14 Facts About Mark Cosgrove

Mark James Cosgrove was born on 14 June 1984 and is an Australian-English cricketer.

Mark Cosgrove is a left-handed batsman and part-time medium pace bowler.

Mark Cosgrove represented Australia in three One Day Internationals in 2006.

Mark Cosgrove was awarded the Bradman Young Cricketer of the Year at the Allan Border Medal ceremony by the CA in 2005.

On 28 April 2006, Mark Cosgrove made his international debut in the third and final one day international of Australia's 2006 tour of Bangladesh.

On 25 July 2007, Mark Cosgrove was suspended from the Centre of Excellence for disciplinary reasons.

Mark Cosgrove returned to Glamorgan as their overseas player for the 2010 summer season.

Mark Cosgrove only played one game in the inaugural Big Bash League for the Hobart Hurricanes.

Mark Cosgrove was less successful in limited-overs cricket, scoring just 51 runs in 4 games in the Ryobi Cup and 61 runs in 5 Big Bash League games, where he played for Sydney Thunder.

In 2014, Mark Cosgrove signed a two-year contract to return to South Australia after declining a two-year extension to his Tasmania contract.

Mark Cosgrove cited a preference to return to South Australia to be closer to family.

Mark Cosgrove signed for Leicestershire in March 2015 on two-year contract, and was appointed captain.

Mark Cosgrove used an English passport to play for the club so that he did not take up a place as an overseas player.

Mark Cosgrove left South Australia at the end of that season, but remained with Leicestershire until his release at the end of the COVID-19-affected 2020 season, in which he did not play a game for the club.