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Len Clark (cricketer)

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Len Clark
Personal information
Full name
Leonard Stanley Clark
Born(1914-03-06)6 March 1914
Manor Park, Essex, England
Died2 May 2000(2000-05-02) (aged 86)
Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1946–1947Essex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 24
Runs scored 745
Batting average 18.17
100s/50s 0/4
Top score 64
Balls bowled 30
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 11/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 November 2011

Leonard Stanley Clark (6 March 1914 – 2 May 2000) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Essex in 1946 and 1947.

Clark was born at Manor Park, Essex. A right-handed batsman, he made his first-class debut for Essex against Derbyshire in the 1946 County Championship. He made 23 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Glamorgan in the 1947 County Championship.[1] In his 24 first-class appearances, he scored 745 runs at an average of 18.17, with a high score of 64.[2] This score, which was one of four fifties he made, came in the tied match against Northamptonshire in May 1947.[3]

Clark died at Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, on 2 May 2000, aged 86.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Len Clark". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Len Clark". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Essex v Nottinghamshire, 1947 County Championship". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Len Clark". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
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