Neil Marks
{{Short description|Australian cricketer (1938–2024)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{use Australian English|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Neil Marks
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| fullname = Neil Graham Marks
| birth_date = {{birth date|1938|9|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|1|27|1938|9|13|df=yes}}
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| batting = Left-handed
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| club1 = New South Wales
| year1 = 1958/59 and 1959/60
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| columns = 1
| column1 = First-class
| matches1 = 10
| runs1 = 568
| bat avg1 = 47.33
| 100s/50s1 = 2/3
| top score1 = 180*
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| catches/stumpings1 = 6/0
| date = 30 January 2024
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/6487.html Cricinfo
}}
Neil Graham Marks {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (13 September 1938 – 27 January 2024) was an Australian cricketer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/6487.html |title=Neil Marks |accessdate=7 January 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He played ten first-class matches for New South Wales between 1958/59 and 1959/60.{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/5/5977/5977.html |title=Neil Marks |accessdate=7 January 2017 |work=Cricket Archive}}
In the 2019 Australia Day Honours Marks was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to cricket.{{Cite web|url=https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/2003423|title=Neil Graham Marks|website=honours.pmc.gov.au|access-date=27 January 2019}} He died on 27 January 2024, at the age of 85.{{cite news |title=Vale Neil Marks OAM |url=https://www.cricketnsw.com.au/news/3869407/vale-neil-marks-oam-1938-2024 |access-date=30 January 2024 |agency=Cricket NSW |date=28 January 2024}}
Books
- Tales from the Locker Room (Ironbark Press, 1993)
- Tales for All Seasons (Harper Sports, 1997)
- Australian People, Australian Tales (HarperCollins, 1999)
- Great Australian Cricket Stories (ABC Books, 2002)
- Tales from the Sports Field (ABC Books, 2005)
- Tales of the Century (Barker College, 2008)
References
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External links
- {{ESPNcricinfo|id=6487}}
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Category:Australian cricketers
Category:New South Wales cricketers
Category:Cricketers from Sydney
Category:Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen
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