Martin Vernon
English cricketer
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Martin Vernon (4 July 1951 – 2024) was an English cricketer. He played for Middlesex between 1974 and 1976 and for Gloucestershire in 1977.[1]
Marylebone, London, England
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| Full name | Martin Jeffery Vernon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 July 1951 Marylebone, London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2024 (aged 73) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1974–1976 | Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977 | Gloucestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 July 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
