Mark Patterson
CountryIreland
FullnameMark William Patterson
Internationaltrue
Birth date2 February 1974 (age 52)
Birth placeBelfast, Northern Ireland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
FamilyAndrew Patterson (brother)
Club 3Bedfordshire
Year 32002—2005
Club 2Surrey
Year 21996—1999
Club 1Ireland
Year 11995—1996
Columns2
Column 1First-class
Matches 12
Runs 16
Bat avg 12.00
100s/50s 10/0
Top score 14
Deliveries 1243
Wickets 110
Bowl avg 116.30
Fivefor 11
Tenfor 10
Best bowling 16/80
Catches/stumpings 10/—
Column 2List A
Matches 213
Runs 225
Bat avg 23.57
100s/50s 20/0
Top score 29
Deliveries 2663
Wickets 220
Bowl avg 233.05
Fivefor 20
Tenfor 20
Best bowling 23/39
Catches/stumpings 24/—
Date29 September
Year2011
Sourcehttp://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/24265.html Cricinfo

Mark William Patterson (born 2 February 1974) is a former Northern Irish cricketer.[1] Patterson was a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Patterson made his List A debut for Ireland against Sussex in the 1995 Benson & Hedges Cup. He made eight further List A appearances for Ireland, the last of which came against Sussex in the 1996 NatWest Trophy.[2] Patterson took 14 wickets in List A cricket for Ireland, which came at an average of 34.57, with best figures of 3/48.[3] While playing against Surrey in the 1996 Benson & Hedges Cup at Woodvale Road, he impressed enough for Surrey to invite him over to England for a trial.[4] He made his debut for Surrey in August 1996 in a first-class match against South Africa A.[5] On debut he took figures of 6/80,[6] which were at the time the best bowling figures for a Surrey player on debut.[4] He spent much of the next couple of seasons playing for the Surrey Second XI,[7] as well as playing in the MCCA Knockout Trophy for the Surrey Cricket Board.[8]

During this time he played for Northern Ireland in the cricket tournament at the 1998 Commonwealth Games, making a single List A appearance during it against Barbados,[2] claiming the wicket of Adrian Griffith as Barbados ran out winners by 176 runs.[9] He later made his second and final first-class appearance for Surrey in the 1999 County Championship against Nottinghamshire.[5] In his two first-class matches, he claimed a total of 10 wickets at an average of 16.30.[10] Patterson also made fifteen ICC Trophy matches for Ireland between 1997 and 2001.[11] In 2002, he joined Bedfordshire, making his debut for the county in the MCCA Knockout Trophy against Cambridgeshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 2002 to 2005, making 22 Minor Counties Championship and nine MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.[8][12] He played his first List A match for the county in the 1st round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy against Hertfordshire, which Bedfordshire won, with Patterson following this up by playing in the 2nd round against the Netherlands, which Bedfordshire also won. Both matches were played in 2002. His final List A appearance for Bedfordshire came against Sussex in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.[2] In his three List A appearances for the county, he took 5 wickets at an average of 22.00, with best figures of 3/39.[3]

His brother, Andrew, was also a first-class cricketer and played for Ireland.

References

  1. ^ "All time Ireland team (4)". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  2. ^ "List A Matches played by Mark Patterson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  3. ^ "ListA Bowling For Each Team by Mark Patterson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Player profile: Mark Patterson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  5. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Mark Patterson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Surrey v South Africa A, 1996". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  7. ^ "Teams Mark Patterson played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  8. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Mark Patterson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  9. ^ "Barbados v Northern Ireland, 1998 Commonwealth Games". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  10. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Mark Patterson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  11. ^ "ICC Trophy Matches played by Mark Patterson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  12. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Mark Patterson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 September 2011.