Mark Patten Explained

Country:Scotland
Fullname:Mark Patten
Birth Date:28 July 1901
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Death Place:Ashford, Kent, England
Batting:Right-handed
Role:Wicket-keeper
Club2:Oxford University
Year2:1922 - 1923
Club1:Scotland
Year1:1922 - 1925
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:26
Runs1:407
Bat Avg1:11.97
100S/50S1:–/2
Top Score1:58
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:37/3
Date:4 June
Year:2019
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/25460.html Cricinfo

Mark Patten (28 July 1901  - 2 May 1996) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.

Patten was born in the West End of Edinburgh in July 1901. He was educated at Winchester College, before going up to Christ Church, Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Middlesex at Oxford in 1922.[2] Patten played first-class cricket for Oxford on seventeen further occasions, with his final appearance coming in 1923.[2] Playing as a wicket-keeper he scored 169 runs and took 26 catches and made two stumpings.[3] In addition to playing first-class cricket for Oxford University, he also represented Scotland in four first-class matches between 1922 and 1925, as well as appearing in four first-class matches for the Free Foresters between 1926 and 1929;[2] for the latter he scored 178 runs at an average of 35.60, with a high score of 58, one of two half centuries he made for the Free Foresters.[3] He died in May 1996 at Ashford, Kent.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player profile: Mark Patten . CricketArchive . 2019-06-04.
  2. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Mark Patten . CricketArchive . 2019-06-04.
  3. Web site: First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Mark Patten . CricketArchive . 2019-06-04.