Peter Clarke (cricketer)
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Peter Clarke was an Irish cricket
er. A right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler, 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. 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.
Following this, he played several first-class matches for the MCC
and Middlesex
throughout 1913 and 1914, before he died in Dublin in December 1915.
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. A right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler, he had a brief, but interesting, career.
In May 1912 he was plucked from virtual obscurity to make his first-class
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...
debut in a Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
trial match for the England cricket team. He was not selected for the England team, but did play for Ireland against South Africa
South African cricket team
The South African national cricket team represent South Africa in international cricket. They are administrated by Cricket South Africa.South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council, also known as ICC, with Test and One Day International, or ODI, status...
later that same year. This match was his only match for Ireland.
Following this, he played several first-class matches for the MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
and Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex 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 Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
throughout 1913 and 1914, before he died in Dublin in December 1915.