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{{Short description|English cricketer (born 1976)}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Mark Chilton
| image =
| country = England
| fullname = Mark James Chilton
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|10|02|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Sheffield]], [[South Yorkshire]], England
| heightft = 6
| heightinch = 2
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm medium
| role = Batsman
| club1 = [[British Universities cricket team|British Universities]]
| year1 = {{nowrap|1997–1998}}
| club2 = [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]]
| year2 = 1997–2011
| columns = 3
| column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches1 = 196
| runs1 = 9,556
| bat avg1 = 32.72
| 100s/50s1 = 21/39
| top score1 = 131
| deliveries1 = 1,343
| wickets1 = 12
| bowl avg1 = 55.58
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 2/3
| catches/stumpings1 = 140/–
| column2 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches2 = 185
| runs2 = 4,505
| bat avg2 = 30.43
| 100s/50s2 = 5/21
| top score2 = 115
| deliveries2 = 1,106
| wickets2 = 42
| bowl avg2 = 24.07
| fivefor2 = 1
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 5/26
| catches/stumpings2 = 57/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20|T20]]
| matches3 = 52
| runs3 = 376
| bat avg3 = 16.34
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 38
| deliveries3 = –
| wickets3 = –
| bowl avg3 = –
| fivefor3 = –
| tenfor3 = –
| best bowling3 = –
| catches/stumpings3 = 20/–
| date = 23 September
| year = 2011
| source = http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10723.html Cricinfo
}}

'''Mark James Chilton''' (born 2 October 1976) is an English [[first-class cricket]]er. Chilton was educated at [[Manchester Grammar School]] and [[Durham University]] where he won the British Universities tournament in 1997. The same year he made his debut for [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]], aged 20. Chilton has been compared in batting style to fellow [[Manchester Grammar School]] student and former [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]] and [[English cricket team|England]] batsman [[John Crawley]].

Chilton began the 2002 season as one half of Lancashire's first-choice opening partnership with [[Alec Swann]] who joined the club in the off-season. For most of the season Chilton struggled for runs in the [[County Championship]], although he was more successful in one-day cricket, scoring two hundreds in the [[2002 Benson & Hedges Cup|Benson & Hedges Cup]]. In September 2002, towards the end of the season, Chilton was awarded his [[Cap (sport)#Cricket|county cap]] by Lancashire.<ref>{{citation |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/s/19522_cricket_chilton_leads_lancs_recovery |title=Chilton leads Lancs recovery |newspaper=Manchester Evening News |date=14 September 2002 |access-date=23 September 2011}}</ref> He was appointed [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]] captain when [[Warren Hegg]] resigned in September 2004 after relegation to County Championship Division Two.

{{Quote box | quote=[Chilton] was captain for a spell when the team was going through a transitional period and earned the respect of everyone, not least his team-mates.|source=—Lancashire chief executive [[Jim Cumbes]], 11 August 2010<ref name="benefit">{{citation |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/lancashire/8904973.stm |title=Mark Chilton awarded benefit by Lancashire |publisher=BBC Sport |date=11 August 2010 |access-date=30 August 2010}}</ref>|align=left|width=33%}}
Chilton must consider the 2005 season, his first as [[Lancashire County Cricket Club|Lancashire]] [[captain (cricket)|skipper]], as a minor success after leading the county to promotion in the [[Championship]] and to the final of the [[Twenty20 Cup]] before losing out to [[Somerset Sabres]] at [[The Oval]]. Lancashire also progressed to the semi-final of the Benson & Hedges Cup where they lost to Warwickshire. Chilton was close to tears after the match, which was the club's seventh defeat in a semi-final in six years.<ref>{{citation |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/s/170/170703_cricket_dont_label_us_as_cup_chokers.html |title=Cricket: Don't label us as cup chokers |first=Colin |last=Evans |newspaper=Manchester Evening News |date=22 August 2005 |access-date=23 September 2011}}</ref>

The [[2007 County Championship]] was closely contested and going into the final round of matches, Lancashire were at the top of the table. A 24-run defeat to Surrey in their final fixture saw Lancashire finish as runners-up. Chilton was in tears afterwards and said "I'm extremely proud of what our guys have achieved though. As captain I'm privileged to have seen the efforts they have put in. To get close to our target was a phenomenal effort but the lads are just broken. Our players have risen to an almighty challenge and to come so close is an enormous effort".<ref>{{citation |url=http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/countycricket2007/content/story/312129.html |title=The best County Championship season ever |author=Cricinfo staff |publisher=Cricinfo |date=22 September 2007 |access-date=26 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{citation |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/cricket/s/1017370_watkinson_salutes_lancs_heroes |title=Watkinson salutes Lancs heroes |first=Graham |last=Hardcastle |newspaper=Manchester Evening News |date=24 September 2007 |access-date=26 September 2011}}</ref> At the end of the season, Chilton resigned as Lancashire captain after three years in the position,<ref>{{citation |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/counties/lancashire/7050209.stm |title=Lancs skipper Chilton steps down |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 October 2007 |access-date=19 October 2007}}</ref> citing reasons of form. He had managed 616 runs in the Championship that year at an average of 28.00.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/315956.html |title=Chilton steps down as Lancashire captain |publisher=Cricinfo |date=18 October 2007 |access-date=26 September 2011}}</ref> Although the team only won one trophy under Chilton's leadership, they came close on numerous occasions, narrowly missing out on two [[County Championship]] titles, two [[Twenty20]] cups, and the [[C&G Trophy]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=1679 |first=Graham |last=Hardcastle |title=Tough decision for me, says Chilton |publisher=Lancashire County Cricket Club |date=18 October 2007 |access-date=19 October 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517175906/http://www.lccc.co.uk/index.php?p=news&id=1679 |archive-date=17 May 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Having relinquished the captaincy, Chilton spent most of the 2008 season in Lancashire's Second XI, struggling for form and trying to force his way back into the First team. In stark contrast, in 2009 he was voted Lancashire's Player of the Year.<ref>{{citation |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/cricket/s/1148726_chilton_lands_lancashire_player_of_the_year_award |title=Chilton lands Lancashire player of the year award |author=Chris Ostick |newspaper=Manchester Evening News |date=30 September 2009 |access-date=23 September 2011}}</ref> After retirement, Chilton returned to Manchester Grammar where he took the position of director of cricket.<ref>{{citation |url=http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1470938_what-a-catch-lancashire-cricket-hero-mark-chilton-joins-manchester-grammar |title=What a catch! Lancashire cricket hero Mark Chilton joins Manchester Grammar |newspaper=Manchester Evening News |date=17 January 2012 |access-date=19 January 2012}}</ref>

Chilton was awarded a [[benefit season]] for 2011.<ref name="benefit"/> That year Lancashire won the County Championship for the first time since they shared the title in 1950, and their first outright win since 1934. Chilton contributed 478 runs in 13 Championship matches that season at an average of 22.76.<ref>{{citation |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/15032626.stm |title=Lancashire's Mark Chilton retires after 14 years |publisher=BBC Sport |date=23 September 2011 |access-date=23 September 2011}}</ref> At the end of the 2011 season he announced his retirement from playing cricket.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/533568.html
|title=Chilton retires after title triumph |publisher=Cricinfo |date=23 September 2011 |access-date=23 September 2011}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{cricinfo|id=10723}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chilton, Mark}}
[[Category:1976 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:English cricketers]]
[[Category:Lancashire cricketers]]
[[Category:Lancashire cricket captains]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Sheffield]]
[[Category:People educated at Manchester Grammar School]]
[[Category:British Universities cricketers]]
[[Category:Alumni of Grey College, Durham]]

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