Jacqueline Clark (born 14 March 1963) is a New Zealand former cricketer who played as a left-handed opening batter.[1] She appeared in 11 Test matches and 31 One Day Internationals for New Zealand between 1984 and 1992, including playing for New Zealand at the 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup.[2][3] She played domestic cricket for Central Districts and Wellington.[4]
On her Test debut, against England in 1984, Clark was New Zealand's top scorer, with 79 in the second innings.[5] When Australia played a three-match series of one-day matches in New Zealand in January 1986, Clark top-scored for New Zealand in every match, with 81, 59 and 36 not out.[6] She was one of the leading scorers at the 1988 Women's World Cup, with 266 runs at an average of 44.33, including 85 against The Netherlands and 76 against Ireland.[7][8]
References
- ^ McLeod, Marian (26 December 1987). "Stumping a myth". The Listener. pp. 26–28.
- ^ "Jackie Clark". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
- ^ Bell, Jamie (23 May 2017). "The 1988 Women's Cricket World Cup | New Zealand Cricket Museum". NZ CRICKET MUSEUM. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Jackie Clark". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ^ "2nd Test, Worcester, July 14 - 17, 1984, New Zealand Women tour of England". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "Australia Women in New Zealand 1985/86". Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ Wisden 1990, p. 1139.
- ^ "Batting and Fielding in Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup 1988/89". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
External links
- Jackie Clark at ESPNcricinfo
- Jackie Clark at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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