Leslie Alan Clark (16 December 1930 – 21 September 2017), known as Alan Clark, was a New Zealand

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er. He played

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for

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and

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between 1959 and 1962. His father, also named Leslie, was a cricket umpire and played two first-class matches for Otago in 1956. Clark was born at

in 1930, the son of Leslie and Doris Clark. He played age-group cricket for Wellington sides from the 1949–50 season and played for New Zealand Universities before making his senior debut for Wellington in a December 1955 match against Central Districts. Opening the bowling, he took a

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on debut and retained his place in the side for the remainder of the season. He played a total of 14 times for Wellington over the three seasons he played in the capital, including against the touring West Indians in 1955–56. He played in a trial match for the New Zealand Test team at the end of the 1957–58 season but did not play for the New Zealand team in international matches. He moved to Otago for two seasons, playing 10 times for the First XI, before playing for Auckland in three seasons. After he retired from playing he became a selector for the Auckland side.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 33. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Clark died at

in 2017 after living in a nursing home for a period. He was aged 86.

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