Frank Clarke (cricketer)
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| Full name | Frank Clarke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
8 October 1936 Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1956–1960 | Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 9 June 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frank Clarke (born 8 October 1936 in Cardiff, Glamorgan) is a former Welsh cricketer. Clarke was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium.
Clarke made his first-class debut for Glamorgan against the Combined Services at Cardiff Arms Park in 1956. Clarke went on to make thirty further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against the touring South Africans in 1960.[1] Primarily a bowler, Clarke took 50 first-class wickets at an average of 37.36, with best figures of 5/66.[2] These figures were his only five wicket haul and came against Middlesex at Lord's in the 1959 County Championship.[3] With the bat, he scored a total of 98 runs at a batting average of 3.76, with a high score of 31.[4] This score, which came against the touring Indians in 1959,[5] accounted for 32% of his entire career runs. Injury forced Clarke to retire in the 1961 season.
References
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Frank Clarke". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ↑ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Frank Clarke". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ↑ "Middlesex v Glamorgan, 1959 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Frank Clarke". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ↑ "Glamorgan v Indians, 1959". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 June 2012.