Mark Ray
Australian cricketer (born 1952)
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Mark Ray (born 2 October 1952 in Surry Hills, New South Wales) is a former Australian first-class cricket player.
Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
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| Full name | Mark Ray | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 October 1952 Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1982 | New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1986 | Tasmania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: cricinfo.com, 17 March 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cricket career
Mark Ray played for New South Wales in the 1981–82 season, before moving to Tasmania, where he played for Tasmania from 1982-83 until he retired after the 1985–86 season. He also captained Tasmania on five occasions, becoming Tasmania's 40th captain.
A left-handed opening batsman, and slow left-arm orthodox bowler, he was a capable all-rounder, although his batting relied on a limited range of strokes and his bowling on accuracy and flight rather than spin.[1] His highest first-class score was 94, for Tasmania against Western Australia in 1983–84.[2] His best bowling figures were 5 for 79, for Tasmania against New South Wales in 1985–86, in his second-last match.[3]
He later became a cricket author and journalist, working for many years at The Age in Melbourne.
Books
- Geoff Lawson's Diary of the Ashes: As Told to Mark Ray 1990
- The Ashes: England in Australia 1990-91 (with Alan Lee) 1991
- Cricket: The Game Behind the Game 1994
- Border & Beyond 1995
- Shane Warne: My Own Story: As Told to Mark Ray (with Shane Warne) 1997
- Cricket Masala 2002
- Long Shadows: 100 Years of Australian Cricket 2006 (editor)
