Mark Lawson (cricketer)

For other people named Mark Lawson, see Mark Lawson (disambiguation).

Mark Lawson

Personal information
Full name	Mark Anthony Kenneth Lawson
Born	24 October 1985 (1985-10-24) (age 26) Leeds, England
Nickname	Rat Boy
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Batting style	Right-hand
Bowling style	Right-arm leg spin
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2010	Kent
2009	Derbyshire
2008	Middlesex
2004–2008	Yorkshire
First-class debut	21 July 2004 Yorkshire v Somerset
Last First-class	28 June 2010 Kent v Pakistan
List A debut	20 September 2005 Yorkshire v Warwickshire
Last List A	23 August 2009 Derbyshire v Kent
Career statistics
Competition	FC	LA	T20
Matches	24	12	10
Runs scored	311	37	5
Batting average	14.80	9.25	–
100s/50s	–/–	–/–	–/–
Top score	44	20	4*
Balls bowled	3,261	469	174
Wickets	52	9	9
Bowling average	43.82	50.22	28.00
5 wickets in innings	4	–	–
10 wickets in match	–	n/a	–
Best bowling	6/88	2/36	2/20
Catches/stumpings	10/–	4/–	1/–
Source: [1], 5 July 2011

Mark Anthony Kenneth Lawson (born 24 October 1985,^[1] Leeds, Yorkshire, England) is an English first-class cricketer. A leg spinner, he most recently played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club in June 2010. He has also played for Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Middlesex and Staffordshire.

Lawson was 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 North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough in July 2004.^[1]

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 played for Barnsley Cricket Club in the Yorkshire ECB County Premier League. In July 2008, he moved to Middlesex on a short-term loan for one month, to help with their intensive match schedule whilst their bowlers recover from injury.

Yorkshire announced his release towards the end of the 2008 season,^[1] and he was subsequently registered by Derbyshire with the opportunity to earn a full time contract. He moved to Kent in 2010, but first team opportunities proved elusive and he was released.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 372. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4. 

External links

• Cricinfo profile
• Cricketarchive statistics

Persondata
Name	Lawson, Mark
Alternative names
Short description	English county cricketer
Date of birth	24 October 1985
Place of birth	Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Date of death
Place of death