Jackie Clark (cricketer)

Jacqueline Clark (born 14 March 1963) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a left-handed opening batter.[1] She appeared in 11 Test matches and 31 One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1984 and 1992, including playing for New Zealand at the 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup.[2][3] She played domestic cricket for Central Districts and Wellington.[4]

Jackie Clark
Personal information
Full name
Jacqueline Clark
Born (1963-03-14) 14 March 1963 (age 61)
New Plymouth, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBatter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 82)14 July 1984 v England
Last Test12 February 1992 v England
ODI debut (cap 39)7 February 1985 v Australia
Last ODI23 January 1992 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1980/81–1989/90Central Districts
1990/91–1994/95Wellington
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 11 31 60 67
Runs scored 482 875 2,545 1,644
Batting average 26.77 29.16 29.59 24.90
100s/50s 0/2 0/7 2/11 0/12
Top score 79 85 119* 85
Balls bowled 6 270 12
Wickets 0 8 0
Bowling average 18.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 3/2
Catches/stumpings 7/– 5/– 19/– 11/–
Source: CricketArchive, 6 May 2021

On her Test debut, against England in 1984, Clark was New Zealand's top scorer, with 79 in the second innings.[5] When Australia played a three-match series of one-day matches in New Zealand in January 1986, Clark top-scored for New Zealand in every match, with 81, 59 and 36 not out.[6] She was one of the leading scorers at the 1988 Women's World Cup, with 266 runs at an average of 44.33, including 85 against The Netherlands and 76 against Ireland.[7][8]

References edit

  1. ^ McLeod, Marian (26 December 1987). "Stumping a myth". The Listener. pp. 26–28.
  2. ^ "Jackie Clark". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  3. ^ Bell, Jamie (23 May 2017). "The 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup | New Zealand Cricket Museum". NZ CRICKET MUSEUM. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Jackie Clark". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  5. ^ "2nd Test, Worcester, July 14 - 17, 1984, New Zealand Women tour of England". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Australia Women in New Zealand 1985/86". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. ^ Wisden 1990, p. 1139.
  8. ^ "Batting and Fielding in Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup 1988/89". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 August 2022.

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