considered a batsman and opens for Warwickshire in first class and limited overs cricket, he is also a useful off-spinner, with career best figures of 7-222 against Lancashire in 2003. This followed a ban in 2000 after his action was reported for throwing or 'chucking'. Since then, he has more than once closed out close games for the club with his bowling.

Having missed the whole of the 2005 season after a serious knee injury, Wagh is now back in Warwickshire's first team after strong performances in the Twenty20 season, promoted following injury to Warwickshire teammate, Nick Knight.