Mark Alleyne
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Mark Wayne Alleyne MBE
(born 23 May 1968 in Tottenham
, London
) is an English
all-round
cricketer
who made ten One Day International appearances for England
between 1998/99 and 2000/01. Mostly he batted in the middle of the order and bowled at medium pace, but he has also kept wicket for both England and his county, Gloucestershire
.
Alleyne impressed early for Gloucestershire, scoring a century for them at 18 and a double-hundred at 22, being in both cases the youngest to achieve the feat for the county. He replaced Jack Russell as captain in 1997, and in 1999/00 made his England debut against Australia
at Brisbane
. In 2000 he led Gloucestershire to two one-day cups and the National League
title, just missing out on promotion in the County Championship
, his achievements winning him a Wisden Cricketer of the Year spot. In the ensuing few years he became renowned as a leading tactition in the one-day form of county cricket, leading Gloucestershire to 4 one day knockout cups in 6 years.
In 2001, however, his performances fell away somewhat, especially with the bat, and had never really recovered, Alleyne relinquishing the captaincy to Christopher Taylor in 2004. Indeed, he played just four county matches that year and did not make his first appearance in 2005 until 10 June.
After coach John Bracewell left Gloucestershire Cricket Club to join the New Zealand Test Team, Mark took over as Head Coach at Gloucestershire between 2004 and 2007 narrowly missing out on the Twenty20 title in 2007.He stood down as coach by mutual consent in February 2008 with nine months of his contract remaining. Alleyne then took up coaching at the National Performance Centre at Loughborough,where he coached the England Under-15s. In February 2009 he has been named as the new MCC head coach, succeeding Clive Radley, who is retiring after a 48 year association with Lord's.
Alleyne was awarded the MBE
for services to cricket in the Queen's New Year Honours list for 2004.He is also Chairman of the Professional Cricket Coaches Association.
Order of the British Empire
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(born 23 May 1968 in Tottenham
Tottenham
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, London
London
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) is an English
England
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all-round
All-rounder
An all-rounder is a cricketer who regularly performs well at both batting and bowling. Although all bowlers must bat and quite a few batsmen do bowl occasionally, most players are skilled in only one of the two disciplines and are considered specialists...
cricketer
Cricketer
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who made ten One Day International appearances for England
English cricket team
The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...
between 1998/99 and 2000/01. Mostly he batted in the middle of the order and bowled at medium pace, but he has also kept wicket for both England and his county, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
.
Alleyne impressed early for Gloucestershire, scoring a century for them at 18 and a double-hundred at 22, being in both cases the youngest to achieve the feat for the county. He replaced Jack Russell as captain in 1997, and in 1999/00 made his England debut against Australia
Australian cricket team
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at Brisbane
Brisbane
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. In 2000 he led Gloucestershire to two one-day cups and the National League
National League (cricket)
The NatWest Pro40 League was a one-day cricket league for first-class cricket counties in England and Wales. It was inaugurated in 1999, but was essentially the old Sunday League retitled to reflect the fact that large numbers of matches were played on days other than Sunday.-Sunday League:The...
title, just missing out on promotion in the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
, his achievements winning him a Wisden Cricketer of the Year spot. In the ensuing few years he became renowned as a leading tactition in the one-day form of county cricket, leading Gloucestershire to 4 one day knockout cups in 6 years.
In 2001, however, his performances fell away somewhat, especially with the bat, and had never really recovered, Alleyne relinquishing the captaincy to Christopher Taylor in 2004. Indeed, he played just four county matches that year and did not make his first appearance in 2005 until 10 June.
After coach John Bracewell left Gloucestershire Cricket Club to join the New Zealand Test Team, Mark took over as Head Coach at Gloucestershire between 2004 and 2007 narrowly missing out on the Twenty20 title in 2007.He stood down as coach by mutual consent in February 2008 with nine months of his contract remaining. Alleyne then took up coaching at the National Performance Centre at Loughborough,where he coached the England Under-15s. In February 2009 he has been named as the new MCC head coach, succeeding Clive Radley, who is retiring after a 48 year association with Lord's.
Alleyne was awarded the MBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
for services to cricket in the Queen's New Year Honours list for 2004.He is also Chairman of the Professional Cricket Coaches Association.