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Mark Andrew Vermeulen (born 2 March 1979) is a Zimbabwean cricketer in both Test matches and One Day Internationals. He is a right-handed opening batsman and occasional off spin bowler, playing for Mashonaland Eagles in the Zimbabwean Logan Cup, with a very good record at domestic level. The former captain of the national Under-19 team, Vermeulen was first selected for Zimbabwe to play in the second Test against Pakistan in November 2002, after impressing in the local competition. == Playing career == He was former captain of Zimbabwe Under-19 team. He was attacking and naturally athletic, and was first drafted into the Zimbabwe for the second Test against Pakistan in November 2002 at the expense of Guy Whittall. He made a few decent scores in one-day internationals and played three matches in the 2003 World Cup. He was struck on the head by a ball bowled by Irfan Pathan during Zimbabwe's VB Series campaign in Australia in 2004. Despite his troubles Vermeulen had an excellent 2004-05 season in which he averaged 43.60 in domestic cricket but the rise in his numbers coincided with economic decline and political turmoil and he did not immediately have the opportunity to see if that could translate on the cricket field. In 2009, Vermeulen made a brief comeback for ODIs against South Africa but then disappeared off the radar again while he made his way around Zimbabwe's domestic circuit. He spent time at the Matabeleland Tuskers, Mid West Rhinos, Mountaineers and Southern Rocks and completed a full house of playing for all the teams in the country when he returned to the Mash Eagles in his home-town of Harare. Although he had a side career in golf, Vermeulen decided to make the 2013-14 season his final go at trying to be an international cricketer. The domestic season was stalled by a player strike but once it got underway, Vermeulen made good on his commitment. He was the second-highest run scorer in the Logan Cup with 580 runs in seven matches at an average of 64.44. In July 2014, he was given hope that his international career would be resurrected when he was picked for the Zimbabwe A side to play Afghanistan. He scored a century in the first four-day match and could not be overlooked for the one-off Test against South Africa which followed. Brendan Taylor described him as calm, for a change. A decade after last playing in whites for Zimbabwe, Vermeulen made a comeback in August 2014.〔 (Vermeulen returns to Zimbabwe Test squad )〕 〔 (Vermeulen given Test return hope )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mark Vermeulen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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