Sarah Clarke (cricketer)

Sarah Louise Clarke (born 28 March 1982) is an English former cricketer who played as an all-rounder. She was a right-arm leg break bowler and right-handed batter. She appeared in six One Day Internationals for England[1] She played county cricket for Surrey from 1999 to 2015.[2]

Sarah Clarke
Personal information
Full name
Sarah Louise Clarke
Born (1982-03-28) 28 March 1982 (age 42)
Croydon, Greater London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 92)10 August 2001 v Scotland
Last ODI24 January 2002 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1999–2015Surrey
Career statistics
Competition WODI WFC WLA WT20
Matches 6 1 146 15
Runs scored 68 6 1,402 1,402
Batting average 22.66 6.00 13.61 13.61
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/4 0/4
Top score 66* 6 74 34*
Balls bowled 119 50 5,663 209
Wickets 5 3 169 10
Bowling average 16.80 7.33 21.57 16.90
5 wickets in innings 0 0 2 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/15 2/0 5/11 3/6
Catches/stumpings 0/– 2/– 46/– 8/–
Source: CricketArchive, 7 March 2021

Clarke made her international debut against Scotland in August 2001 and scored 66* batting at number seven. She and Nicky Shaw shared a stand of 85*, which was at the time a record eighth wicket partnership in Women's One Day Internationals until it was broken by Nilakshi de Silva and Oshadi Ranasinghe for Sri Lanka against England in 2019.[3][4] Clarke's final match came against India in January 2002. In total she took five wickets at an average of 16.80, including a spell of 4 for 15 against Ireland in August 2001.[5]

Her best bowling figures of 6 for 11 for club side Purley Redoubtables came against Leeds & Broomfield in 2010, surpassing her previous best of 6–17 in the ECB Cup semi-final of 2001 against North Riding WCC.[citation needed]

In May 2015, Clarke was one of the first four women to be formally capped by Surrey County Cricket Club, along with Katherine Robson, Cecily Scutt and Nat Sciver.[6]

In June 2015, Clarke became the leading wicket taker for Surrey Women in limited overs cricket by taking 4 for 11 against Lancashire, surpassing Caroline Barrs (120 wickets) as the record holder.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Sarah Clarke". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Sarah Clarke". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  3. ^ "1st Match, Reading, Aug 10 2001, Women's European Championship". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Partnership Records / Highest Partnerships for the Eighth Wicket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  5. ^ "5th Match, Reading, Aug 12 2001, Women's European Championship". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Surrey Issues Caps to Female Cricketers". Surrey County Cricket Club. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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