Peter Clarke (cricketer)
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Peter Clarke Ireland (Ire) |
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Batting style | Right-handed batsman | |
Bowling type | Leg-break | |
First-class record | ||
Matches | 19 | |
Runs scored | 125 | |
Batting average | 7.81 | |
100s/50s | 0/0 | |
Top score | 28 | |
Balls bowled | 2102 | |
Wickets | 47 | |
Bowling average | 29.27 | |
5 wickets in innings | 2 | |
10 wickets in match | 0 | |
Best Bowling | 5/62 | |
Catches/Stumpings | 7/0 | |
First class debut: 6 May 1912 Last first class game: 13 August 1914 Source: Cricket Archive |
Peter Clarke (born 19 May 1881 in London; died 14 December 1915 in Dublin[1]) was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler[1], he had a brief, but interesting, career.
In May 1912 he was plucked from virtual obscurity to make his first-class debut in a Test trial match for the England cricket team.[2] He was not selected for the England team, but did play for Ireland against South Africa later that same year. This match was his only match for Ireland.[3]
Following this, he played several first-class matches for the MCC and Middlesex throughout 1913 and 1914[1], before he died in Dublin in December 1915.[1]