| Martin Vernon | |
| Fullname: | Martin Jeffery Vernon |
| Birth Date: | 4 July 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Marylebone, London, England |
| Death Date: | 2024 (aged 73) |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Club1: | Middlesex |
| Year1: | 1974–1976 |
| Club2: | Gloucestershire |
| Year2: | 1977 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 22 |
| Runs1: | 146 |
| Bat Avg1: | 6.63 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 27 |
| Deliveries1: | 1847 |
| Wickets1: | 31 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 38.64 |
| Fivefor1: | 2 |
| Tenfor1: | 1 |
| Best Bowling1: | 6/58 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 5/0 |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 31 |
| Runs2: | 75 |
| Bat Avg2: | 7.50 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 15 |
| Deliveries2: | 1399 |
| Wickets2: | 26 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 40.15 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | n/a |
| Best Bowling2: | 3/13 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 3/0 |
| Date: | 30 July 2013 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/22217.html Cricinfo |
Martin Vernon (4 July 1951 – 2024) was an English cricketer. He played for Middlesex between 1974 and 1976 and for Gloucestershire in 1977.[1]
Vernon played irregularly for Middlesex Second XI from 1970,[2] and made his first-team debut in 1974 as an opening bowler. In July 1974, in his third County Championship match, he took 6 for 58 and 5 for 54 against Somerset, twice dismissing Viv Richards leg-before, and dismissing Brian Close for a pair, the first in Close's long career. Vernon took four wickets in seven balls in the second innings.[3] [4] With his pace he was regarded as a possible long-term replacement for John Price in the Middlesex team,[5] but he was unable to maintain his form, and his appearances in first-class cricket were irregular. His best List A cricket figures came in his first match, when he took 3 for 13 off eight overs against Yorkshire in June 1974.[6] He toured Bangladesh with MCC in 1976-77. An ankle injury forced him to retire from professional cricket after the 1977 season.[7]
Vernon had a career in newspaper and magazine advertising, including two positions as a managing director.[7]
Vernon died in 2024 at the age of 73.[8]