Clinton Desmond Hinchliffe (born 23 October 1996) is an Australian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and left-arm unorthodox bowler. He made his List A debut for the National Performance Squad against Australia A on 16 August 2016.[1] He also played in a tour match for the Western Australia XI against England prior to the 2017–18 Ashes series.[2]

Clint Hinchliffe
Personal information
Full name
Clinton Desmond Hinchliffe
Born (1996-10-23) 23 October 1996 (age 27)
Duncraig, Western Australia
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm unorthodox
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017/18Western Australia
2017/18Cricket Australia XI (squad no. 2)
2018/19Perth Scorchers (squad no. 23)
2019/20–Melbourne Stars (squad no. 23)
List A debut16 August 2016 National Performance Squad v Australia A
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 1 10 23
Runs scored 1 228 89
Batting average 0.50 25.33 8.90
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 1 49 25*
Balls bowled 36 198 294
Wickets 1 6 15
Bowling average 14.00 35.33 27.40
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/14 4/71 3/19
Catches/stumpings 0/– 2/– 7/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 January 2022

Domestic career edit

Hinchliffe played both cricket and Australian rules football growing up, being good enough in the latter to play for Western Australia in the 2015 AFL Under 18 Championships. He was named as one of his side's best players in their loss to Vic Metro. He also played juniors and WAFL reserves for West Perth.[3]

Hinchliffe was in the Cricket Australia XI squad for the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup. He took his career best figures of 4/71 in the 11th match against New South Wales in a 93-run loss.[4] He played all six matches for Cricket Australia XI, scoring 150 runs and taking 6 wickets, the most wickets of anyone in the squad.[5]

He made his first-class debut for Western Australia in the 2017–18 Sheffield Shield season on 16 February 2018.[6] He made his Twenty20 debut for the Perth Scorchers in the 2018–19 Big Bash League season on 1 February 2019.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Quadrangular A-Team One-Day Series (Australia)". Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Western Australia XI vs England Tour Match". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Clint HINCHLIFFE | WAFL". wafl.com.au. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Maddinson ton, Nevill record cap NSW's victory". ESPNcricinfo.com. ESPN Inc. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Records / JLT One-Day Cup, 2017/18 - Cricket Australia XI / Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo.com. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  6. ^ "19th match, Sheffield Shield at Hobart, Feb 16-19 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  7. ^ "48th Match (N), Big Bash League at Brisbane, Feb 1 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2019.

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