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Full name Mark Alexander Wallace
Born November 19, 1981, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
Current age 26 years 327 days
Major teams Glamorgan, Wales Minor Counties
Nickname Gromitt
Batting style Left-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Height 5 ft 9 in
Education Crickhowell High School

Batting and fielding averages

Mat

Inns

Runs

Ave

100

First-class

134

219

5577

128

27.47

344

List A

128

101

1516

19.43

128

Twenty20

491

35*

24.55

338

145.26

Bowling averages

Mat

Inns

Balls

Runs

Wkts

BBI

BBM

Ave

Econ

First-class

134

List A

128

Twenty20

Career statistics

First-class debut

1999

Last First-class

Warwickshire v Glamorgan at Birmingham, Sep 24-27, 2008 scorecard

List A debut

1999

Last List A

Glamorgan v Worcestershire at Cardiff, Sep 21, 2008 scorecard

Twenty20 debut

Glamorgan v Northamptonshire at Cardiff, Jun 16, 2003 scorecard

Last Twenty20

Durham v Glamorgan at Chester-le-Street, Jul 22, 2008 scorecard

Mark Wallace became Glamorgan's youngest-ever wicket-keeper in Championship cricket when he made his first-class debut against Somerset at Taunton in 1999, at the tender age of 17 years and 287 days.

The left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper had made his debut for the county's 2nd XI in 1997, and for the past few years has been the first choice behind the stumps in the England Under-19 side. He won representative honours against Pakistan in 1998, New Zealand in 1998-99, and Australia in 1999, besides appearing in the 1999-2000 Youth World Cup in Sri Lanka and Malaysia.

The winter of 2000-01 saw Wallace in action once again with the England U-19 team, this time in India, and in 2001 he became Glamorgan's regular first XI wicket-keeper. He spent the winter of 2001-02 with the ECB Academy in Australia, and led the side in several matches.

In 2002 Wallace made a composed maiden first-class century against Derbyshire in Glamorgan`s opening Championship match. He finished the summer with 61 dismissals, and was a member of the Glamorgan side that won the Norwich Union League title. His outstanding promise was recognised with selection for the ECB Academy in Australia in 2002-03, and he was Glamorgan's Young Player of the Year for 2002.

His alert glovework and deft catching behind the stumps helped Glamorgan to the National League title in 2004, and a place in Division One of the County Championship as the Welsh county won promotion. Wallace continued to score runs consistently in 2005 and 2006 even though Glamorgan struggled as a team.
Andrew Hignell September 2006

Jul 6, 2007

Mark Wallace hit 17 from 11 balls © Getty Images

Aug 19, 2005

Mark Wallace, player portrait © Getty Images

Aug 14, 2002

Mark Wallace whips off the bails but Nicky Phillips is still in the crease. The bowler is Cosker. © Cricinfo Ltd

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