Full name Mark Alan Cameron
Born January 31, 1981, Waratah, New South Wales
Current age 28 years 280 days
Major teams Kolkata Knight Riders, New South Wales
Nickname Scud
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Height 1.82 m
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 11 | 11 | 4 | 65 | 18 | 9.28 | 219 | 29.68 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| List A | 10 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 6* | 8.00 | 16 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14* | - | 14 | 107.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 11 | 2294 | 1240 | 45 | 6/101 | 10/187 | 27.55 | 3.24 | 50.9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| List A | 10 | 10 | 516 | 444 | 15 | 3/25 | 3/25 | 29.60 | 5.16 | 34.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 6 | 6 | 144 | 190 | 5 | 2/45 | 2/45 | 38.00 | 7.91 | 28.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class debut | 2002/03 |
| Last First-class | New South Wales v Tasmania at Newcastle, Jan 30-Feb 2, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | Western Australia v New South Wales at Perth, Oct 12, 2007 scorecard |
| Last List A | South Australia v New South Wales at Adelaide, Oct 22, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | South Australia v New South Wales at Adelaide, Jan 1, 2008 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | New South Wales v Victoria at Sydney, Jan 24, 2009 scorecard |
Mark Cameron was unfortunate not to play in the Pura Cup final against Tasmania in 2006-07, having taken 5 for 116 against the same opposition less than a fortnight earlier. He had gained his place in the team because Matthew Nicholson was unavailable while preparing for the birth of twins, so when Nicholson returned for the decider Cameron was squeezed out. A year later it was déjà vu when Cameron was dropped along with Nicholson when Lee, Bracken and Clark were available for the defeat of Victoria. "I'd love to be there," he said before the game, "but if I'm not, such is life."
By that stage of the season Cameron was the form bowler and had taken over Doug Bollinger's heavy wicket-taking role. In four first-class matches he captured 27 victims, including 6 for 101 and ten for the match against Victoria. He followed up with another nine Sheffield Shield victims and five in the FR Cup last season before being struck by a back problem that ended his season. Back stress fractures troubled him early in his career and he played one first-class match in 2002-03 but didn't take a wicket. A former NSWIS Colts fast bowler, Cameron fought his way back into the New South Wales senior squad in 2005-06 after a three-year break. He also helps out as a coach and has developed a system that allows coaches to monitor player workload that has been used at state and national level.
Cricinfo staff May 2009
- Western Australia embark on mass recruitment drive (Mar 30, 2009)
- Noffke ruled out of one-day match (Feb 9, 2009)
- Kolkata keep close watch on Cameron (Feb 3, 2009)
- Cameron wraps up comprehensive NSW win (Feb 2, 2009)
- Blues boosted by international stars (Mar 10, 2008)
Dec 12, 2007
Mark Cameron took three wickets
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Oct 24, 2007
Mark Cameron is congratulated on a wicket
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Oct 15, 2007
Mark Cameron celebrates one of his five wickets before lunch as he destroyed the Western Australia top order
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