Mark Daniel Bott is an English first-class

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er. He was born in

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, England and is Jewish.Mark Bott , England Cricket , Cricket Players and Officials , ESPN Cricinfo
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Playing career

His batting style is right-hand bat. Among other teams, he has played for Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence (Main FC: 2006-09);

Bedfordshire County Cricket Club Bedfordshire County Cricket Club is one of 20 Minor County clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Bedfordshire. The team is currently a member of the Minor Counties Championship ...

(Minor Counties Championship: 2009);

Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club is one of twenty minor county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Cambridgeshire including the Isle of Ely. The original Cambridgeshire club ...

(Minor Counties Trophy: 2007); and Bedfordshire (Minor Counties Trophy: 2009). In 2008, Bott was named along with Jason Molins and

Darren Gerard Darren Charles Gerard (born 17 April 1984) is a cricketer who represented Oxford University Cricket Club, Oxford University in matches against Cambridge University Cricket Club, Cambridge University in 2004 and 2006. Early and personal li ...

to the Maccabi GB cricket team to represent the

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at the

2009 Maccabiah Games The 18th Maccabiah Games ( he, המכביה ה-18 ישראל תשס"ט), were held in July 2009. According to the organizing committee these were the largest games held yet. These Games were the world's fifth-largest sporting event, behind the Ol ...

. He won a silver medal with Great Britain at the

2017 Maccabiah Games The 2017 Maccabiah Games ( he, משחקי המכביה 2017), also referred to as the 20th Maccabiah Games ( he, המכביה ה-20), were the 20th edition of the Maccabiah Games. They took place from 4 to 17 July 2017, in Israel. The Maccabiah ...

."Maccabiah cricket silver a 'tremendous achievement,'"
''The Jewish Chronicle''.

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* 1986 births Living people English Jews Jewish cricketers English cricketers Maccabiah Games competitors for Great Britain Maccabiah Games medalists in cricket Bedfordshire cricketers Cambridgeshire cricketers Jewish British sportspeople Maccabiah Games silver medalists for Great Britain Competitors at the 2009 Maccabiah Games Competitors at the 2017 Maccabiah Games Maccabiah Games silver medalists for Canada Cambridge MCCU cricketers {{England-cricket-bio-1980s-stub

Playing career

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