Senior, Mark

The Player

By the end of last season, Mark Senior (Junior) had established himself as one of Scarborough ’s premier spin bowlers. He bowls right arm off spin, with an uneasy, throwing action. He uses his “chucking” to generate both bounce and turn from favourable wickets.

His batting though is so poor at times he barely has time at the wicket to raise a sweat.  Sometimes referred to as a rabbit, he has occasionally shown great fortitude and hung around with more established players at the crease.

Junior boasts a batting average of near 3.00, where a number of ducks and ones testify to his uselessness in the lower order. He bats right-handed, although perhaps he should sometimes bat left handed. He bowls aggressively, often flighting the ball, and his temperament allows him to weather punishment well.

Perth-born, Junior represented Scarborough at every level from Under-11 to Under-19 as a pace bowler. Back trouble caused him to switch to spin, and after a dispute with club management who wanted him to continue as a pace bowler, he switched to spin bowling, making his senior debut in 1992/93. With Phil O’Neill the resident right-arm spinner at the time, Junior took several years to establish himself. A hard worker, he spent several winters playing cricket in the back yard to hone his craft.

A good 1999/2000 season was rewarded with a Second team birth the following season. He finished as Scarborough 's leading wicket-taker in the competition with 37 victims. He suffered some punishment in the first two games that season, but bounced back well during the last few games, taking two wickets in the first innings and a vital 4/11 in the second innings as Karrinyup were skittled for 81, paving the way for a Scarborough victory. He was rewarded with another Scarborough contract for the following season.

Unfortunately for both Junior and Scarborough , he suffered a recurrence of a long-standing Achilles tendon injury and his availability was severely restricted. He appeared in just one game, against Stirling at Empire Ave, before undergoing surgery to hopefully correct the problem for good.

By the end of last season, Mark Senior (Junior) had established himself as one of Scarborough ’s premier spin bowlers. He bowls right arm off spin, with an uneasy, throwing action. He uses his “chucking” to generate both bounce and turn from favourable wickets.

His batting though is so poor at times he barely has time at the wicket to raise a sweat.  Sometimes referred to as a rabbit, his has occasionally shown great fortitude and hung around with more established players at the crease.

Junior boasts a batting average of near 3.00, where a number of ducks and ones testify to his uselessness in the lower order. He bats right-handed, although perhaps he should sometimes bat left handed. He bowls aggressively, often flighting the ball, and his temperament allows him to weather punishment well.

Perth-born, Junior represented Scarborough at every level from Under-11 to Under-19 as a pace bowler. Back trouble caused him to switch to spin, and after a dispute with club management who wanted him to continue as a pace bowler, he switched to spin bowling, making his senior debut in 1992/93. With Phil O’Neill the resident right-arm spinner at the time, Junior took several years to establish himself. A hard worker, he spent several winters playing cricket in the back yard to hone his craft.

A good 1999/2000 season was rewarded with a Second team birth the following season. He finished as Scarborough 's leading wicket-taker in the competition with 37 victims. He suffered some punishment in the first two games that season, but bounced back well during the last few games, taking two wickets in the first innings and a vital 4/11 in the second innings as Karrinyup were skittled for 81, paving the way for a Scarborough victory. He was rewarded with another Scarborough contract for the following season.

Unfortunately for both Junior and Scarborough , he suffered a recurrence of a long-standing Achilles tendon injury and his availability was severely restricted. He appeared in just one game, against Stirling at Empire Ave, before undergoing surgery to hopefully correct the problem for good.