MATTHEW CLARK

Full Name: Matthew Marchant Clark   PROFILES:
Date Of Birth: March 26, 1974. Ballarat, Victoria.  
Nickname: Clarky  
Playing Role: Opening Batsman    
Batting Style: Right-hand Top order    
Bowling Style: Right-Arm Slow    
Senior Debut: 1988/89    
Seasons: 23    
       
  Relations: David Clark (Brother)    
       
  Premierships (4): 1st XI (3) 1997/1998, 1998/1999, 2000/2001    
  2nd XI (1) 1992/1993    
  Playing Awards: 2nd XI B&F (1) 2008/2009    
  1st XI B&F (1) 1999/2000    
    Under 16 Captain (1) 1989/1990    
    Under 16 Most Serviceable (1) 1989/1990    
    Under 14 Captain (1) 1987/1988    
    200 Games Member    
    BCA Country Week representative (3):    
    1999/2000, 2001/02 & 2006/07    
         
  Club records: Highest 1st wicket partnership (1st XI): 184 - scoring 78 with Cameron Haines (99) against Coronet Invermay in 1996/97.    
       
       
    Highest 2nd wicket partnership (1st XI): 161 - scoring 78 with Clete Diamond (83) against North Ballarat in 2004/05.    
       
       
CAREER STATISTICS (up to the end of season 2008/09):
Games played per grade:
1
2
3
4
5/D2
D3
M
Inn
NO
Runs
HS
100
Avge
Balls
Mdns
Runs
Wkts
Avge
Best
5wi
161
77
2
9
0
0
249
271
28
6682
132
7
27.50
36
2
14
4
3.50
2/0
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PROFILE:
Matt is a long-serving product of our juniors. Matt passed the 250 game mark early in 2011/12. He has been a top order batsman, mainly in the opening role, for the bulk of his career. He is best known for his short arm drives and and punchy pull shots. There is speculation that Matt will avoid taking the ball ever again with the impressive career bowling average of 3.5. Matt is currently captain of the 2nds and is active on the committee in charge of the marketing/promotion portfolio.