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Mark Faber

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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

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  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 18 March 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  4. ^ Woodcock, John (12 December 1991). "Sportsman born out of his time". The Times. London, England. Retrieved 18 March 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
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