Mark Dorian O'Neill (born 5 March 1959) is a former Australian

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er who played

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from 1979 to 1991. He is the son of the former

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cricketer

Norm O'Neill Norman Clifford Louis O'Neill (19 February 1937 – 3 March 2008) was a cricketer who played for New South Wales and Australia. A right-handed batsman known for his back foot strokeplay, O'Neill made his state debut aged 18, before progressin ...

and athlete

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. A right-handed

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and right-arm medium-fast bowler, O'Neill showed such promise in his youth that at 18 he became the youngest-ever Lancashire League professional, playing two seasons for

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in 1977 and 1978. He made his debut for

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in the 1979-80 season aged 20. After three seasons, he moved to

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where he remained for the rest of his career. In 1980 he worked for the MCC at Lord's. O'Neill's highest first-class score was 178

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for New South Wales against

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in 1985-86. After his retirement from playing, O'Neill became a batting coach and worked with

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, New South Wales and Western Australia. He was recruited by

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as their first specialist batting coach for the 2010 season before returning to Australia on a permanent basis after three years.

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* ttp://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/303526.html New Zealand coaching staff strengthened 25 July 2007
Mark O'Neill joins Middlesex 27 November 2009

{{DEFAULTSORT:ONeill, Mark 1959 births Living people Australian cricket coaches Australian cricketers New South Wales cricketers Western Australia cricketers Cricketers from Sydney

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