Charles Clarke (cricketer)
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Charles Cyril Clarke was an English cricket
er who played first class cricket for Derbyshire
from 1929 to 1933 and for Sussex
in 1947
Clarke was born at Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire
. He made his debut for Derbyshire against Lancashire in July 1929, but played little part as the match was abandoned as a draw. He played three more matches that year and for the next four years played about 5 matches in consecutive sets each year, either in May or August. From 1935 until the Second World War, he played minor county cricket for Staffordshire
. During the war he played a match for Southern Command against the Royal Army Service Corps. He played in the second XI for Sussex in 1946 and in 1947 played three first class matches for Sussex in which his batting average was 6.2. Clarke was a right-hand batsman and played 43 innings in 28 first class matches with an average of 11.80 and a top score of 35 not out.
Clarke moved to Kendal
where he played and coached. He earned the nickname "the Conjuror", because he was magic on the field. Later he ran a white-elephant shop.
Clarke died at Carnforth
, Lancashire at the age of 86.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played first class cricket for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
from 1929 to 1933 and for Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
in 1947
Clarke was born at Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
. He made his debut for Derbyshire against Lancashire in July 1929, but played little part as the match was abandoned as a draw. He played three more matches that year and for the next four years played about 5 matches in consecutive sets each year, either in May or August. From 1935 until the Second World War, he played minor county cricket for Staffordshire
Staffordshire County Cricket Club
Staffordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Staffordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
. During the war he played a match for Southern Command against the Royal Army Service Corps. He played in the second XI for Sussex in 1946 and in 1947 played three first class matches for Sussex in which his batting average was 6.2. Clarke was a right-hand batsman and played 43 innings in 28 first class matches with an average of 11.80 and a top score of 35 not out.
Clarke moved to Kendal
Kendal
Kendal, anciently known as Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish within the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England...
where he played and coached. He earned the nickname "the Conjuror", because he was magic on the field. Later he ran a white-elephant shop.
Clarke died at Carnforth
Carnforth
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, Lancashire at the age of 86.