Frank Clarke (cricketer)
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| Full name | Frank Clarke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 October 1936 Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956–1960 | Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 June 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frank Clarke (born 8 October 1936 in Cardiff, Glamorgan) is a former Welsh cricketer. Clarke was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium.
Clarke made his first-class debut for Glamorgan against the Combined Services at Cardiff Arms Park in 1956. Clarke went on to make thirty further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against the touring South Africans in 1960.[1] Primarily a bowler, Clarke took 50 first-class wickets at an average of 37.36, with best figures of 5/66.[2] These figures were his only five wicket haul and came against Middlesex at Lord's in the 1959 County Championship.[3] With the bat, he scored a total of 98 runs at a batting average of 3.76, with a high score of 31.[4] This score, which came against the touring Indians in 1959,[5] accounted for 32% of his entire career runs. Injury forced Clarke to retire in the 1961 season.