Mark Patten (28 July 1901 – 2 May 1996) was a

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first-class

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er. Patten was born in the West End of Edinburgh in July 1901. He was educated at Winchester College, before going up to

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. While studying at Oxford he made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Middlesex at Oxford in 1922. Patten played first-class cricket for Oxford on seventeen further occasions, with his final appearance coming in 1923. Playing as a wicket-keeper he scored 169 runs and took 26

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and made two

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s. In addition to playing first-class cricket for Oxford University, he also represented Scotland in four first-class matches between 1922 and 1925, as well as appearing in four first-class matches for the Free Foresters between 1926 and 1929; for the latter he scored 178 runs at an average of 35.60, with a high score of 58, one of two half centuries he made for the Free Foresters. He died in May 1996 at

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Patten, Mark 1901 births 1996 deaths Cricketers from Edinburgh People educated at Winchester College Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Scottish cricketers Oxford University cricketers Free Foresters cricketers