Testimonials

“I have had the amazing opportunity to work with Mark through my international career. He has helped me become not only a better wicket-keeper and batsmen, but a better person – he has guided me and taught me so much about life and the game.” Jack Perry – England LD Wicket Keeper

“I have worked with Mark over many years and the first thing I would say is that he is an absolute professional. He is brilliant at making the sessions fun. He encourages players to play with freedom and flair. I have really enjoyed working with him as a coach and have learnt a lot from how he approaches his work.” Ebony Rainford-Brent – Former Surrey & England Cricketer, Director of Women’s Cricket at Surrey CCC, BBC Test Match Special & Sky Sports Summariser

“I’ve had the pleasure of working with Mark for 5 years now & he is an excellent character to work alongside. His inside-out knowledge of the modern game, coupled with his player and people centered approach makes him the perfect coach for any aspiring player.” Tom Flowers – England LD Assistant Coach

“I have known and coached with Mark for a number of years at ECB & Surrey CCC. Mark is not afraid of innovation and pushing players to their limits. Mark’s ability to build relationships and communicate on all levels makes him stand out as a coach and mentor.” Stuart Cope – ECB Regional Disability Manager

“As a coach Mark brings knowledge, drive and passion to the cricket field. The enthusiasm and results of those he coaches reflect that.” Jared Brading – Executive Head Teacher, Sacred Heart School, Battersea

“I have worked with Mark now over several years, and he has proven to be professional in all aspects of his role(s) in sport. He would certainly be one of the first names on my team sheet!” Simon Talbot – Former Surrey CCC & Denmark National Cricket Coach

“I’ve enjoyed working with Mark. The sessions were at a really high intensity, and gave me better understanding and knowledge, that helped with the lead up to the 2017 season. The confidence gained from working with Mark made a significant difference with my batting and notably my wicketkeeping, which in turn helped me and Hertfordshire CCC reach the final of the D40 Championship at Arundel.” Andy Catherell – Hertfordshire CCC & England PD Lions wicket-keeper/batter

“Mark was a great coach to the Spencer women’s cricket section. He has mentored and coached us through double promotion to the National Premier Division. He plans each training session thoroughly beforehand, depending on what we need to work on or what opposition we have coming up that weekend. He is also adept at changing those plans if for example the captain asks to work on something in particular. Mark came to the majority of our games, even if they were an hour or so drive away and this really helped to solidify the team and showed that someone believed in us, which ultimately fed back into our performances. Mark had great success at the club.” Victoria Burrows – Spencer CC Women’s Player/Manager. Former Surrey CCC & England Academy

“I worked with Mark a number of times while he was Head of PE at Sacred Heart School. He is very professional and reliable, he has a really positive ‘can-do’ attitude and always wants the best for the children he coaches. He is passionate about inspiring young people through cricket, Mark helped us arrange several England player visits to Sacred Heart and we even twisted his arm to appear in front of the BBC cameras. He was a natural!” Fabian Devlin – Head of Communications, Chance to Shine

“Mark has coached our daughter over a three year period. We’ve been lucky enough to have him coach both her club and school. Over the two years her ability and confidence has grown immensely and that has been down in a large way to Mark’s coaching, nurturing and mentoring. His cricketing knowledge is exceptional and he is very precise in the way he has delivered it to our daughter and other members of her team. His communication with us as parents is always clear and precise too. We can’t recommend Mark highly enough.” Lorraine & Andy Tyson – Parents of Surrey CCC CAG Player Emma Tyson