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Mark O'Neill

b. 1959

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Born 1959. Mark O'Neill is an Australian cricketer.

Mark Dorian O'Neill (born 5 March 1959) is a former Australian cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1979 to 1991. He is the son of the former Test cricketer Norm O'Neill and athlete Gwen Wallace.

A right-handed batsman and leg spin bowler, O'Neill showed such promise in his youth that at 18 he became the youngest-ever Lancashire League professional, playing two seasons for Bacup in 1977 and 1978. He made his debut for Western Australia in the 1979–80 season, aged 20. After three seasons, he moved to New South Wales where he remained for the rest of his career. In 1980 he worked for the MCC at Lord's. O'Neill's highest first-class score was 178 not out for New South Wales against South Australia in 1985–86.

After his retirement from playing, O'Neill became a batting coach and worked with New Zealand, New South Wales and Western Australia. He was recruited by Middlesex as their first specialist batting coach for the 2010 season before returning to Australia on a permanent basis after three years.

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When was Mark O'Neill born?

Mark O'Neill was born on 5 March 1959 in Sutherland.

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Mark O'Neill is a cricketer.

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Mark O'Neill is Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mark O'Neill

· Wikidata: Q19666188

· DBpedia: Mark O'Neill (cricketer)

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