Stuart Clark

Stuart Clark

Australia

Full name Stuart Rupert Clark
Born September 28, 1975, Sutherland, Sydney, New South Wales
Current age 31 years 154 days
Major teams Australia, Middlesex, New South Wales
Nickname Sarfraz
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Height 1.97 m

Statsguru

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	9	10	2	116	39	14.50	167	69.46	0	0	8	2	2	0
ODIs	24	8	5	59	16*	19.66	68	86.76	0	0	6	1	7	0
Twenty20 Int.	2	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	2	0
First-class	73	97	27	1021	62	14.58			0	1			21	0
List A	111	34	13	184	26*	8.76			0	0			25	0
Twenty20	2	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	0	0	0	0	2	0

Bowling averages

	Mat	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Tests	9	2048	837	47	5/55	9/89	17.80	2.45	43.57	3	1	0
ODIs	24	1218	1114	35	4/54	4/54	31.82	5.48	34.80	2	0	0
Twenty20 Int.	2	48	60	1	1/35	1/35	60.00	7.50	48.00	0	0	0
First-class	73	15238	7324	270	8/58		27.12	2.88	56.43		11	1
List A	111	5726	4219	143	4/24	4/24	29.50	4.42	40.04	6	0	0
Twenty20	2	48	60	1	1/35	1/35	60.00	7.50	48.00	0	0	0

Career statistics
Test debut	South Africa v Australia at Cape Town - Mar 16-20, 2006
Last Test	Australia v England at Sydney - Jan 2-5, 2007
ODI debut	Australia v ICC World XI at Melbourne (Dock) - Oct 7, 2005
Last ODI	Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne - Feb 4, 2007
Twenty20 Int. debut	Australia v South Africa at Brisbane - Jan 9, 2006
Last Twenty20 Int.	South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg - Feb 24, 2006
First-class span	1997/98 - 2006/07
List A span	1997/98 - 2006/07
Twenty20 span	2005/06

Profile

Stuart Clark is a tall and lanky opening bowler who has been bracketed by the national selectors as "in the Glenn McGrath mould". It was a description he fitted perfectly in his opening Test series against South Africa - he replaced McGrath, who was caring for his sick wife - and at the age of 30 experienced a dream entry as the Player of the Series with 20 wickets at 15.75. A gamble for the first game at Cape Town, he collected his baggy green and earned his side a victory with 5 for 55 and 4 for 34, the third-best match figures by an Australian debutant behind Bob Massie and Clarrie Grimmett.

A former real-estate agent in Sydney who crams in study for a masters degree in commerce, Clark had to wait until the last three years to strike the right market after a battle with his body as much as his talent. Not to be confused with Michael Clarke, his NSW team-mate, or Michael Clark, the Western Australian left-armer, Clark held a Cricket Australia contract after a 45-wicket season in 2001-02 before losing it a summer later when struck by ankle and rib injuries.

Hernia surgery was next on the list quickly followed by a leg problem, but he collected 40 wickets in 2004-05 as NSW won the Pura Cup to re-impress Trevor Hohns and his gang. While enjoying a guest stint at Middlesex, Clark, who troubles batsmen with his 197cm height and seam movement, was called up as a squad replacement for the Ashes tour but did not get a playing opportunity. He made his ODI debut during the 2005 Super Series and was a sound limited-overs performer in his first summer. A child of English-born parents who met in India, he recently became a father with the birth of a son, and his life after cricket is already mapped out. Once he finishes his current degree Clark wants to study law and plans to work in finance.
Peter English August 2006