Patricia Frances Carrick-Clarke KSM (formerly Carrick, née Adair; born 27 September 1941) is a retired New Zealand cricketer and umpire. She played as a right-arm medium bowler. Making her international debut in a Test match against England in 1969, she appeared in seven Test matches and three One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1969 and 1978. Her best bowling performance came in 1972, when she claimed 6/29 against Australia.[1] She played domestic cricket for Canterbury and North Shore.[2] In 1988, she became the first woman to umpire a men's first-class match.[3]

Pat Carrick-Clarke

KSM
Carrick-Clarke in 2024
Personal information
Full name
Patricia Frances Carrick-Clarke
Born (1941-09-27) 27 September 1941 (age 83)
Dunedin, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 17)7 March 1969 v England
Last Test8 January 1977 v India
ODI debut (cap 55)1 January 1978 v Australia
Last ODI8 January 1978 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1961/62–1963/64Canterbury
1966/67–1971/72North Shore
1972/73–1979/80Canterbury
Umpiring information
WTests umpired1 (1990)
WODIs umpired1 (1990)
FC umpired15 (1987–1990)
LA umpired5 (1986–1989)
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WFC WLA
Matches 7 3 72 12
Runs scored 63 7 688 60
Batting average 7.87 7.00 10.26 8.57
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0
Top score 21 6* 96 31
Balls bowled 1,617 174 10,597 830
Wickets 21 6 217 25
Bowling average 23.28 17.66 13.58 13.52
5 wickets in innings 1 0 7 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 6/29 3/43 8/43 4/27
Catches/stumpings 4/– 1/– 38/– 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 12 November 2021

In the 2024 King’s Birthday Honours, Carrick-Clarke was awarded the King's Service Medal, for services to sport, particularly cricket.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "PF Carrick / Women's Test matches: Innings by innings list". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Pat Carrick". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Player Profile: Pat Carrick". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2009.
  4. ^ "King's Birthday Honours 2024: The full list of all recipients". The New Zealand Herald. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
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