Frank Clarke

Cricket Player

1936 –

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Who is Frank Clarke?

Frank Clarke is a former Welsh cricketer. Clarke was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Cardiff, Glamorgan.

Clarke made his first-class debut for Glamorgan against the Combined Services at Cardiff Arms Park in 1956. Clarke went onto make thirty further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against the touring South Africans in 1960. Primarily a bowler, Clarke took 50 first-class wickets at an average of 37.36, with best figures of 5/66. These figures were his only five wicket haul and came against Middlesex at Lord's in the 1959 County Championship. With the bat, he scored a total of 98 runs at a batting average of 3.76, with a high score of 31. This score, which came against the touring Indians in 1959, accounted for 32% of his entire career runs. Injury forced Clarke to retire in the 1961 season.

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Oct 8, 1936

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on July 23, 2013

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