Mark Footitt

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 39) Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2005–2009	Nottinghamshire
2009–2015	Derbyshire (squad no. 4)
2015–2017	Surrey
2017–2019	Nottinghamshire
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

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]