Mark Ramprakash
England
Personal information
Full name	Mark Ravin Ramprakash
Nickname	Ramps, Bloodaxe, The Hips
Born	5 September 1969 (1969-09-05) (age 38)
	Bushey, Hertfordshire, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Role	Batsman
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm off-spin
International information
Test debut (cap 549)	June 6, 1991: v West Indies
Last Test	April 3, 2002: v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 114)	May 25, 1991: v West Indies
Last ODI	October 13, 2001: v Zimbabwe
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1987-2000	Middlesex
2001-2007	Surrey
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs	FC	LA
Matches	52	18	400	379
Runs scored	2,350	376	30,333	12,195
Batting average	27.32	26.85	52.66	39.59
100s/50s	2/12	0/1	95/134	14/79
Top score	154	51	301*	147*
Balls bowled	895	132	4,171	1734
Wickets	4	4	34	46
Bowling average	119.25	27.00	64.58	29.43
5 wickets in innings	0	0	0	1
10 wickets in match	0	n/a	0	n/a
Best bowling	1/2	3/28	3/32	5/38
Catches/stumpings	39/-	8/-	230/-	127/-
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Mark Ravin Ramprakash (born 5 September 1969) is an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he first made his name playing for Middlesex, and was selected for England aged 21. Ramprakash is widely regarded as the finest English batsman of his generation, but he inexplicably failed to perform over a long international career. He has been particularly prolific since his moving to Surrey in 2001), averaging over 100 runs per innings in successive seasons (2006 & 2007).^[1] is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about the sport. ... Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell A batsman in the sport of cricket is, depending on context: Any player in the act of batting. ... Middlesex County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club in England, named after the historic county of Middlesex in which their home ground, Lords Cricket Ground in London, is located. ... The logo of the England Cricket Team which shows the three Lions of England below a five-pointed crown The England cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales, operating under the auspices of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). ... Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English first-class cricket team, based at The Oval cricket ground in south London. ...

Career

Ramprakash was born in Bushey, Hertfordshire. He attended Gayton High School, and then Harrow Weald Sixth Form College. He showed early promise for Middlesex aged just 17, scoring 63 not out in his first match against Yorkshire, and top-scoring with 71 in his second match against Essex at Chelmsford in 1987 (he was still a sixth-form student at the time). He scored his maiden first-class century at Headingley against Yorkshire in 1989, and captained the England U-19 team. He came to national prominence when, at the age of only 18, he won the man-of-the match award in the 1988 NatWest Trophy Final. His innings of 56 was instrumental in Middlesex beating Worcestershire. Bushey (population 24,000) is a town in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire in the South East of England. ... For the similarly named county in the West Midlands region, see Herefordshire. ... Harrow College is a Further Education college in Harrow, London. ... Headingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley. ... The captain of a cricket team is a player who, during the course of a match, has several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player. ... Current under-19 team for India which is playing in 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup is as follows-- Moeen Ali--Captain Varun Chopra Rory Hamilton-Brown Nicholas James Richard Jones- withdrawn - 5/1/06 Andrew Miller Steven Mullaney John Simpson Mark Stoneman Huw Waters Graeme White Greg Wood Robert... The C&G Trophy is a knock-out one day cricket competition in the United Kingdom. ... The Middlesex Guildhall at Westminster Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and was the second smallest (after Rutland). ... For the condiment, see Worcestershire sauce. ...

Test career

Ramprakash was selected for his first Test match for England against the West Indies at Headingley in 1991. This was the same game in which Graeme Hick made his England Test debut, and like Hick, he struggled to impress producing a series of scores in the 20s. He was dropped in 1992 after a number of poor performances. However, his consistent heavy scoring in county cricket meant that he was always on the fringes of selection. Learie Constantine, was one of the first great West Indian players. ... Graeme Ashley Hick (born 23 May 1966) is a former England cricketer. ...

