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Full name Clare Joanne Connor
Born September 1, 1976, Brighton, Sussex
Current age 33 years 82 days
Major teams England Women, Sussex Women
Also known as Des O
Batting style Right-hand bat
Other Commentator
Batting | Bowling | Career statistics | Profile | Notes | Latest Articles | Latest Photos
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 16 | 26 | 1 | 502 | 61 | 20.08 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| ODIs | 93 | 77 | 11 | 1087 | 85* | 16.46 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 0 | ||||
| T20Is | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 9* | 15.00 | 8 | 187.50 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 16 | 23 | 2061 | 670 | 24 | 5/65 | 5/65 | 27.91 | 1.95 | 85.8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 93 | 83 | 3580 | 2081 | 80 | 5/49 | 5/49 | 26.01 | 3.48 | 44.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| T20Is | 2 | 2 | 36 | 57 | 0 | - | - | - | 9.50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Test debut | India Women v England Women at Hyderabad (Decc), Dec 10-13, 1995 scorecard |
| Last Test | England Women v Australia Women at Worcester, Aug 24-27, 2005 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Denmark Women v England Women at Dublin, Jul 19, 1995 scorecard |
| Last ODI | England Women v Australia Women at Taunton, Sep 1, 2005 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | England Women v New Zealand Women at Hove, Aug 5, 2004 scorecard |
| Last T20I | England Women v Australia Women at Taunton, Sep 2, 2005 scorecard |
| T20I statistics |
Clare Connor finished her six-year stint as England captain by winning the Ashes, but missed the winter tour of the subcontinent that followed through injury and announced her retirement soon after, even though she was still not 30. She had been juggling a number of balls for some time. She teaches English and PE at Brighton College while heading up their PR operations, and managed to squeeze in commentary stints on Channel 4 among other media work (although she was helped by having a sabbatical). She received the MBE in 2004 and after a glittering 2005 the OBE was added to her many other achievements which include being named Vodafone Player of the Year in 2002.
An allrounder who batted right-handed and bowled slow left-armers, Connor was appointed England captain in 2000, a role which she grew into gradually. Slowly, surely, she helped to mould England into a force to be reckoned with which culminated in their 1-0 Ashes series win in 2005. England had last won the Ashes a mere 42 years before.
Connor first made the headlines when she played cricket for Brighton College 1st XI. In 2002, she became the first women to play in The Cricketer Cup when she appeared for Old Brightonians against Lancing Rovers. Other career highlights include taking a televised hat-trick for England against India in 1999.
In 2007 she was appointed as ECB's head of women's cricket
Awarded the MBE on 12th June 2004
Awarded the OBE on 31st December 2005
- Victorious England stick with the tried and tested (Jun 22, 2009)
- Clare Connor invited to ICC's cricket committee (Apr 18, 2009)
- You go, girls (Mar 25, 2009)
- 'Going professional isn't the first priority' (Mar 15, 2009)
- England to introduce women's Twenty20 Cup (Dec 10, 2008)
Mar 14, 2009
Charlotte Edwards, Mark Lane and Clare Connor in conversation
© Getty Images
Aug 29, 2006
England and India settle in at Taunton as the ground is launched as the home of women's cricket
© Jenny Thompson
Aug 29, 2006
Taunton have made a real effort to be the home of women's cricket, as the boundary board here shows
© Jenny Thompson
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