Mark Geoffrey Lane (born 26 January 1968) is a retired English

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er, who was the

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of the England women's cricket team between 2008 and 2013. Lane made six appearances in

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for Berkshire County Cricket Club between 1996 and 2001, scoring 74 runs and claiming 13 dismissals as

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. He also played for

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and Surrey's second elevens, before becoming a coach with Surrey. He became coach of the England women's team on 16 April 2008, following the sudden resignation of Mark Dobson midway through a tour of Australia and New Zealand. He coached England to victories in both the 2009 World Cup and Twenty/20 Championship.

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* 1968 births Living people Berkshire cricketers Cricketers from Aldershot English cricket coaches English cricketers Wicket-keepers {{England-cricket-bio-1960s-stub