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Full name Stuart Rupert Clark
Born September 28, 1975, Sutherland, Sydney, New South Wales
Current age 32 years 232 days
Major teams Australia,Hampshire,Middlesex,New South Wales
Nickname Sarfraz
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Height
1.97 m
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
15
15
2
172
39
13.23
240
71.66
0
0
14
3
2
0
ODIs
33
11
7
67
16*
16.75
78
85.89
0
0
6
1
8
0
T20Is
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
0
First-class
89
116
30
1181
62
13.73
0
1
26
0
List A
128
39
17
194
26*
8.81
0
0
27
0
Twenty20
9
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
15
30
3394
1488
68
5/55
9/89
21.88
2.63
49.9
5
1
0
ODIs
33
32
1588
1345
45
4/54
4/54
29.88
5.08
35.2
2
0
0
T20Is
9
9
216
237
13
4/20
4/20
18.23
6.58
16.6
1
0
0
First-class
89
18548
8990
329
8/58
27.32
2.90
56.3
12
1
List A
128
6548
4736
174
6/27
6/27
27.21
4.33
37.6
7
1
0
Twenty20
9
9
216
237
13
4/20
4/20
18.23
6.58
16.6
1
0
0
Career statistics
Test debut
South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, Mar 16-18, 2006 scorecard
Last Test
Australia v India at Adelaide, Jan 24-28, 2008 scorecard
Test statistics
ODI debut
Australia v ICC World XI at Melbourne (Dock), Oct 7, 2005 scorecard
Last ODI
Australia v India at Brisbane, Mar 4, 2008 scorecard
ODI statistics
T20I debut
Australia v South Africa at Brisbane, Jan 9, 2006 scorecard
Last T20I
India v Australia at Mumbai (BS), Oct 20, 2007 scorecard
T20I statistics
First-class debut
1997/98
Last First-class
New South Wales v Victoria at Sydney, Mar 15-19, 2008 scorecard
List A debut
1997/98
Last List A
Australia v India at Brisbane, Mar 4, 2008 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Australia v South Africa at Brisbane, Jan 9, 2006 scorecard
Last Twenty20
India v Australia at Mumbai (BS), Oct 20, 2007 scorecard
Profile
Stuart Clark is a tall and lanky opening bowler who has been bracketed by the national selectors as "in the Glenn McGrath mould". It was a description he fitted perfectly in his opening Test series against South Africa - he replaced McGrath, who was caring for his sick wife - and at the age of 30 experienced a dream entry as the Player of the Series with 20 wickets at 15.75. A gamble for the first game at Cape Town, he collected his baggy green and earned his side a victory with 5 for 55 and 4 for 34, the third-best match figures by an Australian debutant behind Bob Massie and Clarrie Grimmett.
His home entry was equally impressive as he helped up-end England with his extra lift, gained from his 197cm height, and regular seam movement. An uncomfortable prospect especially early in a spell, he picked up 26 wickets at 17 in the Ashes to show there was life for Australia's bowling contingent after McGrath. Clark captured at least a victim in all ten innings and missed out only once in his opening nine Tests. Just when England thought they had left their Clark nightmares behind he popped up at Hampshire on a short-term visit and broke Michael Vaughan's hand. While Clark quickly became a fixture in the longer form, he was dropped from the one-day team during the CB Series and was considered too expensive for a World Cup berth. He vowed to improve his control and won a Caribbean reprieve when Brett Lee turned his ankle, playing against Ireland.
A former real-estate agent in Sydney who crams in study for a masters degree in commerce, Clark had to wait until the last four years to strike the right market after a battle with his body as much as his talent. Not to be confused with Michael Clarke, his New South Wales team-mate, or Michael Clark, the former Western Australian left-armer, Clark held a Cricket Australia contract after a 45-wicket season in 2001-02 before losing it a summer later when struck by ankle and rib injuries.
Hernia surgery was next on the list followed quickly by a leg problem, but he collected 40 breakthroughs in 2004-05 to re-impress Trevor Hohns and his selection gang. While on a guest stint at Middlesex, Clark was called up as a squad replacement for the Ashes tour, although he did not get a playing opportunity. He made his ODI debut during the 2005 Super Series and was a sound limited-overs performer in his first summer. A child of English-born parents who met in India, he became a father in 2006 with the birth of a son, and his life after cricket is already mapped out. Once he finishes his current degree Clark wants to study law and plans to work in finance.
Peter English July 2007
