Lives in Cricket No 37 - William Clarke

118 Career Statistics First-class cricket: Bowling Season O M R W Ave BB 5wi 10wi 1826 76.3 13 161 5 32.20 5/161 1 - 1827 ? ? ? 0 + [8] ? 5/? 1 - 1828 ? ? ? 0 + [12] ? 5/? 1 - 1830 ? ? ? 0 + [1] ? 1/? - - 1831 ? ? ? 0 + [5] ? 4/? - - 1832 ? ? ? 0 + [1] ? 1/? - - 1837 27 ? 38 4 9.50 3/15 - - 1840 ? ? ? 0 + [24] ? 9/? 2 1 1841 32 9 51 5 + [1] 10.20 5/51 1 - 1842 75 28 108 7 + [4] 15.42 7/98 1 - 1843 122.1 42 75 20 + [30] 3.75 7/17 5 3 1844 197.1 30 262 32 8.18 6/26 3 1 1845 319.1 38 327 36 + [28] 9.08 9/29 8 4 1846 51 9 108 11 + [28] 9.81 6/? 3 1 1847 110 ? 162 15 + [45] 10.80 7/? 5 1 1848 130 23 87 5 + [42] 17.40 7/? 4 1 1849 248.3 104 242 38 + [36] 6.36 7/11 9 3 1850 166.3 45 199 31 + [43] 6.41 9/34 10 3 1851 290 74 328 34 + [50] 9.64 8/35 8 2 1852 543.2 212 804 69 11.65 9/80 8 3 1853 571.1 274 631 49 12.87 6/37 4 - 1854 456.2 164 645 51 12.64 8/47 5 2 1855 198.1 40 303 27 11.22 6/25 4 1 Totals 3615.2 1105 4531 439 + [358] 10.32 9/29 83 26 Notes: Clarke did not bowl in first-class matches in 1829, 1834, 1835 and 1836. Overs were of four balls throughout his career. Full analyses are not available for all Clarke’s matches; in the wickets column the figures in brackets relate to matches where runs conceded figures are not known. The averages given in these years relate only to matches where runs conceded figures are known. Of his 797 wickets, 359 (45%) were bowled; 311 (39%) were caught; 99 (12%, a high proportion) were stumped; 15 (2%) were hit wicket and 13 (2%) were lbw. In matches where full figures are available he took wickets at a rate of one per 29.80 balls, and conceded runs at a rate equivalent to 2.07 per six-ball over. First-Class Cricket: Fifties (7) Score For Opponent Venue Season 59 Nottingham Sheffield Sheffield 1830 65 Nottingham Sheffield Sheffield 1834 57 North MCC Burton upon Trent 1840 75 Players of Notts Gentlemen of Notts Trent Bridge 1842 65 MCC Sussex Brighton 1846 50 MCC Sussex Lord’s 1847 71 Married Single Lord’s 1849 Note: All Clarke’s fifties were in the first innings.