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
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Role	Batter
International information
National side	New Zealand (1984–1992)
Test debut (cap 82)	14 July 1984 v England
Last Test	12 February 1992 v England
ODI debut (cap 39)	7 February 1985 v Australia
Last ODI	23 January 1992 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1980/81–1989/90	Central Districts
1990/91–1994/95	Wellington
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

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.

External links

• Jackie Clark at ESPNcricinfo
• Jackie Clark at CricketArchive (subscription required)