Dominic Clapp is an English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 cricket

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. He played 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...

 and Hampshire

Hampshire County Cricket Club

Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...

 in 2002 and 2003 respectively. He is currently captain of Sussex Cricket League

Sussex Cricket League

The Sussex Cricket League is the top level of competition for recreational club cricket in Sussex, England, and since 1999 the Premier Division has been a designated ECB Premier League. The league has nine divisions, four for 1st XI sides, four for 2nd XI sides and one for 3rd XI sides.-1st XI...

 side Worthing Cricket Club

Worthing Cricket Club

Worthing Cricket Club is a cricket club in the coastal town of Worthing in West Sussex, England. Founded in 1855, the club's first XI plays in the Premier League of the Sussex Cricket League which is the accredited ECB Premier League for Sussex and is the highest level for recreational club...

.

Having played in the Second XI Championship for Sussex since 1999, and attempting to make his way into the first team, Clapp made his name as a sturdy opening batsman along with teammate Wasim Khan

Wasim Khan

Wasim Gulzar Khan is a former English cricketer, he was also one of the first British born-Pakistani's to play county cricket in England. He was a left-handed batsman and a left-arm leg-break bowler...

. His form in the competition remained strong throughout his five years at the Second XI level.

Clapp made several appearances for Hampshire in the second team between 2000 and 2003. In 2004 he attempted to make a comeback, playing for Kent Second XI

Kent County Cricket Club

Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...

, but playing time remained limited and he has not played first class cricket since.

External links

• Dominic Clapp at Cricket Archive
• Dominic Clapp at Cricinfo