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William Clarke      

Full name William Clarke

Born March 17, 1849, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire

Died May 29, 1935, Woodthorpe Park, Mapperley, Nottinghamshire (aged 86 years 73 days)

Major teams Nottinghamshire

Batting style Left-hand bat

Bowling style Right-arm fast

Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
First-class 6 10 0 82 17 8.20 0 0 1 0
Bowling averages
Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave Econ SR 5w 10
First-class 6 284 126 4 2/60 31.50 2.66 71.0 0 0
Career statistics
First-class span 1876 - 1877
Profile

CLARKE, WILLIAM, who died on May 29, in his 86th year, having been born on March 17, 1850, played in a few matches for Nottinghamshire and in the neighbourhood of Kirkby, where he was born and lived, he was known as Cricketer Clarke. A fast right arm bowler he batted left handed. In 1876 against Lancashire at Trent Bridge he took 2 wickets for 4 runs and a year later against Gloucestershire he had the satisfaction of seeing W. G. Grace caught off his bowling for 3. Between 1877 and 1892 he was coach to the Royal Artillery Officers at Woolwich.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

Country Fixtures Country Results
Durham v Notts at Chester-le-Street - Aug 31-Sep 3
Durham 372 & 279/5 Notts 343
Lancashire v Hampshire at Liverpool - Aug 31-Sep 3
Hampshire 160 & 275/5 Lancashire 398
Warwickshire v Kent at Birmingham - Aug 31-Sep 2
Warwickshire won by 95 runs
Somerset v Pakistanis at Taunton - Sep 2
Pakistanis won by 8 runs
Group B: Essex v Middlesex at Chelmsford - Sep 2
Middlesex 129/4 (31/40 ov)
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