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Neil Marks
Personal information
Full name
Neil Graham Marks
Born(1938-09-13)13 September 1938
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died27 January 2024(2024-01-27) (aged 85)
BattingLeft-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1958/59 and 1959/60New South Wales
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 10
Runs scored 568
Batting average 47.33
100s/50s 2/3
Top score 180*
Catches/stumpings 6/0
Source: Cricinfo, 30 January 2024

Neil Graham Marks OAM (13 September 1938 – 27 January 2024) was an Australian cricketer.[1] He played ten first-class matches for New South Wales between 1958/59 and 1959/60.[2]

In the 2019 Australia Day Honours Marks was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to cricket.[3] He died on 27 January 2024, at the age of 85.[4]

Books

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  • 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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  1. ^ "Neil Marks". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Neil Marks". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Neil Graham Marks". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Vale Neil Marks OAM". Cricket NSW. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
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