He was recalled to the England team for the final Test of the 1993 Ashes series. With Australia already 4-0 up it was a dead rubber, but he produced his first substantial innings for England by scoring 64 to help the team grab a consolation victory. This booked him a place on the subsequent tour of the West Indies. However, another string of low scores meant he was dropped and out of the selectors' plans. Ramprakash was not selected in the touring party for the 1994-95 Ashes series, but was chosen as vice-captain for the England A tour to India. However, an injury to Graeme Hick meant that he was flown out to play in the final Ashes Test scoring a useful 72. He was in and out of the team over the next few years, but continued to score heavily for Middlesex. Australia won the six test match 1993 Ashes series against England. ... The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of the Commonwealth of Australia. ... Dead-rubber is a term used in sporting parlance to describe a match in a series where the series result has already been decided by earlier matches. ... Australia won the 1994-95 Ashes series against England. ... The England A cricket team is a cricket team representing England and Wales. ...

A breakthrough of sorts came in the 1997-98 Test series against the West Indies when he scored 154 not out in the fifth Test in Barbados. It was his first Test century and it earned him regular selection for the England team for the next few years. While he scored a number of fifties against various teams (notably Australia), he was only able to add one more century to his tally - 133 against Australia at the The Oval in the 2001 Ashes series. He was not picked again after England's tour of New Zealand in March 2002. The famous gasometers, which are now listed buildings. ... Australia won the 2001 Ashes series against England. ...

Move to Surrey

In 2001, with Middlesex struggling in the second division of the County Championship, he joined Surrey in order to play first-division cricket. He became the first man to captain both Middlesex and Surrey when he stood in for Mark Butcher at the start of the 2005 English cricket season. With Butcher not recovering until the middle of August, Ramprakash remained captain for most of the season. The move to Surrey, which upset many Middlesex members, backfired in September 2005. This had been a miserable season for Surrey, during which the county was docked eight Championship points for ball tampering (while Ramprakash was captain). In the final Championship game, Surrey's relegation was confirmed: the game was ironically against Middlesex, who were also in danger of relegation. After Surrey had conceded the point which sent them down, Ramprakash gained personal consolation by hitting 252, sharing a county record fifth-wicket partnership of 318 with Azhar Mahmood (who scored 204 not out) as Surrey made 686 for five declared and won by an innings and 39 runs. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English first-class cricket team, based at The Oval cricket ground in south London. ... Mark Alan Butcher (born Croydon, Surrey, 23 August 1972) is an English cricketer. ... See also: Notable achievements in the 2005 English cricket season The 2005 English cricket season is one of the most eagerly anticipated in recent times. ... Azhar Mahmood Sagar (Urdu: اظہر محمود ساگر) is a Pakistani cricketer, born February 28, 1975 in Rawalpindi. ...

In the 2003 season, he became the first player to have scored a century against all 18 county teams. He completed the set with a century against his former county Middlesex. Only Carl Hooper and Chris Adams have since achieved this feat.^[2] The 2003 English cricket season was notable for the long overdue first official County Championship of the oldest county club: Sussex. ... Carl Llewellyn Hooper (born December 15, 1966 in Georgetown, Guyana) was a West Indian cricket player and captain, renowned for his exquisite batting style. ... This article is about the cricketer, for the professional wrestler, see Christopher Adams. ...

2006 season

In the 2006 season, Ramprakash, relieved of the captaincy, enjoyed outstanding form, making a career-best 292 against Gloucestershire in May, then improving that with 301 not out against Northamptonshire in early August. Later that month against Worcestershire he made 196 in the first innings, in the process passing 2,000 runs in first-class cricket for the summer in only his 20th innings (a record^[3]). Ramprakash, the leading run scorer in 2006, was the first man to score 2,000 runs in a season since the Australian Mike Hussey in 2001, and the first Englishman to do it since Ramprakash himself back in 1995. He also became the first man to score over 150 runs in an innings in five consecutive matches.^[4] The 2006 English cricket season includes home international series for England against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. ... Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is an English domestic first-class cricket club based at County Cricket Ground, Bristol. ... Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. ... Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire. ... First-class cricket matches are those between international teams or the highest standard of domestic teams in which teams have two innings each. ... Michael Edward Killeen (Mike) Hussey (born 27 May 1975, Morley, Western Australia) is an Australian cricketer. ...

