- Mark Gouldstone
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Personal information Full name Mark Roger Gouldstone Born 3 February 1963
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, EnglandBatting style Right-handed Bowling style Right-arm medium Domestic team information Years Team 1995–1998 Lincolnshire 1993–1994 Hertfordshire 1989–1992 Bedfordshire 1988 Hertfordshire 1986–1988 Northamptonshire 1984 Hertfordshire Career statistics Competition First-class List A Matches 8 11 Runs scored 274 157 Batting average 22.83 17.44 100s/50s –/2 –/1 Top score 71 68* Balls bowled – – Wickets – – Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 4/– 3/– Source: Cricinfo, 12 July 2011 Mark Roger Gouldstone (born 2 February 1963) is a former English cricketer. Gouldstone was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire.
Gouldstone made his debut in county cricket for Hertfordshire in the 1984 Minor Counties Championship against Suffolk, having previously played for the Essex Second XI.[1] He made a further appearance for his native county in that years competition, against Norfolk.[2] Having joined Northamptonshire in 1984 and spending a couple of seasons in their Second XI, he went on to make his first-class debut for the county against the touring New Zealanders in 1986. He made 7 further first-class appearances for Northamptonshire in 1988, the last of which came against Derbyshire in the 1988 County Championship.[3] In his 8 first-class appearances for the county, he scored 274 runs at an batting average of 22.83, with a high score of 77.[4] This score, one of 2 first-class fifties he made, came against Essex in 1988.[5] It was in 1986 that he made his List A debut for Northamptonshire against Leicestershire in the John Player Special League. He made 6 further List A appearances for Northamptonshire, the last of which came against Derbyshire in the 1988 Refuge Assurance League.[6] In his 7 List A matches for the county, he scored 38 runs at an average of 6.33, with a high score of 11.[7]
With opportunities limited at Northamptonshire, he appeared in an MCCA Knockout Trophy fixture for Hertfordshire against Oxfordshire in 1988,[8] before joining Bedfordshire the following season, who he played Minor counties cricket for on a handful of occasions from 1989 to 1992.[2][8] He appeared once in List A cricket for Bedfordshire, against Worcestershire in the 1991 NatWest Trophy,[6] a match in which he was dismissed for 2 by Neal Radford.[9] He rejoined his native county of Hertfordshire in 1993, making 18 further Minor Counties Championship appearances[2] and 5 further MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances, spread over the 1993 and 1994 seasons.[8] He also appeared once in List A cricket for Hertfordshire, which came in the 1993 NatWest Trophy against Gloucestershire.[6] He scored 68 not out in this game, but could not prevent Gloucestershire winning by 110 runs.[10]
Joining Lincolnshire in 1995, Gouldstone made his debut for the county against Hertfordshire in the Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire from 1995 to 1998, making 17 Minor Counties Championship appearances[2] and 8 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.[8] He made his final 2 List A appearances for Lincolnshire.[6] The first of these came against Gloucestershire in the 1996 NatWest Trophy, with him scoring 12 runs in this match, before being dismissed by Courtney Walsh.[11] The second of these came in the 1997 NatWest Trophy against Derbyshire. He top scored with 37 in Lincolnshire's innings, before being dismissed by Paul Aldred, in a match which Derbyshire won by 8 wickets.[12]
References
- ^ "Teams Mark Gouldstone played for". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11173/all_teams.html. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Mark Gouldstone". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11173/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Mark Gouldstone". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11173/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Mark Gouldstone". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11173/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "Northamptonshire v Essex, 1988 County Championship". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/50/50371.html. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d "List A Matches played by Mark Gouldstone". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11173/List_A_Matches.html. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Mark Gouldstone". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11173/a_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Mark Gouldstone". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/11/11173/Minor_Counties_Trophy_Matches.html. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "Bedfordshire v Worcestershire, 1991 NatWest Trophy". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/54/54489.html. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "Gloucestershire v Hertfordshire, 1993 NatWest Trophy". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/57/57430.html. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "Lincolnshire v Gloucestershire, 1996 NatWest Trophy". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/62/62392.html. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "Lincolnshire v Derbyshire, 1997 NatWest Trophy". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/64/64197.html. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
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