Jordan Clark (cricketer)

Jordan Clark (born 14 October 1990) is an English cricketer. Clark is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace and who occasionally fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Whitehaven, Cumbria and was educated at Sedbergh School.[1]

Jordan Clark
Personal information
Born (1990-10-14) 14 October 1990
Whitehaven, Cumbria, England
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsGraham Clark (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–2018Lancashire (squad no. 16)
2019–Surrey
First-class debut26 April 2015 Lancashire v Kent
List A debut4 September 2010 Lancashire v Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 89 53 111
Runs scored 3,008 1,028 1,111
Batting average 27.85 31.15 22.22
100s/50s 3/18 0/6 0/1
Top score 140 79* 60
Balls bowled 11,522 1,530 1,223
Wickets 209 36 60
Bowling average 30.53 45.55 30.48
5 wickets in innings 5 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/21 4/34 4/22
Catches/stumpings 13/– 9/– 40/–
Source: CricketArchive, 30 September 2023

Clark made his debut for Cumberland in the 2007 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk. The following season he played two further matches in that competition, against Buckinghamshire and Norfolk again.[2] Clark joined Lancashire's Academy in 2008;[3] after two years in the academy, he was given a scholarship with Lancashire in January 2010.[4] Having represented the Lancashire Second XI in since 2008,[5] Clark made his debut for Lancashire in Lancashire's last List A match in the 2010 Clydesdale Bank 40 against Worcestershire.[6][7] He scored 32 runs before being dismissed by Jack Shantry.[8] In the winter of 2010/11 Clark suffered a stress fracture to the back.[1]

At the start of the 2011 season, Clark's scholarship was renewed[9] and, in June, he made his Twenty20 debut. He scored 19 runs from 11 balls as Lancashire tied with Derbyshire.[10] In October Clark signed his first full-time professional contract with Lancashire.[11]

On 24 April 2013 in a second XI game for Lancashire against Yorkshire at North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough, he became only the fifth player to hit six sixes off an over in a professional game, scoring the runs against left-arm spinner Gurman Randhawa.[12]

On 22 July 2018, Clark removed England captain Joe Root, New Zealand captain Kane Williamson, and England batsman Jonny Bairstow in consecutive balls to secure a hat-trick in the County Championship roses match against Yorkshire.[13] Clark took 5–58 in this innings, his maiden first-class 5 wicket haul.

In September 2018, he was named in the Hobart Hurricanes' squad for the 2018 Abu Dhabi T20 Trophy.[14]

References
  1. "Scholarship Players 2011". Lancashire County Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
  2. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Jordan Clark". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  3. "Lancs fill Academy intake". Manchester Evening News. 5 March 2009. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  4. "Lancs sign four youngsters". Manchester Evening News. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  5. "Teams Jordan Clark played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  6. "List A Matches played by Jordan Clark". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  7. Hardcastle, Graham (3 September 2010). "Lancashire win a thriller". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  8. "Lancashire v Worcestershire, 2010 Clydesdale Bank 40". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
  9. Ostick, Chris (24 March 2011). "Gary Keedy backs plans for county game". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  10. "Groenewald helps rescue Derbyshire tie". ESPNcricinfo. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
  11. Clark signs full-time deal, Lancashire County Cricket Club, 14 October 2011, archived from the original on 20 October 2011, retrieved 2 November 2011
  12. "BBC Sport – Jordan Clark: Lancashire batsman hits six sixes at Scarborough". Bbc.co.uk. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  13. "County Championship - Yorkshire bowlers fight back in Roses match after Clark hat-trick". 17 July 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  14. "Hurricanes announce Abu Dhabi T20 squad". Hobart Hurricanes. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
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