He ended with 2,278 runs at an average of 103.54, becoming only the sixth man to average over one hundred in an English season, given a criterion of eight completed first-class innings. ^{[5] [6]} This performance was instrumental in gaining Surrey promotion back into the first division. His outstanding form even led some commentators to say that the England selectors should consider him for that winter's Ashes tour: Mike Selvey called him "the best technician of his generation with a good record in trying circumstances in Australia" and said that he should be considered as a possible replacement for Marcus Trescothick. ^[7] He was not, however, chosen. His 2006 form also won him the Professional Cricketers' Association Player Of The Year Award ^[8]. He was also selected as one of five Wisden Cricketers of the Year.^[9] Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively. ... Michael Walter William Selvey (born April 25, 1948, Chiswick, Middlesex) is a former English cricketer who played in 3 Tests from 1976 to 1977. ... Marcus Edward Trescothick MBE (born in Keynsham, Somerset on 25 December 1975) is an English cricketer. ... Wisden Cricketers Almanack 2005 The Wisden Cricketers of the Year award is made annually in the pages of the Wisden Cricketers Almanack yearbook. ...

2007 Season

In 2007 Ramprakash was once again the most prolific batsman in county cricket. He finished the season with 2,026 first class runs, including ten centuries, at an average 101.30, becoming the only man to average over 100 in two consecutive English seasons. His twin hundreds in the final game of the season, against Lancashire, are widely said to have cost them the championship. His single-mindedness and professionalism in a match in which Surrey had little to play for led many to remark that he should be recalled to the England side.^[10]

Reality television

In 2006 Ramprakash and Karen Hardy won the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing.^[6] The couple beat Matt Dawson, former England rugby player, and Lilia Kopylova in the final. Ramprakash was the second consecutive cricketer to win the show, following former England team mate Darren Gough. Karen Hardy is retired from professional Latin American dancing, but is a former international, United Kingdom Open, British National, and World Masters Champion. ... Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances. ... Matthew James Sutherland Daws Dawson MBE (born 31 October 1972 in Birkenhead) is a now retired English rugby union footballer who played scrum half for Wasps having played most of his career for Northampton Saints. ... First international (also the worlds first)  Scotland 4–1 England  (27 March 1871) Largest win  England 134–0 Romania  (17 November 2001) Worst defeat  Australia 76–0 England  (6 June 1998) World Cup Appearances 6 (First in 1987) Best result Champions, 2003 The England national rugby union team represents... Lilia Andreievna Kopylova (born 18 June 1978 in Moscow, Russia) is a professional dancer. ... Darren Gough (born September 18, 1970, Monk Bretton, Barnsley, Yorkshire) is an English cricketer. ...

Performance

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Mark and Karen appeared on the first Sunday results show of the new series of "Strictly Come Dancing" to dance the salsa. Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances. ...

On 9th March 2008 Ramprakash appeared on the Cbbc show Hider In The House, setting up dad Ian Smeeton, with Ian's wife Wendy, two children Will and Pippa, and their friend Dougy in Cambridge. He completed all his challenges. March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...

In a special edition of Strictly Come Dancing for Sport Relief on 14th March 2008, Ramprakash and partner Kara Tointon were the winners after performing a salsa. Strictly Come Dancing is a British television show, featuring celebrities with professional dance partners competing in Ballroom and Latin dances. ... Sport Relief is a biennial charity event from Comic Relief, in association with BBC Sport, which brings together the worlds of sport and entertainment to raise money to fight poverty in the UK and Africa. ... (Redirected from 14th March) March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... Kara as Dawn in EastEnders Kara Tointon (born August 5, 1983 in Basildon, Essex) is a British actress, best known for playing Dawn Swann in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. ... Look up salsa on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

Personal life

At Harrow Weald Sixth Form College, he was Captain of the Football First XI 1987-88.

He first met his wife, Vandana, in 1988. Ramprakash was attending a cricket function in North West London, while Vandana was at a party in the same building. They married in 1993 and have two daughters, Cara (born 1997) and Anya (born 2002). The family lived in Northwood, Middlesex, before separating in January 2008 [1] .^[11] Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Northwood is a suburb of London in the London Borough of Hillingdon. ...

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External links

• Mark Ramprakash profile at Cricinfo
• Ramprakash The Magnificent
• Cricket Archive
• Surrey CCC player profile