Jordan Clark (born 14 October 1990) is an English cricketer who plays for Surrey. Clark is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace, and occasionally fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Whitehaven, Cumbria and was educated at Sedbergh School.[1]
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| Born | 14 October 1990 Whitehaven, Cumbria, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Graham Clark (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2018 | Lancashire (squad no. 16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018/19 | Hobart Hurricanes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–present | Surrey (squad no. 16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Oval Invincibles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Northern Superchargers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 26 April 2015 Lancashire v Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 4 September 2010 Lancashire v Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 August 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clark made his debut for Cumberland in the 2007 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. The following season he played two further matches in that competition, against Buckinghamshire and Norfolk again.[2] Clark joined Lancashire's Academy in 2008;[3] after two years in the academy, he was given a scholarship with Lancashire in January 2010.[4] Having represented the Lancashire Second XI in since 2008,[5] Clark made his debut for Lancashire in Lancashire's last List A match in the 2010 Clydesdale Bank 40 against Worcestershire.[6][7] He scored 32 runs before being dismissed by Jack Shantry.[8] In the winter of 2010/11 Clark suffered a stress fracture to the back.[1]
At the start of the 2011 season, Clark's scholarship was renewed[9] and, in June, he made his Twenty20 debut. He scored 19 runs from 11 balls as Lancashire tied with Derbyshire.[10] In October Clark signed his first full-time professional contract with Lancashire.[11]
On 24 April 2013 in a second XI game for Lancashire against Yorkshire at North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough, he became only the fifth player to hit six sixes off an over in a professional game, scoring the runs against left-arm spinner Gurman Randhawa.[12]
On 22 July 2018, Clark removed England captain Joe Root, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, and England batsman Jonny Bairstow in consecutive balls to secure a hat-trick in the County Championship roses match against Yorkshire.[13] Clark took 5–58 in this innings, his maiden first-class 5 wicket haul.
In September 2018, he was named in the Hobart Hurricanes' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy.[14] Having scored more than 5,000 runs and taken over 150 wickets for Lancashire, he moved to Surrey in 2019,[15] and was described as the "underestimated lynchpin" of the side that won back-to-back County Championship titles in 2022 and 2023.[16]
References
edit- ^ a b "Scholarship Players 2011". Lancashire County Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Jordan Clark". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- ^ "Lancs fill Academy intake". Manchester Evening News. 5 March 2009. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ^ "Lancs sign four youngsters". Manchester Evening News. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ^ "Teams Jordan Clark played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Jordan Clark". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- ^ Hardcastle, Graham (3 September 2010). "Lancashire win a thriller". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ^ "Lancashire v Worcestershire, 2010 Clydesdale Bank 40". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- ^ Ostick, Chris (24 March 2011). "Gary Keedy backs plans for county game". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ^ "Groenewald helps rescue Derbyshire tie". ESPNcricinfo. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
- ^ Clark signs full-time deal, Lancashire County Cricket Club, 14 October 2011, archived from the original on 20 October 2011, retrieved 2 November 2011
- ^ "BBC Sport – Jordan Clark: Lancashire batsman hits six sixes at Scarborough". BBC Sport. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ "County Championship – Yorkshire bowlers fight back in Roses match after Clark hat-trick". BBC Sport. 17 July 2018.
- ^ "Hurricanes announce Abu Dhabi T20 squad". Hobart Hurricanes. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Lancashire allrounder Clark signs for Surrey". The Cricketer. London. 27 August 2018. Archived from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Roller, Matt (10 May 2024). "Clark vs Barnard in Oval showdown". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 July 2024.