Alfred Clarke (Australian cricketer)

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Alfred Clarke
A Clarke and F Midlane NZFL 6 April 1901.gif
Alfred Clarke (left) and
Frederick Midlane, 1901
Personal information
Full name
Alfred Edward Clarke
Born(1868-04-06)6 April 1868
Surry Hills, Sydney, Australia
Died16 September 1940(1940-09-16) (aged 72)
Wellington, New Zealand
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1889/90–1891/92New South Wales
1893/94–1898/99Otago
1900/01–1901/02Wellington
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 25
Runs scored 808
Batting average 18.79
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 76
Balls bowled
Wickets 14
Bowling average 15.92
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/25
Catches/stumpings 12/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 April 2019

Alfred Edward Clarke (6 April 1868 – 16 September 1940) was a cricketer. He played first-class cricket for New South Wales in Australia from 1890 to 1892 and for Otago and Wellington in New Zealand from 1894 to 1901.[1]

Clarke was born in Sydney in Australia in 1868. After moving to New Zealand he played for the national team in the 1890s, before it was granted Test status. He also umpired a first-class match in New Zealand. He died at Wellington in 1940.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Alfred Clarke". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  2. ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 33. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2

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