Alfred Clarke (Australian cricketer)

Alfred Edward Clarke (6 April 1868 – 16 September 1940) was an Australian cricketer. He played first-class cricket for New South Wales in Australia from the 1889–90 season until 1891–92 and for Otago and Wellington in New Zealand from 1893–94 to 1901–02.[1]

Alfred Clarke
Alfred Clarke (left) and Frederick Midlane, 1901
Personal information
Full name
Alfred Edward Clarke
Born(1868-04-06)6 April 1868
Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia
Died16 September 1940(1940-09-16) (aged 72)
Wellington, New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1889/90–1891/92New South Wales
1893/94–1898/99Otago
1900/01–1901/02Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 25
Runs scored 808
Batting average 18.79
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 76
Balls bowled 508
Wickets 14
Bowling average 15.92
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/25
Catches/stumpings 12/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 April 2019

Clarke was born at Surry Hills in Australia in 1868.[2] After moving to New Zealand in the early 1890s he played for the national team in the years before it was granted Test status. He also umpired a first-class match in New Zealand. He died at Wellington in 1940.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Alfred Clarke". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Alfred Clarke". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  3. ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 33. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2
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