Mark Lawson (cricketer)

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Mark Lawson
England
Personal information
Full name Mark Anthony Kenneth Lawson
Nickname Sauce
Born 24 October 1985 (1985-10-24) (age 22)
Leeds, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand
Bowling style Right-arm leg spin
Domestic team information
Years Team
2004–present Yorkshire (squad no. 2)
First-class debut 21 July 2004: Yorkshire v Somerset
Last First-class 25 July 2007: Yorkshire v Kent
List A debut 20 September 2005: Yorkshire v Warwickshire
Last List A 17 September 2006: Yorkshire v Hampshire
Career statistics
FC LA T20
Matches 15 4 2
Runs scored 197 30 4
Batting average 12.31 7.50
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 44 20 4*
Balls bowled 2331 118 48
Wickets 42 3 3
Bowling average 40.45 47.00 29.00
5 wickets in innings 4 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a 0
Best bowling 6/88 2/50 2/34
Catches/stumpings 7/– 1/– 1/–

As of 17 August 2007
Source: cricketarchive.com

Mark Anthony Kenneth Lawson is a leg spinner who plays for Yorkshire County Cricket Club.

Born on October 24, 1985 in Leeds and educated at Castle Hall College. He was selected for the North of England Under 14/15 and he made his second XI debut for Yorkshire in 2003. He made his first-class debut against Somerset at spin friendly Scarborough in July 2004.

He toured Australia with the England Under 19 team, played against South Africa in 2003 and was a member of the squad for the Under 19 World Cup in Bangladesh in February 2004. He is given specialised coaching by Terry Jenner as part of the ECB’s Elite Wrist Spin Programme. He played in two Tests and four one-day games on the Under 19 tour to India in 2005 and in an Under 19 one day international against Sri Lanka in England the following summer. When not on first class duties he plays for Barnsley in the ECB Yorkshire League.

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