Charles Groom Clark (13 July 1883 – 6 August 1970) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played three first-class matches for Auckland in 1913/14.[1][2]
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| Full name | Charles Croom Clark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 July 1883 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 August 1970 (aged 87) Thames, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1913/14 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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An opening bowler, Clark took 5 for 108 in the second innings of his first first-class match in January 1914.[3] He continued playing senior cricket well into his forties. In December 1926 he opened the bowling and took 7 for 16 and 6 for 110 as Taranaki defeated Wanganui to win the Hawke Cup for the first time.[4] In February 1930, at the age of 46, he took 3 for 100 when Taranaki lost to the touring MCC.[5]
Clark worked as a carpenter. He served overseas in World War I with the 1st New Zealand Cyclist Company of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Charles Clark". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ "Charles Clark". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
- ^ "Canterbury v Auckland 1913-14". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Wanganui v Taranaki 1926-27". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Taranaki v MCC 1929-30". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Charles Groom Clark". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 31 July 2020 – via Online Cenotaph.
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