Mark Faber

Mark Faber

Personal information
Full name	Mark James Julian Faber
Born	(1950-08-15)15 August 1950 Horsted Keynes, Sussex, England
Died	10 December 1991(1991-12-10) (aged 41) Marylebone, London, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Relations	Julian Faber (father) David Faber (brother) Harold Macmillan (grandfather)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1970–1972	Oxford University
1973–1976	Sussex
Career statistics
Competition FC List A Matches 78 59 Runs scored 3009 1123 Batting average 22.12 21.18 100s/50s 3/13 0/6 Top score 176 86 Balls bowled 112 1 Wickets 1 0 Bowling average 66.00 – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – n/a Best bowling 1/11 – Catches/stumpings 42/– 12/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 16 November 2015

Mark James Julian Faber (15 August 1950 – 10 December 1991) was an English cricketer who played for Oxford University and Sussex from 1970 to 1976.

Faber attended Summer Fields School.[1] He appeared in 78 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman. He scored 3,009 runs with a highest score of 176 among three centuries.[2]

In 1976, Faber requested a release from his contract to join his family's insurance business.[3]

Faber died in 1991 from complications following a leg operation (from an old cricket injury during the early 1980s).[4]

References

1. Turbervill, Huw, ed. (December 2022). "Summer Fields". The Cricketer Schools Guide 2023. The Cricketer: 149. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
2. "Mark Faber". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
3. "Majid alleges interference and resigns". The Times. London, England. 24 July 1976. Retrieved 18 March 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
4. Woodcock, John (12 December 1991). "Sportsman born out of his time". The Times. London, England. Retrieved 18 March 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.

External links

• Mark Faber at CricketArchive
• Mark Faber at Cricinfo