Mark Humphries

Who is Mark Humphries?

Mark Ian Humphries is a former English cricketer. Humphries was a left-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Highley, Shropshire.

Humphries made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1990 Minor Counties Championship against Northumberland. Humphries played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1990 to 2003, which included 115 Minor Counties Championship matches and 41 MCCA Knockout Trophy. Humphries made 114 consecutive appearances in the Minor Counties Championship, which is a Staffordshire record. He also played every MCCA Knockout Trophy fixture during that period. In 1990, he made his List A debut against Northaptonshire in the NatWest Trophy. He played 17 further List A matches for Staffordshire, the last coming against Surrey in the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his 18 matches for the county, he scored 183 runs at an average of 18.30, with a high score of 41 not out. This score came against the Durham Cricket Board in the 1999 NatWest Trophy. As a wicket-keeper, Humphries took 18 catches behind the stumps and made a single stumping.