Mark David Coxon (born 24 January 1978) is a former English

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er who played in two

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for

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. He was a right-handed top order batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in

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.Mark Coxon at CricketArchive
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debut for Wiltshire in 1996 against Wales Minor Counties. From 1996 to 2002, he represented the county in 18 Minor Counties Championship matches, scoring 908 runs at an average of 30.26. His highest score was 144 against

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. Coxon also represented Wiltshire in the MCCA Knockout Trophy. His debut in that competition came against

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in 1998, with him playing one further Trophy match for Wiltshire in 2001 against Cornwall.

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