Mark John Phythian (born 26 April 1985) is an English cricketer.
Phythian is a right-handed batsman who fields as a wicket-keeper.
He was born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and educated at Oundle School.While studying for his degree at Durham University, Phythian made his first-class debut for Durham UCCE against Somerset in 2005.
He made six further first-class appearances for the university, the last of which came against Lancashire in 2007.
In his seven first-class matches, he scored 158 runs at an average of 22.57, with a high score of 62 not out.
Behind the stumps he took 15 catches and made a single stumping.
His highest score of 62, which was his only first-class fifty, came against Nottinghamshire in 2006.