Sarah Louise Clarke (born 28 March 1982) is an English former cricketer who played as an all-rounder. She was a right-arm leg break bowler and right-handed batter. She appeared in six One Day Internationals for England[1] She played county cricket for Surrey from 1999 to 2015.[2]
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| Full name | Sarah Louise Clarke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 March 1982 Croydon, Greater London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 92) | 10 August 2001 v Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 24 January 2002 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1999–2015 | Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Clarke made her international debut against Scotland in August 2001 and scored 66* batting at number seven. She and Nicky Shaw shared a stand of 85*, which was at the time a record eighth wicket partnership in Women's One Day Internationals until it was broken by Nilakshi de Silva and Oshadi Ranasinghe for Sri Lanka against England in 2019.[3][4] Clarke's final match came against India in January 2002. In total she took five wickets at an average of 16.80, including a spell of 4 for 15 against Ireland in August 2001.[5]
Her best bowling figures of 6 for 11 for club side Purley Redoubtables came against Leeds & Broomfield in 2010, surpassing her previous best of 6–17 in the ECB Cup semi-final of 2001 against North Riding WCC.[citation needed]
In May 2015, Clarke was one of the first four women to be formally capped by Surrey County Cricket Club, along with Katherine Robson, Cecily Scutt and Nat Sciver.[6]
In June 2015, Clarke became the leading wicket taker for Surrey Women in limited overs cricket by taking 4 for 11 against Lancashire, surpassing Caroline Barrs (120 wickets) as the record holder.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Sarah Clarke". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Sarah Clarke". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "1st Match, Reading, Aug 10 2001, Women's European Championship". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Partnership Records / Highest Partnerships for the Eighth Wicket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "5th Match, Reading, Aug 12 2001, Women's European Championship". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Surrey Issues Caps to Female Cricketers". Surrey County Cricket Club. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
External links
edit- Sarah Clarke at ESPNcricinfo
- Sarah Clarke at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Sarah Clarke at Play-Cricket
