Ian Clifford
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Jeffrey Ian Clifford is a former English
cricket
er. Clifford was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper. He was born at Birmingham
, Warwickshire
.
Clifford made his debut in List A cricket for the Warwickshire Cricket Board
against the Leicestershire Cricket Board
in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
. His second and final List A appearance for the Board came against Leicestershire
in the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
.
Clifford made his debut in first-class cricket
for Warwickshire
against Somerset
in 2002. During 2002, he represented the county in 4 first-class matches, the last of which came against Somerset in the County Championship
. In his 4 first-class matches, he scored 20 runs at a batting average
of 3.33, with a high score of 7. Behind the stumps he took 15 catches and made a single stumping.
Clifford also played List A matches for Warwickshire. His List A debut for the county came against Yorkshire
in 2002. He played 3 List A matches for Warwickshire in 2002, but played his final match for the county in 2004 against Hampshire
. In his total of 6 career List A matches, he scored 13 runs at an average of 4.33, with a high score of 5*
. Behind the stumps he took 10 catches and made a single stumping.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
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. Clifford was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper. He was born at Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
.
Clifford made his debut in List A cricket for the Warwickshire Cricket Board
Warwickshire Cricket Board
The Warwickshire Cricket Board is the governing body for all recreational cricket in the historic county of Warwickshire.From 1999 to 2003 the Board fielded a team in the English domestic one-day tournament, matches which had List-A status.-External links:...
against the Leicestershire Cricket Board
Leicestershire Cricket Board
The Leicestershire & Rutland Cricket Board is the governing body for all recreational cricket in the historic counties of Leicestershire and Rutland....
in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
The 2001 Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy was the 1st Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy following its change of name from the NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 1 May and 1 September 2001...
. His second and final List A appearance for the Board came against 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....
in the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
The 2002 Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy was the 2nd Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy following its change of name from the NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 29 August 2001 and 31 August 2002...
.
Clifford made his debut in first-class cricket
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...
for Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire 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 Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
against Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset 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 Somerset...
in 2002. During 2002, he represented the county in 4 first-class matches, the last of which came against Somerset in the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
. In his 4 first-class matches, he scored 20 runs at a batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 3.33, with a high score of 7. Behind the stumps he took 15 catches and made a single stumping.
Clifford also played List A matches for Warwickshire. His List A debut for the county came against Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
in 2002. He played 3 List A matches for Warwickshire in 2002, but played his final match for the county in 2004 against 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 his total of 6 career List A matches, he scored 13 runs at an average of 4.33, with a high score of 5*
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
. Behind the stumps he took 10 catches and made a single stumping.
External links
- Ian Clifford at CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
- Ian Clifford at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...