Mark Ray

Mark Ray
Personal information
Full name Mark Ray
Born (1952-10-02) 2 October 1952
Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Batting Left-handed
Bowling Slow left-arm orthodox
Role All-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1981–1982 New South Wales
1982–1986 Tasmania
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 44 5
Runs scored 1948 93
Batting average 27.05 23.25
100s/50s 0/10 0/0
Top score 94 45
Balls bowled 4576 150
Wickets 41 2
Bowling average 49.65 64.50
5 wickets in innings 1 -
10 wickets in match - -
Best bowling 5/79 1/35
Catches/stumpings 41/– 0/–
Source: cricinfo.com, 17 March 2008

Mark Ray (born 2 October 1952 in Surry Hills, New South Wales) is a former Australian first-class cricket player.

Cricket career

Mark Ray played for New South Wales in the 1981-82 season, before moving to Tasmania, where he played for Tasmania from 1982-83 until he retired after the 1985-86 season. He also captained Tasmania on five occasions, becoming Tasmania's 40th captain.

A left-handed middle-order or opening batsman, and slow left-arm orthodox bowler, he was a capable all-rounder, although his batting relied on a limited range of strokes and his bowling on accuracy and flight rather than spin.[1] His highest first-class score was 94, for Tasmania against Western Australia in 1983-84.[2] His best bowling figures were 5 for 79, for Tasmania against New South Wales in 1985-86, in his second-last match.[3]

He later became a cricket author and journalist, working for many years at The Age in Melbourne.

Books

  • Geoff Lawson's Diary of the Ashes: As Told to Mark Ray 1990
  • The Ashes: England in Australia 1990-91 (with Alan Lee) 1991
  • Cricket: The Game Behind the Game 1994
  • Border & Beyond 1995
  • Shane Warne: My Own Story: As Told to Mark Ray 1997
  • Cricket Masala 2002
  • Long Shadows: 100 Years of Australian Cricket 2006 (editor)

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket, Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, p. 441.
  2. ↑ "Tasmania v Western Australia 1983-84". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "New South Wales v Tasmania 1985-86". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
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