Early Career and England U19 Matches
Mark Lathwell attended Braunton Community College and began his career playing for the Somerset Second XI, aged 18, in 1990. He made his limited overs debut in a rain-affected match against Glamorgan Second XI in which he scored 18 not out and bowled 7 overs for 25 runs. He then played in the corresponding 3-day match, scoring 17 and 10 in a heavy defeat for Somerset. Attention was drawn to Lathwell when he played against Sussex Second XI in June 1990. Opening the batting scored 168 not out, and took part in a partnership of 235 with Nick Pringle. Lathwell also took the only wicket in Sussex's (declared) first innings, and scored 37 in the second. He then scored 69 runs in the match against Leicestershire Second XI and made his List A cricket debut against the touring Sri Lankans, bowling 7 overs.
At the start of the 1991 season, Lathwell played for the English U-19 cricket team against the Sussex side he overpowered the previous summer, although was run out for just two runs. He scored eight half-centuries over the summer, before breaking into the Somerset First XI first in the 40-over competition, and then for the final first-class match of the season. For England Young Cricketers, Lathwell played in two Youth One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Youth Test matches against Australia Young Cricketers, scoring 262 runs at an average of 32.75 and a top score of 66.
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