Joe Clarke (cricketer)
Joe Michael Clarke (born 26 May 1996) is an English cricketer who plays for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club.[1] He is a right-handed batsman who also plays as a wicket-keeper. He made his first-class debut for Worcestershire against Hampshire in May 2015. He was educated at Llanfyllin High School. [2] Following Worcestershire’s relegation to Division Two of the County Championship in 2018, he joined Nottinghamshire on a four year deal.[3]
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| Full name | Joe Michael Clarke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 May 1996 Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman, Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2015–2018 | Worcestershire (squad no. 33) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Nottinghamshire (squad no. 33) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Perth Scorchers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 31 May 2015 Worcestershire v Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 2 August 2015 Worcestershire v Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In 2017, Clarke was included in an England Lions squad that toured Australia, scoring 45 against a CA XI in Perth. However, in May 2019, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) withdrew Clarke from the Lions' squad, after being named during Alex Hepburn's rape trial.[4] Hepburn was found guilty of rape, and although the judge said that Clarke "did nothing wrong" on the night of the attack,[4] the ECB were concerned about the disrespectful messages about women that had been exchanged.[4]
On the 21 June 2019, the English Cricket Board charged Joe Clarke and Tom Kohler-Cadmore with bringing the game into disrepute in relation to their participation in the group actions which saw Alex Hepburn found guilty of rape.[5]
On the 4 July 2019, both players pleaded guilty to the charge and were reprimanded and fined.[6]
References
- "Five county players to make a mark". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- "ENGLAND / PLAYERS / JOE CLARKE". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- "Joe Clarke: Nottinghamshire sign Worcestershire's England Lions batsman". 22 September 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- "Joe Clarke, Tom Kohler-Cadmore on England blacklist after WhatsApp revelations". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/1252385
- https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/1264569