Nolan Clarke
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Nolan Ewatt Clarke was a Dutch cricketer who played 5 One Day Internationals for The Netherlands
in the 1996 Cricket World Cup
. A big hitting right-handed batsman, he once topped the six hitting tally in the Hong Kong Sixes, a tournament that included Brian Lara
.
Clarke was educated at St Michael's parish which was the same school that West Indian cricketers Vanburn Holder
and David Murray
went to. He represented Barbados in first class cricket from 1970 until 1978 and played 26 games for them in total. His highest first class score of 159 was made against Mike Denness's touring England side in 1973-74.
He then began coaching in the Netherlands and played for a team called Sparta, in Rotterdam.
In 1996 he made 86 for the Netherlands in a NatWest Trophy game against Northamptonshire.
When the Netherlands qualified for the 1996 World Cup, Clarke was heavily influential in getting them there having made 121 not out against Bermuda in a crucial ICC Trophy play off match.
At the age of 47 and 240 days, Clarke played his first One Day International for the Netherlands, becoming the oldest debutant in history, beating the previous record holder Norman Gifford
by almost 3 years. He also holds the record for oldest player beating John Traicos
by nearly 2 years.
Dutch cricket team
The Dutch cricket team is a national cricket team representing the Netherlands. It is administered by the Koninklijke Nederlandse Cricket Bond which is based in Nieuwegein in the centre of the country and is older than many renowned cricket clubs in the West Indies, Australia, and New...
in the 1996 Cricket World Cup
1996 Cricket World Cup
The 1996 Cricket World Cup, also called the Wills World Cup after its official sponsors, was the sixth edition of the tournament organized by the International Cricket Council . It was the second World Cup to be hosted by Pakistan and India, and for the first time by Sri Lanka...
. A big hitting right-handed batsman, he once topped the six hitting tally in the Hong Kong Sixes, a tournament that included Brian Lara
Brian Lara
Brian Charles Lara, TC, OCC, AM is a former West Indian international cricket player. Lara is generally regarded as one of the greatest batsmen of all time...
.
Clarke was educated at St Michael's parish which was the same school that West Indian cricketers Vanburn Holder
Vanburn Holder
Vanburn Alonzo Holder is a former West Indian cricketer who played in forty Tests and twelve ODIs from 1969 to 1979.Holder played in the golden era of West Indian fast bowling...
and David Murray
David Murray (cricketer)
David Anthony Murray is a former West Indian cricketer who played in nineteen Tests and ten ODIs from 1973 to 1982.Murray, a son of the great West Indian batsman Everton Weekes often courted controversy...
went to. He represented Barbados in first class cricket from 1970 until 1978 and played 26 games for them in total. His highest first class score of 159 was made against Mike Denness's touring England side in 1973-74.
He then began coaching in the Netherlands and played for a team called Sparta, in Rotterdam.
In 1996 he made 86 for the Netherlands in a NatWest Trophy game against Northamptonshire.
When the Netherlands qualified for the 1996 World Cup, Clarke was heavily influential in getting them there having made 121 not out against Bermuda in a crucial ICC Trophy play off match.
At the age of 47 and 240 days, Clarke played his first One Day International for the Netherlands, becoming the oldest debutant in history, beating the previous record holder Norman Gifford
Norman Gifford
Norman Gifford was an English cricketer, who played primarily as a left-arm spinner...
by almost 3 years. He also holds the record for oldest player beating John Traicos
John Traicos
Athanasios John Traicos is a former cricketer who represented South Africa and Zimbabwe at international level. He was primarily an off spin bowler, and is one of a small number of cricketers to have played at the highest level for more than one country.Traicos was born in Zagazig, Egypt in 1947...
by nearly 2 years.