Mark Harold Alan Footitt (born 25 November 1985) is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a left arm fast bowler who has played for Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Surrey.

Mark Footitt
Footitt bowling for Derbyshire in 2014
Personal information
Full name
Mark Harold Alan Footitt
Born (1985-11-25) 25 November 1985 (age 38)
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2005–2009Nottinghamshire
2009–2015Derbyshire (squad no. 4)
2015–2017Surrey
2017–2019Nottinghamshire
2018→ Derbyshire (loan)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 96 36 14
Runs scored 678 28 2
Batting average 7.97 4.66 2.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 34 11* 2*
Balls bowled 15,579 1,331 240
Wickets 352 47 12
Bowling average 26.21 29.51 35.91
5 wickets in innings 21 2 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 0
Best bowling 7/62 5/28 3/22
Catches/stumpings 26/– 6/– 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 September 2018

Biography

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Born in Nottingham, Footitt was initially spotted by Nottinghamshire as a 16-year-old, and impressed judges with his raw pace. Subsequently, coached by Chris Tolley, and mentored by Greg Smith and Ryan Sidebottom, on his first-class debut the seamer took 4/45 against Glamorgan and shared a 101 tenth-wicket partnership with Chris Read.

This was followed by a call-up to the England Under-19 squad for the series against Sri Lanka, but after making just nine first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire, he was released in August 2009 and signed by Derbyshire in November 2009.[1]

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 in the third test at Edgbaston, he was called up to the England 14-man 2015 Ashes squad, alongside Liam Plunkett.[2]

After turning down an extension to his Derbyshire contract, Footitt signed for Surrey in October 2015.[3]

In July 2017, Footitt was released from his contract with Surrey, and he returned to his birthplace and former team Nottinghamshire, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract.[4] In May 2018, he rejoined Derbyshire on a 28-day loan.[5] In July 2019, Footitt was released by Nottinghamshire having struggled to make an impact in his second stint at the club.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Footitt Switches To Derbyshire". Cricket World. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Ashes 2015: England name Plunkett and Footitt for fourth Test". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 1 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Mark Footitt: Surrey sign Derbyshire seam bowler". BBC Sport. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  4. ^ Hopps, David (12 July 2017). "Footitt leaves Surrey and heads back home". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Derbyshire sign Pakistan bowler Wahab Riaz and fast bowler Mark Footitt". BBC Sport. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Fast bowler Mark Footitt leaves Nottinghamshire". Nottinghamshire Live. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
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