Michael Clark (sportsman)
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Michael Wayne Clark is an Australian cricket
er and former Australian rules football
er.
in 1996, and in 1997 required a knee reconstruction.
The son of former Australian Test cricketer
Wayne Clark
, he pursued a career in the Australian Football League
with the Fremantle Dockers
. Drafted in the 1997 AFL Draft
, he played only 1 game with the Dockers in 1999. He was delisted at the end of that year to be re-drafted by the Collingwood Football Club
in the 1999 AFL Draft
, but did not manage a senior game with the club, being delisted during the 2000 season after fracturing his fibula.
in the 2000–2001 season, and after chronic back-injury problems, announced his retirement from cricket in February 2006.
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 and former Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er.
Football career
Clark had shoulder problems when he played with Swan DistrictsSwan Districts Football Club
The Swan Districts Football Club, nicknamed the Swans, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The club is based at Bassendean Oval, in Bassendean, an eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia...
in 1996, and in 1997 required a knee reconstruction.
The son of former Australian Test cricketer
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
Wayne Clark
Wayne Clark
Wayne Maxwell Clark is a former Australian cricketer who played in 10 Tests and 2 ODIs from 1977 to 1979....
, he pursued a career in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
with the Fremantle Dockers
Fremantle Football Club
The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers, is an Australian rules football team which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia...
. Drafted in the 1997 AFL Draft
AFL Draft
The AFL Draft is the annual draft of new unsigned players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.-History:...
, he played only 1 game with the Dockers in 1999. He was delisted at the end of that year to be re-drafted by the Collingwood Football Club
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
in the 1999 AFL Draft
1999 AFL Draft
The 1999 AFL Draft consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, a trade period and a rookie elevation. The AFL Draft is the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.In 1999 there...
, but did not manage a senior game with the club, being delisted during the 2000 season after fracturing his fibula.
Cricket career
He made his debut with the Western WarriorsWestern Warriors
The Western Australia cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team representing the state of Western Australia...
in the 2000–2001 season, and after chronic back-injury problems, announced his retirement from cricket in February 2006.