Charles Clarke (cricketer, born 1910)

English cricketer

Charles Clarke

Personal information

Full name|

Charles Cyril Clarke

Born| (1910-12-22)22 December 1910
Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Died| 6 November 1997(1997-11-06) (aged 86)
Carnforth, England
Batting| Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1929–1933| Derbyshire
1947| Sussex
FC debut| 31 July 1929 Derbyshire v Lancashire
Last FC| 25 June 1947 Sussex v Oxford University
Career statistics
| Competition | First-class

|

Matches | 28
Runs scored | 472
Batting average | 11.80
100s/50s | 0/0
Top score | 35*
Catches/stumpings | 8/–

Source: CricketArchive, October 2011

Charles Cyril Clarke (22 December 1910 – 6 November 1997) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire from 1929 to 1933 and for Sussex in 1947.

Clarke was born at Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire against Lancashire in July 1929, but played little part as the match was abandoned as a draw. He played three more matches that year and for the next four years played about 5 matches in consecutive sets each year, either in May or August. From 1935 until the Second World War, he played minor county cricket for Staffordshire. During the war he played a match for Southern Command against the Royal Army Service Corps. He played in the second XI for Sussex in 1946 and in 1947 played three first-class matches for Sussex in which his batting average was 6.2. Clarke was a right-hand batsman and played 43 innings in 28 first-class matches with an average of 11.80 and a top score of 35 not out.[1]

Clarke moved to Kendal where he played and coached. He earned the nickname "the Conjuror", because he was magic on the field. Later he ran a white-elephant shop.[2]

Clarke died at Carnforth, Lancashire at the age of 86.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Charles Clarke at Cricket Archive
2. ^ Wisden Obituaries in 1997