Antony Roy Clark
MA (
Cantab.
, mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts.
Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge.
, established =
, other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...
) (born 7 November 1956) is a South African
schoolmaster
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and
educationalist
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, formerly a first-class
cricket
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er, currently Rector (headmaster) of
Michaelhouse
Michaelhouse is a full boarding senior school for boys founded in 1896. It is located in the Balgowan valley in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
History
''St. Michael's Diocesan College'' was founded in Pietermaritzburg in 18 ...
, KwaZulu-Natal.
Early life
Born at
Grahamstown
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,
Cape Province
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,
South Africa
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, in 1956, Clark is the son of Roger and Betty Clark. He was educated at
St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown, and
Rhodes University
Rhodes University is a public research university located in Makhanda (Grahamstown) in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is one of four universities in the province. Established in 1904, Rhodes University is the province's oldest ...
, where he graduated
BA and
HDE, then at
Downing College, Cambridge, where he held the Douglas Smith Scholarship and graduated
MA in 1981. At
Cambridge
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he, on occasion, played for
Cambridge University Cricket Club
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[ and was president of the Downing College MCR.
]
Schoolmaster
Clark taught at Westerford High School
Westerford High School is a public English medium co-educational high school situated in the suburbs of Rondebosch and Newlands in Cape Town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
It has a campus in Rondebosch where the main school bui ...
, Cape Town
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, from 1984 to 1990. He then worked at Liberty Life before being appointed as Headmaster of St Joseph's Marist College, Cape Town, in 1992 and of his own old school, St Andrew's College, in 1994. In 2002 he moved as head to Gresham's School in Norfolk
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, England
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. Thereafter in 2008, he was appointed at Malvern College in Worcestershire
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for his fourth headship.
In 2019, Clark became the Rector of Michaelhouse
Michaelhouse is a full boarding senior school for boys founded in 1896. It is located in the Balgowan valley in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
History
''St. Michael's Diocesan College'' was founded in Pietermaritzburg in 18 ...
in Balgowan, South Africa. This is his fifth headship.
Private life
In 1981, Clark married Dr Brigitte Jennifer Lang, and they have one son and two daughters.[
He gives his recreations in the British '' Who's Who'' as ]cricket
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, squash
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Sports
* Squash (sport), the high-speed racquet sport also known as squash racquets
* Squash (professional wrestling), an extremely one-sided match in professional wrestling
* Squash tennis, a game similar to squash but pla ...
, chess
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, reading, and hiking
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.[
]
References
External links
Antony Roy Clark
at cricinfo.com
Address by Antony Roy Clark
to graduands at Rhodes University
Rhodes University is a public research university located in Makhanda (Grahamstown) in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is one of four universities in the province. Established in 1904, Rhodes University is the province's oldest ...
Graduation, 2002
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1956 births
Living people
Alumni of Downing College, Cambridge
Cambridge University cricketers
Alumni of St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown
Rhodes University alumni
People educated at Gresham's School
South African cricketers
South African schoolteachers
South African educational theorists
Headmasters of Gresham's School
20th-century South African educators
21st-century South African educators
Headmasters of Malvern College