Mark Cohen (cricketer)
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Mark Francis Cohen is a former Irish cricket
Cricket
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er. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler, he made his debut for Ireland against Wales
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 in July 1980 and went onto play for Ireland on 69 occasions, his last match coming against Canada
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 in the 1994 ICC Trophy
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.

Of his 69 matches for Ireland, ten had first-class
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 status, all of which were against Scotland
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 and six had List A status, all of which were NatWest Trophy first round matches.

He scored two centuries for Ireland, the best being 118 in a two-day match against Sussex
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in July 1987. He bowled just once for Ireland, a maiden over against Scotland in June 1993.
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