born ▁ 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 9 ) ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁Australian ▁cr ick eter . ▁A ▁right - hand ed ▁b ats man ▁and ▁right - arm ▁medium - fast ▁bow ler , ▁he ▁initially ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁for ▁Western ▁Australia ▁aged ▁ 2 1 . ▁After ▁three ▁seasons , ▁he ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁where ▁he ▁remained ▁for ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Test ▁cr ick eter ▁Norm ▁O ' Ne ill . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁M CC ▁at ▁Lord ' s . ▁ ▁After ▁ret irement ▁from ▁playing , ▁O ' Ne ill ▁became ▁a ▁batt ing ▁coach ▁and ▁worked ▁with ▁New ▁Zealand , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁and ▁Western ▁Australia . ▁He ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁by ▁M idd les ex ▁as ▁their ▁first ▁special ist ▁batt ing ▁coach ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁season ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁Australia ▁on ▁a ▁permanent ▁basis ▁after ▁three ▁years . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁representative ▁cr ick eters ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Western ▁Australia ▁first - class ▁cr ick eters ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Cr icket ▁Archive ▁profile ▁ ▁Mark ▁O ' Ne ill ▁appointed ▁as ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁batt ing ▁coach ▁ 2 4 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁ ▁New ▁Zealand ▁co aching ▁staff ▁strength ened ▁ 2 5 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁ ▁Mark ▁O ' Ne ill