Richard Clinton
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Richard Selvey Clinton is an English
cricket
er. He is a left-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler.
Born in Sidcup
, Kent
, he made his first-class
debut for Essex
against Surrey
in 2001. He batted at number six in the first innings, making 36, but opened the batting in the second and hit 58 not out
. His List A debut a few days later was also personally successful, albeit in a losing cause, as he scored 56 from 57 balls against Durham
; as of June 2006, this remains his highest List A score.
Clinton made his maiden first-class hundred (107) against Cambridge UCCE in 2002, but left the county at the end of the season. He moved to Surrey in 2004 to replace Jonathan Batty
as opening batsman. For the following season he competed actively for the opening batsman's position with James Benning
and was given a new two year contract at the end of 2004.
Clinton enjoyed a long run in the team in 2005, hitting 811 first-class runs at 31.39
and hitting two centuries and five fifties. However, he made only three appearances in the one-day game
, aggregating only 21 runs from these.
He has also made several first-class appearances for Loughborough UCCE
, having graduated from Loughborough University
in 2006.
His father Grahame
had a significant first-class career with Kent
and Surrey, while his cousin Paul has played a handful of first-class games for Oxford UCCE
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He is a left-handed batsman and occasional right-arm medium-pace bowler.
Born in Sidcup
Sidcup
Sidcup is a district in South East London in the London Borough of Bexley and small parts of the district in the London Borough of Greenwich.Located south east of Charing Cross, Sidcup is bordered by the London Boroughs of Greenwich and Bromley and Kent County Council, and whilst now part of...
, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, he made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
against Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
in 2001. He batted at number six in the first innings, making 36, but opened the batting in the second and hit 58 not out
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
. His List A debut a few days later was also personally successful, albeit in a losing cause, as he scored 56 from 57 balls against Durham
Durham County Cricket Club
Durham County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Durham. Its limited overs team is called the Durham Dynamos. Their kit colours are blue with yellow trim and the shirt sponsor was...
; as of June 2006, this remains his highest List A score.
Clinton made his maiden first-class hundred (107) against Cambridge UCCE in 2002, but left the county at the end of the season. He moved to Surrey in 2004 to replace Jonathan Batty
Jonathan Batty
Jonathan Batty is an English cricketer who plays for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. Batty made his name as a wicket-keeper batsman and was a consistent performer for Surrey for over a decade....
as opening batsman. For the following season he competed actively for the opening batsman's position with James Benning
James Benning (cricketer)
James Benning is an English cricketer who currently plays for Leicestershire County Cricket Club having previously represented Surrey. He is a right-hand bat and right-arm medium pace bowler...
and was given a new two year contract at the end of 2004.
Clinton enjoyed a long run in the team in 2005, hitting 811 first-class runs at 31.39
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
and hitting two centuries and five fifties. However, he made only three appearances in the one-day game
One-day cricket
Limited overs cricket, also known as one-day cricket and in a slightly different context as List A cricket, is a version of the sport of cricket in which a match is generally completed in one day, whereas Test and first-class matches can take up to five days to complete...
, aggregating only 21 runs from these.
He has also made several first-class appearances for Loughborough UCCE
Loughborough University Centre of Cricketing Excellence
Loughborough MCC University is a cricket coaching centre based at Loughborough University in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England and the name under which the university's cricket team plays.- About :The coaching centre is largely funded by the Marylebone Cricket Club...
, having graduated from Loughborough University
Loughborough University
Loughborough University is a research based campus university located in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, in the East Midlands of England...
in 2006.
His father Grahame
Grahame Clinton
Grahame Selvey Clinton is a former English cricketer. He was an opening batsman who played for Kent from 1974 to 1978 and for Surrey from 1979 to 1990....
had a significant first-class career with Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
and Surrey, while his cousin Paul has played a handful of first-class games for Oxford UCCE
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
.
External links
- Richard Clinton at ECB
- Statistical summary from CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...