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Full name Victor James Marks
Born June 25, 1955, Middle Chinnock, Somerset
Current age 53 years 109 days
Major teams England,Oxford University,Somerset,Western Australia
Nickname Skid, Speedy
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Other Commentator, Journalist
Height
5 ft 9 in
Education Blundells School; Oxford University
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
6
10
1
249
83
27.66
532
46.80
0
3
23
0
0
0
ODIs
34
24
3
285
44
13.57
434
65.66
0
0
16
0
8
0
First-class
342
500
90
12419
134
30.29
5
73
144
0
List A
304
241
56
4175
81*
22.56
0
14
75
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
6
10
1082
484
11
3/78
3/78
44.00
2.68
98.3
0
0
0
ODIs
34
32
1838
1135
44
5/20
5/20
25.79
3.70
41.7
0
2
0
First-class
342
62992
28591
859
8/17
33.28
2.72
73.3
40
5
List A
304
13039
7966
286
5/20
5/20
27.85
3.66
45.5
3
3
0
Career statistics
Test debut
England v Pakistan at Leeds, Aug 26-31, 1982 scorecard
Last Test
Pakistan v England at Lahore, Mar 19-24, 1984 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
England v West Indies at Lord's, May 30, 1980 scorecard
Last ODI
England v Sri Lanka at The Oval, Sep 4, 1988 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1975 - 1989
List A span
1975 - 1989
Profile
A mild, nervy, self-deprecating farm boy with an Oxford degree and no enemies, Vic Marks was the most unlikely member of the fiery Somerset dressing room of the 1980s. He got into the England team as an all- rounder in a thin period and sometimes barely looked like a cricketer at all: he bowled apologetic off-breaks ("At any time, somewhere in the world," it was said, "someone is hitting Vic Marks for six") and his short-arm batting style never lost its hint of the village green. But his cricket could be surprisingly effective and, in one-day internationals especially, he had his moments. Everyone liked him and opponents respected him as well as liked him, and he was a highly successful overseas pro for Western Australia: cricket's nicest man surviving in its toughest school. He became an even higher-class journalist and broadcaster: witty, shrewd and kindly. Matthew Engel
