Augustus Clark Explained

Country:England
Fullname:Augustus Gilbert Finnis Clark
Birth Date:31 July 1862
Birth Place:Dover, Kent, England
Death Place:Hastings, Sussex, England
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Left-arm medium
Club1:Sussex
Year1:1886
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:1
Bat Avg1:0.50
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:1
Deliveries1:36
Wickets1:
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:–/–
Date:16 December
Year:2011
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/11139.html Cricinfo

Augustus Gilbert Finnis Clark (31 July 1862 – 7 May 1928) was an English cricketer. Clark was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born at Dover, Kent.

Clark made a single first-class appearance for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1886.[1] Clark batted at number ten in Sussex's first-innings and was dismissed for a single run by Jimmy Wootton. In their second-innings he batted at number four and was dismissed by the same bowler for a duck, with Sussex winning the match by 59 runs.[2] This was his only major appearance for Sussex.

He died at Hastings, Sussex on 7 May 1928, gassing himself in his house.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: subscription . First-Class Matches played by Augustus Clark. CricketArchive. 16 December 2011.
  2. Web site: subscription . Marylebone Cricket Club v Kent, 1886. CricketArchive. 16 December 2011.
  3. News: Former Cricketer Found Dead . 24 October 2023 . Leicester Mercury . 7 May 1928 . 7.