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Full name | Gother Robert Carlisle Clarke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sydney, Australia | 27 April 1875||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 October 1917 Polygon Wood, Passchendaele salient, Belgium | (aged 42)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1899-1900 to 1901-02 | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ESPNcricinfo, 11 January 2021 |
Gother Clarke (27 April 1875 – 12 October 1917) was an Australian cricketer and medical doctor. [1] [2]
Clarke was born in Sydney, the grandson of the geologist William Branwhite Clarke. [2] He attended Sydney Church of England Grammar School and the University of Sydney, where he studied Medicine. [2] In a match for the university cricket team against Melbourne University in 1898 he took 7 for 72 and 6 for 89 and scored 100. [3]
He played seven first-class matches as a leg-spin bowler and lower-order batsman for New South Wales between 1899 and 1902. [4] His best performance was against the touring English team in 1901-02, when he took 4 for 98 and 6 for 133 in New South Wales' 53-run victory. [5] He was also prominent in tennis and bowls, once winning the New South Wales bowls pairs title. [2]
Clarke served as a major in the medical corps of the 34th Australian Infantry Battalion during World War I. [6] He was killed in action in the First Battle of Passchendaele. [7] After he left his medical station to treat a casualty in the field, Clarke and several others were killed by a shell. [8]
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Full name | Gother Robert Carlisle Clarke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sydney, Australia | 27 April 1875||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 October 1917 Polygon Wood, Passchendaele salient, Belgium | (aged 42)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1899-1900 to 1901-02 | New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
ESPNcricinfo, 11 January 2021 |
Gother Clarke (27 April 1875 – 12 October 1917) was an Australian cricketer and medical doctor. [1] [2]
Clarke was born in Sydney, the grandson of the geologist William Branwhite Clarke. [2] He attended Sydney Church of England Grammar School and the University of Sydney, where he studied Medicine. [2] In a match for the university cricket team against Melbourne University in 1898 he took 7 for 72 and 6 for 89 and scored 100. [3]
He played seven first-class matches as a leg-spin bowler and lower-order batsman for New South Wales between 1899 and 1902. [4] His best performance was against the touring English team in 1901-02, when he took 4 for 98 and 6 for 133 in New South Wales' 53-run victory. [5] He was also prominent in tennis and bowls, once winning the New South Wales bowls pairs title. [2]
Clarke served as a major in the medical corps of the 34th Australian Infantry Battalion during World War I. [6] He was killed in action in the First Battle of Passchendaele. [7] After he left his medical station to treat a casualty in the field, Clarke and several others were killed by a shell. [8]