Peter Clarke (cricketer)

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Peter Clarke
Ireland (Ire)
Peter Clarke
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]

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