Mark Neville Atkinson is a former Australian cricket player, who played for Tasmania. He played for the Tigers from 1990 until 2000, and was a regular feature in both their first class and one-day sides. Mark Atkinson is a current cricket coach and former first-class player, representing Tasmania, the Prime Ministers XI and Australia ?A? teams in a successful 10 year career throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. Atkinson was a cornerstone player in an excellent era for Tasmanian and Australian cricket, serving as the Tigers? wicketkeeper-batsman throughout. In a team that featured record-breaking players like Ricky Ponting, Colin Miller, Dene Hills, Jamie Cox and Michael DiVenuto, Atkinson's first-class record rendered him unlucky not to receive full Test honours. Nevertheless, Atkinson carved a fine reputation as an outstanding gloveman and consistent batsman and went on to play in multiple Sheffield Shield finals. He currently holds the record for the most dismissals by a Tasmanian wicketkeeper. Through both playing and now coaching, Atkinson?s involvement in cricket spans from grassroots through to the elite level. 

February 11th, 1969 in Sydney (Age 55)