Mark Ronald Cullinan (born 3 April 1957) is a South African former cricketer.

Mark Cullinan
Personal information
Full name
Mark Ronald Cullinan
Born (1957-04-03) 3 April 1957 (age 67)
Johannesburg, Transvaal,
South Africa
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1983–1984Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 16 2
Runs scored 215 8
Batting average 11.31 4.00
100s/50s –/2 –/–
Top score 59 8
Balls bowled 12 0
Wickets 1
Bowling average 4.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/4
Catches/stumpings 18/1 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 September 2019

Cullinan was born at Johannesburg in April 1957 and educated at Hilton College.[1] He studied at university in South Africa, making his debut in first-class cricket for a combined South African Universities cricket team against Transvaal at Johannesburg in 1979.[2]

Career edit

He later before undertook his post-graduate studies in England at Worcester College, Oxford.[3] He played first-class cricket while studying in England for Oxford University, debuting for the university against Lancashire at Oxford in 1983.

He played first-class cricket for Oxford until 1984, making a total of fifteen appearances.[2] He scored a total of 210 runs in his fifteen matches for Oxford, with an average of 11.66 and a high score of 59.[4]

In addition to playing first-class cricket while at Oxford, he also made two List A one-day appearances for the Combined Universities cricket team in the 1983 Benson & Hedges Cup.[5] He later became a diamond dealer and currently resides in Monaco.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ Brooke, Robert (1985). The Collins Who's Who of English First-Class Cricket, 1945-1984. London: Collins. p. 62. ISBN 0002180960.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Mark Cullinan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Player profile: Mark Cullinan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  4. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Mark Cullinan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  5. ^ "List A Matches played by Mark Cullinan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Cullinan Diamonds UK Limited". The London Gazette. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

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