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{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Mark Footitt
| image = Mark Footitt and Aaron Finch (and umpire) (14152839500) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Footitt bowling for [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]] in 2014
| country = England
| fullname = Mark Harold Alan Footitt
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|11|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Nottingham]], [[EnglandNottinghamshire]], England
| battingheightft = Right-hand batsman6
| heightinch = 2
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Left-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]]
| role = [[Bowler (cricket)|Bowler]]
| club1 = [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|2005–2009}}
| club2 = [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]]
| year2 = 2009–2015
| clubnumber2 = 4
| club3 = [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]]
| year3 = 2015–2015–2017
| club4 = Nottinghamshire
| year4 = 2017–2019
| club5 = → Derbyshire (loan)
| nickname year5 = 2018
| columns = 3
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 7796
| runs1 = 594678
| bat avg1 = 87.6097
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 34
| deliveries1 = 1215,581579
| wickets1 = 283352
| bowl avg1 = 26.1221
| fivefor1 = 1621
| tenfor1 = 1
| best bowling1 = 7/7162
| catches/stumpings1 = 1926/–
| column2 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches2 = 3536
| runs2 = 28
| bat avg2 = 4.66
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 11[[not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 1,289331
| wickets2 = 4647
| bowl avg2 = 29.4351
| fivefor2 = 2
| tenfor2 = n/a0
| best bowling2 = 5/28
| catches/stumpings2 = 6/–
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| bowl avg3 = 35.91
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = n/a0
| best bowling3 = 3/22
| catches/stumpings3 = 1/–
| date = 2728 AprilSeptember
| year = 20162018
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/derbyshiresurrey/content/player/13247.html Cricinfo
}}
'''Mark Harold Alan Footitt''' (born 25 November 1985) is an [[England|English]] [[cricket]]er. He is a right-handed batsman and a left arm fast bowler who playshas played for [[SurreyNottinghamshire County Cricket Club|SurreyNottinghamshire]]. He has previously played for, [[NottinghamshireDerbyshire County Cricket Club|NottinghamshireDerbyshire]] and [[DerbyshireSurrey County Cricket Club|DerbyshireSurrey]].
 
==Biography==
Born in [[Nottingham]], Footitt was initially spotted by [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]] as a 16-year-old, and impressed judges with his raw pace. Subsequently, coached by [[Chris Tolley]], and mentored by [[Greg Smith (cricketer, born 1971)|Greg Smith]] and [[Ryan Sidebottom]], on his first-class debut the seamer took 4/45 against [[Glamorgan County Cricket Club|Glamorgan]] and shared a 101 tenth-wicket partnership with [[Chris Read]].
 
This was followed by a call-up to the [[England under-19 cricket team|England Under-19]] squad for the series against [[Sri Lankan Under-19 cricket team|Sri Lanka]], but after making just nine first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire, he was released in August 2009 and signed by [[Derbyshire County Cricket Club|Derbyshire]] in November 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketworld.com/uk_county_cricket/derbyshire/article/?aid=22451|title=Footitt Switches To Derbyshire|publisher=Cricket World|accessdate=17 November 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213182941/http://cricketworld.com/uk_county_cricket/derbyshire/article/?aid=22451|archive-date=13 February 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
In 2015 Footitt was part of the squad for the [[English cricket team in South Africa in 2015–16]] but did not play. On 1 August 2015, following the injury to [[James Anderson (cricketer)|James Anderson]] in the third test at [[Edgbaston Cricket Ground|Edgbaston]], he was called up to the [[English Cricket Team|England]] 14-man [[2015 Ashes]] squad, alongside [[Liam Plunkett]].<ref name="4th Test">{{cite news |title=Ashes 2015: England name Plunkett and Footitt for fourth Test |url=httphttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/33747185 |publisher=BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) |date=1 August 2015 |accessdate=9 August 2015 }}</ref>
 
After turning down an extension to his Derbyshire contract, Footitt signed for [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] in October 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mark Footitt: Surrey sign Derbyshire seam bowler|url=httphttps://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/34541319|accessdate=19 October 2015|work=BBC Sport|date=15 October 2015}}</ref>
 
In July 2017, Footitt was released from his contract with Surrey, and he returned to his birthplace and former team [[Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club|Nottinghamshire]], signing a two-and-a-half-year contract.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1110821.html |title=Footitt leaves Surrey and heads back home |last=Hopps |first=David |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=12 July 2017 |accessdate=13 July 2017 }}</ref> In May 2018, he rejoined Derbyshire on a 28-day loan.<ref>{{cite news|title=Derbyshire sign Pakistan bowler Wahab Riaz and fast bowler Mark Footitt|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/43973528|accessdate=2 May 2018|work=BBC Sport|date=2 May 2018}}</ref> In July 2019, Footitt was released by Nottinghamshire having struggled to make an impact in his second stint at the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/other-sport/fast-bowler-mark-footitt-leaves-3140489 |title=Fast bowler Mark Footitt leaves Nottinghamshire |work=Nottinghamshire Live |date=26 July 2019 |accessdate=29 April 2021 }}</ref>
==Notes==
 
==References==
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==External links==
*{{cricinfo|refid=england/content/player/13247.html}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080507194133/http://cricketarchivewww.comecb.co.uk/Playersstats/44players/44083nottinghamshire/44083mark-footitt,381,PP.html Mark Footitt] at [[CricketArchive]]ECB
*[http://www.ecb.co.uk/stats/players/nottinghamshire/mark-footitt,381,PP.html Mark Footitt] at ECB
 
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