Mark Whitaker

Who is Mark Whitaker?

Mark Robin Whitaker is a former English cricketer. Whitaker was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.

Whitaker made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Surrey in 1965. Whitaker made 11 further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came against Warwickshire in 1967. A bowler, he 20 wickets in his 12 first-class matches, which came at an average of 34.95. He took a single five wicket haul, taking 5/62 against Middlesex in 1965.

In 1969, he made his only appearance for Norfolk in a List A match against Yorkshire in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he bowled 7 wicket-less overs for the cost of 20 runs, while with the bat he ended Norfolk's innings unbeaten on 2.