John Clark (born 9 December 1943) is a Scottish former first-class

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Biography

Clark was born at

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in December 1943. He was educated at the

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, before going up to Glasgow College of Technology. A

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er for Greenock Cricket Club, he made his debut for

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in a

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match against the touring

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in 1969. He played first-class cricket for Scotland until 1982, making thirteen appearances; ten of these came in the annual match versus

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, with Clark also playing against

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and the touring

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. Playing as a right-arm

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in the Scottish side, Clark took 43 wickets at an

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of 18.60, with best figures of 4 for 10. As a tailend batsman, he scored 104 runs across his thirteen matches, with a highest score of 29. In addition to playing first-class cricket for Scotland, Clark also played List A one-day cricket, making his one-day debut against

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in the 1980 Benson & Hedges Cup. He played one-day cricket for Scotland until 1982, making nine appearances in the

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. He was less effective as a bowler in one-day cricket, taking 4 wickets at an expensive average of exactly 46 runs per wicket. Clark was a passenger in a car driven by fellow cricketer Tom Black when it was involved in a car crash in 1979, with him escaping with minor injuries. Outside of cricket, he worked as a scientific officer in a medical laboratory.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Jack 1943 births Living people Cricketers from Greenock People educated at Greenock Academy Alumni of Glasgow Caledonian University Scottish cricketers