Mark Thorburn
Personal information
Full name
Mark Thorburn
Born (1978-08-11) 11 August 1978
Bath, Somerset, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
20012002Durham UCCE
2003Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 35
Batting average 8.75
100s/50s –/–
Top score 12
Balls bowled 708
Wickets 12
Bowling average 43.58
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2/53
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 December 2009

Mark Thorburn (born 1 August 1978) is an English cricket coach and former first-class cricketer.

Thorburn was born in August 1978 at Bath, Somerset. He was educated at Beechen Cliff School, before matriculating to Durham University. There, he played first-class cricket for Durham UCCE,[1] making his debut against Lancashire at Durham. He played first-class cricket for Durham UCCE until 2002, making five appearances.[2] He trialled for Hampshire in 2003, making a single first-class appearance for the county against Oxford UCCE at Oxford.[2] In six first-class appearances, Thorburn took 12 wickets with his right-arm medium-fast bowling at an average of 43.58 and took best figures of 2 for 53.[3]

After his first-class career, Thorburn moved into a coaching role at Gloucestershire. He was initially a performance analyst, before being appointed bowling coach in 2014.[4] In 2022, he became one of the highest qualified coaches in county cricket when he completed his master's degree in sport, strength and conditioning from the University of Gloucestershire.[5] In October 2022, he replaced Tim Hancock as Gloucestershire's head of talent pathway on an interim basis,[6] prior to the appointment of Paul Muchall in the role in March 2023.[7]

References

  1. "Mark Thorburn". www.gloscricket.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  2. 1 2 "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by William Scott". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  3. "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Mark Thorburn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  4. "County ins & outs 2014". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  5. "Glos coach Mark Thorburn among highest qualified after earning Master's degree in Strength and Conditioning". www.gloscricket.co.uk. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  6. Friend, Nick (10 October 2022). "Mark Thorburn replaces Tim Hancock as Gloucestershire's head of talent pathway". The Cricketer. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  7. "Gloucestershire Cricket Promote Paul Muchall to Talent Pathway Head Coach". www.gloscricket.co.uk. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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