Robert Wakefield Clarke (1924-1981) was an English cricketer active from 1947 to 1957 who played for

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. He appeared in 212 first-class matches as a left arm

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who was a lefthanded

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. Clarke was born in

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on 22 April 1924 and died in

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on 3 August 1981. He took 484 first-class wickets with a best performance of eight for 26 and he scored 2,745 runs with a highest score of 56, one of six half-centuries.Robert Clarke at CricketArchive
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