Alice Clarke
English cricketer
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Alice Clarke (born 4 August 2001) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Lancashire . She plays as a left-handed batter and can also play as a wicket-keeper. She has previously played for Cumbria, North Representative XI and North West Thunder.[1][2]
Blackburn, Lancashire, England
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alice Clarke | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 August 2001 Blackburn, Lancashire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Cumbria | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | North West Thunder | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | North Representative XI | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 17 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
Clarke was born on 4 August 2001 in Blackburn, Lancashire.[2]
Domestic career
Clarke made her county debut in 2018, for Lancashire against Worcestershire, in which she scored 2*.[3] This was the only match she played for the side that season, and in 2019 she appeared in four Twenty20 Cup matches for Cumbria.[4] She was the side's leading run-scorer, with 129 runs at an average of 43.00 and a high score of 47, made against Shropshire.[5][6] In 2021, it was confirmed that Clarke is dual-registered with both Lancashire and Cumbria, and would be part of the Cumbria squad for the upcoming season, playing six matches in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[7][8] In the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Cup, she played for North Representative XI, scoring 77 runs in six matches.[9] In the 2023 Women's Twenty20 Cup, she returned to Lancashire, playing two matches.[10]
In 2020, Clarke played for North West Thunder in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy. She played one match, against Northern Diamonds, in which she scored 1 run.[11][12] She was retained in the squad in 2021, 2022 and 2023, but did not play a match in any season.[13][14][15] In 2024, she played five matches for North West Thunder in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 87 runs at an average of 17.40.[16][17]