Clive Radley
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Clive Thornton Radley MBE
(born 13 May 1944, Hertford
, England
) is an English
former cricket
er, who played eight Tests
and four One Day Internationals for England. He was selected as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year
in 1979.
(35.44), despite his not making his Test debut until the comparatively advanced age of thirty-three. After years of scurrying accumulation for Middlesex, Mike Brearley
's accession to the England captaincy
did his international cause no harm. His brief Test career, however, was ended prematurely by a bad blow to the head in the first match on the 1978-9 tour of Australia
. He is one of the few international cricketers to make a century in his last One Day International, against New Zealand
in 1978.
His long career with Middlesex
lasted from 1964 to 1987, when he was in his mid forties. He scored 26,441 runs in first-class cricket of 559 matches, making 46 hundreds, with a best of 200. He also played for Auckland
in New Zealand
.
head coach, in succession to Don Wilson
. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours
.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(born 13 May 1944, Hertford
Hertford
Hertford is the county town of Hertfordshire, England, and is also a civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of the county. Forming a civil parish, the 2001 census put the population of Hertford at about 24,180. Recent estimates are that it is now around 28,000...
, England
England
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) is an English
English people
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former 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, who played eight Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
and four One Day Internationals for England. He was selected as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year
Wisden Cricketers of the Year
The Wisden Cricketers of the Year are cricketers selected for the honour by the annual publication Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, based primarily on their "influence on the previous English season"...
in 1979.
Career
His batting average in Tests (48.10) was substantially higher than he achieved in all first-class cricketFirst-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...
(35.44), despite his not making his Test debut until the comparatively advanced age of thirty-three. After years of scurrying accumulation for Middlesex, Mike Brearley
Mike Brearley
John Michael Brearley OBE is a former cricketer who captained the England cricket team in 31 of his 39 Test matches, winning 17 and losing only 4. He was the President of the Marylebone Cricket Club in 2007–08.-Early life:...
's accession to the England captaincy
Captain (cricket)
The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...
did his international cause no harm. His brief Test career, however, was ended prematurely by a bad blow to the head in the first match on the 1978-9 tour of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. He is one of the few international cricketers to make a century in his last One Day International, against New Zealand
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
in 1978.
His long career with Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
lasted from 1964 to 1987, when he was in his mid forties. He scored 26,441 runs in first-class cricket of 559 matches, making 46 hundreds, with a best of 200. He also played for Auckland
Auckland Aces
The Auckland domestic cricket team represent the Auckland region and are one of six New Zealand domestic first class cricket teams. Governed by the Auckland Cricket Association they are the most successful side having won 26 Plunket Shield titles, eight Domestic One Day Championships and the HRV...
in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
.
Post-retirement
On his retirement as a player, in 1991 he became MCCMarylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
head coach, in succession to Don Wilson
Don Wilson (cricketer)
Donald Wilson is an English former cricketer, who played in six Tests for England from 1964 to 1971...
. He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours
New Year Honours 2008
The New Year Honours 2008 for the Commonwealth Realms were announced on 29 December 2007, to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 2008....
.