Percy Clark

Percy Hamilton Clark
Personal information
Batting style Right-handed batsman
Bowling style Right-arm Fast-Medium
International information
National side United States of America
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 53
Runs scored 897
Batting average 12.81
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 67
Balls bowled 8353
Wickets 199
Bowling average 21.97
5 wickets in innings 11
10 wickets in match 4
Best bowling 8-91
Catches/stumpings
Source: Cricket Archive,

Percy Hamilton Clark (7 August 1873 – 12 August 1965) was an American cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He began playing cricket in 1885 and soon found himself at the top of the game in the USA during the brief "Golden Age" of North American cricket.

Biography

He was born on 7 August 1873. Clark also played for the USA national team, and took five or more wickets on four occasions in the regular match against Canada, his best being 6/41 in the 1900 game in Manheim. Whilst not known for his batting, he did make two first-class half-centuries. His best was a score of 67, also coming in the 1903 match against Worcestershire where he recorded his best bowling. He often opened the bowling with Bart King when playing for the Philadelphian cricket team and the USA national team. He played 53 first-class matches in all, taking 199 wickets in his career at an average of 21.97, taking 10 wickets in a match four times, and having an innings best of 8/91 against Worcestershire in 1903. He died on 12 August 1965.

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