Leslie Clark (umpire)

Leslie Gordon Clark (30 December 1903 – 26 September 1974), also known as Barney Clark, was a New Zealand cricket umpire. He stood in two Test matches in 1956. He also played two first-class matches for Otago.[1] He was the father of cricketer Alan Clark who played for Otago and Auckland.

Leslie Clark
Personal information
Full name
Leslie Gordon Clark
Born(1903-12-30)30 December 1903
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died26 September 1974(1974-09-26) (aged 70)
Wellington, New Zealand
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1929/30Otago
Umpiring information
Tests umpired2 (1956)
Source: Cricinfo, 3 July 2013

Clark was born at Christchurch in 1903 and educated at Lyttleton District High School.[2] He played club cricket in Wellington for Midland Cricket Club before moving to Invercargill in 1929.[3] He played as a wicket-keeper and was described as "one of ... the most outstanding cricketers" in the club side when he returned to Wellington in January 1930 where he captained Midland Cricket Club. he also played rugby union as a full-back.[4][5] He had played both of his first-class matches for Otago during the 1929–30 season, making his debut against Auckland over the Christmas period before playing for the side against the touring England Test side over the New Year holiday. On both occasions he played as the side's wicket-keeper, scoring a total of five runs and taking two catches.[6][7]

Beginning in the 1951–52 season, Clark stood as an umpire in matches in New Zealand. He stood in two Test matches during the 1955–56 tour by the West Indies and in 1956–57 in both of the first-class matches played by a touring Australian side against the New Zealand side.[6] He continued umpiring until 1970 and was the Wellington Cricket Umpires' Association and, at the time of his death, the New Zealand Cricket Umpires' Association.[8]

Clark died at Wellington in 1974 aged 70.[8] Following his death an obituary was published in the New Zealand Cricket Almanack.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Leslie Clark". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  2. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 33. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2
  3. Cricket, The Evening Post, volume CIX, issue 3, 4 January 1930, p. 18. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 17 June 2023.)
  4. Cricket, Manawatu Times, volume LV, issue 7111, 8 January 1930, p. 10. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 17 June 2023.)
  5. Something like cricket, The Dominion, volume 24, issue 146, 17 March 1931, p. 7. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 17 June 2023.)
  6. Barney Clark, CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 June 2023. (subscription required)
  7. Cricket, Southland Times, issue 20963, 21 December 1929, p. 18. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 17 June 2023.)
  8. Former umpire dies, The Press, volume CXIV, issue 33654, 2 October 1974, p. 9. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 17 June 2023.)


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