Mark Phythian
Mark John Phythian is an English cricketer. Phythian is a right-handed batsman who fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and educated at Oundle School.
While studying for his degree at Durham University, Phythian made his first-class debut for Durham UCCE against Somerset in 2005. He made six further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came against Lancashire in 2007. In his seven first-class matches, he scored 158 runs at an average of 22.57, with a high score of 62 not out. Behind the stumps he took 15 catches and made a single stumping. His highest score of 62, which was his only first-class fifty, came against Nottinghamshire in 2006.
