Augustus Gilbert Finnis Clark (31 July 1862 – 7 May 1928) was an English cricketer. Clark was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born at Dover, Kent.

Augustus Clark
Personal information
Full name
Augustus Gilbert Finnis Clark
Born(1862-07-31)31 July 1862
Dover, Kent, England
Died7 May 1928(1928-05-07) (aged 65)
Hastings, Sussex, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1886Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 1
Batting average 0.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 1
Balls bowled 36
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 December 2011

Clark made a single first-class appearance for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1886.[1] Clark batted at number ten in Sussex's first-innings and was dismissed for a single run by Jimmy Wootton. In their second-innings he batted at number four and was dismissed by the same bowler for a duck, with Sussex winning the match by 59 runs.[2] This was his only major appearance for Sussex.

He died at Hastings, Sussex on 7 May 1928, gassing himself in his house.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Augustus Clark". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Kent, 1886". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  3. ^ "Former Cricketer Found Dead". Leicester Mercury. 7 May 1928. p. 7. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
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