Clive Inman
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Clive Clay Inman is a former Ceylonese first-class cricket
er. He captained St Peter's College, Colombo
to its first win in the Battle of the Saints against St. Joseph's College Colombo.
Inman made his first-class debut in 1956, representing Ceylon against India at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium. Although Inman didn't make an impact with the bat, he claimed the wicket of opener Nari Contractor
. He would go on to play another 254 first-class matches but it would remain his only wicket.
He made sporadic appearances for Ceylon in the Gopalan Trophy during the remainder of the decade before moving to England and joining his countryman Stanley Jayasinghe
at Leicestershire
. His first match for the English club came against the touring Australian side in 1961 and he contributed 30 and 45 not out. He had to wait until 1963 to make his Championship debut and scored his maiden first-class hundred against Cambridge in the University Match.
The left-hander spent over a decade at Leicestershire, having his most prolific season in 1968 when he managed 1735 runs at 36.91. Despite the high tally of runs he only scored one century that season. His conversion rate of 50s to 100s was average throughout his career and only in his final county season did he score four hundreds in a year. One of those came in his final ever first-class match, played against Northamptonshire
at Grace Road
.
Inman also played some List A cricket with Derbyshire
in 1973.
Clive Inman socred the fasted 50 in first class cricket scoring 57 runs in 11 minutes of play.
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
er. He captained St Peter's College, Colombo
St Peter's College, Colombo
St. Peter's College is a distinguished boys only primary to secondary school in the Bambalapitiya zone of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was founded in 1922....
to its first win in the Battle of the Saints against St. Joseph's College Colombo.
Inman made his first-class debut in 1956, representing Ceylon against India at the P Saravanamuttu Stadium. Although Inman didn't make an impact with the bat, he claimed the wicket of opener Nari Contractor
Nari Contractor
Nariman Jamshedji "Nari" Contractor is a former cricket player. He was left-handed opening batsman whose international career was ended abruptly by a serious injury....
. He would go on to play another 254 first-class matches but it would remain his only wicket.
He made sporadic appearances for Ceylon in the Gopalan Trophy during the remainder of the decade before moving to England and joining his countryman Stanley Jayasinghe
Stanley Jayasinghe
Stanley Jayasinghe is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played for Ceylon prior to the country being renamed Sri Lanka, and prior to them receiving either Test of ODI status. He was a right-handed batsman and part time offbreak bowler. In his first class cricket career which began in 1949/50 he...
at Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
. His first match for the English club came against the touring Australian side in 1961 and he contributed 30 and 45 not out. He had to wait until 1963 to make his Championship debut and scored his maiden first-class hundred against Cambridge in the University Match.
The left-hander spent over a decade at Leicestershire, having his most prolific season in 1968 when he managed 1735 runs at 36.91. Despite the high tally of runs he only scored one century that season. His conversion rate of 50s to 100s was average throughout his career and only in his final county season did he score four hundreds in a year. One of those came in his final ever first-class match, played against Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
at Grace Road
Grace Road
Grace Road is a cricket ground, in Leicester, England, home to Leicestershire County Cricket Club.-History:The land which Grace Road is built on was bought by Leicestershire County Cricket Club in 1877 from the then Duke of Rutland and spent the massive sum of £40,000 on developing a cricket club,...
.
Inman also played some List A cricket with 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...
in 1973.
Clive Inman socred the fasted 50 in first class cricket scoring 57 runs in 11 minutes of play.