Leonard Stanley Clark (6 March 1914 – 2 May 2000) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Essex in 1946 and 1947.
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| Full name | Leonard Stanley Clark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 March 1914 Manor Park, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 May 2000 (aged 86) Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1947 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 10 November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clark was born at Manor Park, Essex. A right-handed batsman, he made his first-class debut for Essex against Derbyshire in the 1946 County Championship. He made 23 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Glamorgan in the 1947 County Championship.[1] In his 24 first-class appearances, he scored 745 runs at an average of 18.17, with a high score of 64.[2] This score, which was one of four fifties he made, came in the tied match against Northamptonshire in May 1947.[3]
Clark died at Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, on 2 May 2000, aged 86.[4]
References
edit- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Len Clark". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
- ^ "Len Clark". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Essex v Nottinghamshire, 1947 County Championship". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Len Clark". Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2024.