Clinton Perren

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Clinton Terrence Perren (born 22 February 1975 in Brisbane) is an Australian first-class cricketer who plays for the Queensland Bulls. He is a right handed middle order batsman.

Perren was a graduate of the Australian cricket academy in 1995 but had to wait until the 1998-99 season to make his First Class debut. He was named Pura Cup player of the Year in 2002-03 and was rewarded by being selected to play for Australia A against South Africa A. In the 2003-04 season, he added a recored 369 with Stuart Law for the second wicket against Western Australia .

He played a major part in his state's record total in the 2005-06 Pura Cup final. Perren scored 173 as Queensland scored 6 for 900 declared. He added 329 with Shane Watson which is a fourth wicket record for the Bulls. It capped of a great season by Perren as he had earlier scored the fourth-highest score ever by a Queenslander at the Gabba. He made 224 against South Australia, opening the batting.

He has failed to convert his 50's into centuries in the one day format and had a highest score of 99 for many seasons until his maiden ING Cup century in 2004-05 against Tasmania.

He also has a successful cricket team named after him called the Clinton Perren Invitational Cricket Club that plays in the Sydney Morning Cricket Association competition.