Mark Alleyne

Who is Mark Alleyne?

Mark Wayne Alleyne MBE is an English all-round cricketer who made ten One Day International appearances for England between 1998/99 and 2000/01. Mostly he batted in the middle of the order and bowled at medium pace, but he has also kept wicket for both England and his county, Gloucestershire.

Alleyne impressed early for Gloucestershire, scoring a century for them at 18 and a double-hundred at 22, being in both cases the youngest to achieve the feat for the county. He replaced Jack Russell as captain in 1997, and in 1999/00 made his England debut against Australia at Brisbane. In 2000 he led Gloucestershire to two one-day cups and the National League title, just missing out on promotion in the County Championship, his achievements winning him a Wisden Cricketer of the Year spot. In the ensuing few years he became renowned as a leading tactition in the one-day form of county cricket, leading Gloucestershire to 4 one day knockout cups in 6 years.

In 2001, however, his performances fell away somewhat, especially with the bat, and Alleyne relinquished the captaincy to Chris Taylor in 2004.