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England
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Vic Marks
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Right-hand bat
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6
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249
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2766
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83
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1082
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11
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4400
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3/78
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34
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285
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1357
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1838
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44
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2579
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2
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1 January
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2006
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(born
June 25 1955 in
Middle Chinnock ,
Somerset ) was a
Somerset CCC and
England international
Cricket er at both
Test and
One-day International level.
He was a good
All-round Cricketer , mainly a right-arm
Off-spin Bowler but also an effective right-handed
Batsman in the middle or lower batting order.
Marks made his
First-class debut in the
1975 English domestic season, and five years later made his ODI debut against the
West Indies . His Test debut was in
1982 against
Pakistan .
He went on to play only six Test matches but was an important member of the ODI squad for a number of years, appearing 34 times and taking 44
Wicket s at the good
Bowling Average of 25.79. His five for 20 for England against New Zealand in 1984 was for some years England's best in one-day internationals.
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Marks had a distinguished first-class career between 1975 and
1989 for
Somerset . He also played a season for
Western Australia in the Australian
Sheffield Shield in 1986-87. In 342 first-class matches he took 859 wickets at 33.28, and scored 12,419
Runs at a
Batting Average of 30.29.
As a cricketer he was popular and well-liked;
Wisden editor
Matthew Engel labeled him "a mild, nervy, self-deprecating farm boy with an Oxford degree and no enemies".
His nickname 'Skid' is believed to make reference to his rather erratic style of motoring.
After retiring as a professional cricketer he turned his hand to journalism and broadcasting, and is now a regular summariser on '''''. Retrieved 31 July 2006.
He is currently Chairman of Cricket at
Somerset CCC .
