Mark Faber
Personal information
Full name
Mark James Julian Faber
Born(1950-08-15)15 August 1950
Horsted Keynes, Sussex, England
Died10 December 1991(1991-12-10) (aged 41)
Marylebone, London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RelationsJulian Faber (father)
David Faber (brother)
Harold Macmillan (grandfather)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1970–1972Oxford University
1973–1976Sussex
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 78 59
Runs scored 3009 1123
Batting average 22.12 21.18
100s/50s 3/13 0/6
Top score 176 86
Balls bowled 112 1
Wickets 1 0
Bowling average 66.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match n/a
Best bowling 1/11
Catches/stumpings 42/– 12/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 November 2015

Mark James Julian Faber (15 August 1950 – 10 December 1991) was an English cricketer who played for Oxford University and Sussex from 1970 to 1976.

Faber attended Summer Fields School.[1] He appeared in 78 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman. He scored 3,009 runs with a highest score of 176 among three centuries.[2]

In 1976, Faber requested a release from his contract to join his family's insurance business.[3]

Faber died in 1991 from complications following a leg operation (from an old cricket injury during the early 1980s).[4]

References

  1. Turbervill, Huw, ed. (December 2022). "Summer Fields". The Cricketer Schools Guide 2023. The Cricketer: 149. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  2. "Mark Faber". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  3. "Majid alleges interference and resigns". The Times. London, England. 24 July 1976. Retrieved 24 February 2018 via The Times Digital Archive.
  4. Woodcock, John (12 December 1991). "Sportsman born out of his time". The Times. London, England. Retrieved 24 February 2018 via The Times Digital Archive.


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