Peter Clarke (cricketer)

Peter Clarke
Cricket information
Batting style Right-handed batsman
Bowling style Leg-break
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 19
Runs scored 125
Batting average 7.81
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 28
Balls bowled 2102
Wickets 47
Bowling average 29.27
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/62
Catches/stumpings 7/0
Source: Cricket Archive

Peter Clarke (19 May 1881 in London – 14 December 1915 in Dublin[1]) was an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler,[1] he had a brief, but interesting, career.

In May 1912 he was plucked from virtual obscurity to make his first-class debut in a Test trial match for the England cricket team.[2] He was not selected for the England team, but did play for Ireland against South Africa later that same year. This match was his only match for Ireland.[3]

Following this, he played several first-class matches for the MCC and Middlesex throughout 1913 and 1914,[1] before he died in Dublin in December 1915.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cricket Archive profile
  2. ↑ First-class matches played by Peter Clarke at Cricket Archive
  3. ↑ CricketEurope Stats Zone profile


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