Country: | England |
Fullname: | Frank Clarke |
Birth Date: | 8 October 1936 |
Birth Place: | Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
Club1: | Glamorgan |
Year1: | 1956 - 1960 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 31 |
Runs1: | 98 |
Bat Avg1: | 3.76 |
100S/50S1: | - / - |
Top Score1: | 31 |
Deliveries1: | 3,828 |
Wickets1: | 50 |
Bowl Avg1: | 37.36 |
Fivefor1: | 1 |
Tenfor1: | - |
Best Bowling1: | 5/66 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 10/ - |
Date: | 9 June |
Year: | 2012 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10734.html Cricinfo |
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.