Paul Gregory Cormack (born 15 April 1962) is a former English

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er. Cormack was a right-handed

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who occasionally bowled off spin. He was born in Blyth,

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. Cormack made his debut for

in the 1985

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against

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. Cormack played

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cricket for Northumberland from 1985 to 1993, which included 31

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appearances and 7 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his

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debut against

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in the

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. He made 2 further List A appearances, against Essex in the 1987 NatWest Trophy and

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in the

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. In his 3 List A matches, he scored 53 runs at an

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of 17.66, with a high score of 36.

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