Mark Thorburn (born 1 August 1978) is an English cricket coach and former first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | Mark Thorburn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 August 1978 Bath, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2001–2002 | Durham UCCE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 December 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thorburn was born in August 1978 at Bath, Somerset. He was educated at Beechen Cliff School, before matriculating to Durham University. There, he played first-class cricket for Durham UCCE,[1] making his debut against Lancashire at Durham. He played first-class cricket for Durham UCCE until 2002, making five appearances.[2] He trialled for Hampshire in 2003, making a single first-class appearance for the county against Oxford UCCE at Oxford.[2] In six first-class appearances, Thorburn took 12 wickets with his right-arm medium-fast bowling at an average of 43.58 and took best figures of 2 for 53.[3]
After his first-class career, Thorburn moved into a coaching role at Gloucestershire. He was initially a performance analyst, before being appointed bowling coach in 2014.[4] In 2022, he became one of the highest qualified coaches in county cricket when he completed his master's degree in sport, strength and conditioning from the University of Gloucestershire.[5] In October 2022, he replaced Tim Hancock as Gloucestershire's head of talent pathway on an interim basis,[6] prior to the appointment of Paul Muchall in the role in March 2023.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Mark Thorburn". www.gloscricket.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ a b "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by William Scott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Mark Thorburn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "County ins & outs 2014". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Glos coach Mark Thorburn among highest qualified after earning Master's degree in Strength and Conditioning". www.gloscricket.co.uk. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
- ^ Friend, Nick (10 October 2022). "Mark Thorburn replaces Tim Hancock as Gloucestershire's head of talent pathway". The Cricketer. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ "Gloucestershire Cricket Promote Paul Muchall to Talent Pathway Head Coach". www.gloscricket.co.uk. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.