Mark Coombes  Mark Andrew Coombes (born 19 April 1978) is a former English cricketer. Coombes was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born in Bristol. Coombes represented the Gloucestershire Cricket Board 2 in List A cricket matches. The first of these came against the Yorkshire Cricket Board in the 1999 NatWest Trophy. His second and final List A match for the Board came in 2002, against the Surrey Cricket Board in the 1st round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2002. In his 2 List A matches, he scored 97 runs at a batting average of 48.50, with a single half century high score of 97.