Wayne Clark
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Wayne Maxwell Clark is a former Australian cricket
er who played in 10 Tests
and 2 ODIs from 1977 to 1979.
Clark is renowned for having rejected Kerry Packer
's offer to be a part of World Series Cricket
, preferring instead to concentrate on playing for his country. Although boasting a fine record in the 10 Test Matches that he played in, Clark was ignominiously left out of the Australian squad for the 1979 World Cup
staged in England as well as Australia's trips to England in 1980, 1981 and 1983.
Clark was the coach of the Western Warriors
. In January 2007, it was announced that Clark would step down from his role as Western Australian coach, a role he has had for ten seasons over two stints. He has guided Western Australia to two Pura Cups and 3 One Day Domestic championships in his tenure as coach.
He was also the coach of Yorkshire from 2001-2002 where he led them to their first County Championship
title for 33 years in 2001. The following season were relegated form division one but still managed to win the C & G Trophy, a first Lord's final win since 1987. Yorkshire decided to restructure the coaching staff and Clark was offered the position of Bowling Coach for the 2003 season but declined and left the club at the end of 2002.
In 2010, Clark joined Perth radio station 91.3 Sport FM's 'Sports Breakfast' team alongside Corbin Middlemas, as well as continuing his expert commentary for their Sheffield Shield broadcasts.
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 in 10 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 2 ODIs from 1977 to 1979.
Clark is renowned for having rejected Kerry Packer
Kerry Packer
Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer, AC was an Australian media tycoon. The son of Sir Frank Packer and Gretel Bullmore, the Packer family company owned controlling interest in both the Nine television network and leading Australian publishing company Australian Consolidated Press, which were later...
's offer to be a part of World Series Cricket
World Series Cricket
World Series Cricket was a break away professional cricket competition staged between 1977 and 1979 and organised by Kerry Packer for his Australian television network, Nine Network. The matches ran in opposition to established international cricket...
, preferring instead to concentrate on playing for his country. Although boasting a fine record in the 10 Test Matches that he played in, Clark was ignominiously left out of the Australian squad for the 1979 World Cup
1979 Cricket World Cup
The 1979 Cricket World Cup was the second edition of the tournament and was won by the West Indies. It was held from June 9 to June 23, 1979 in England. The format had remained unchanged from 1975. Eight countries participated in the event. The preliminary matches were played in 2 groups of 4...
staged in England as well as Australia's trips to England in 1980, 1981 and 1983.
Clark was the coach of the Western Warriors
Western Warriors
The Western Australia cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team representing the state of Western Australia...
. In January 2007, it was announced that Clark would step down from his role as Western Australian coach, a role he has had for ten seasons over two stints. He has guided Western Australia to two Pura Cups and 3 One Day Domestic championships in his tenure as coach.
He was also the coach of Yorkshire from 2001-2002 where he led them to their first County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
title for 33 years in 2001. The following season were relegated form division one but still managed to win the C & G Trophy, a first Lord's final win since 1987. Yorkshire decided to restructure the coaching staff and Clark was offered the position of Bowling Coach for the 2003 season but declined and left the club at the end of 2002.
In 2010, Clark joined Perth radio station 91.3 Sport FM's 'Sports Breakfast' team alongside Corbin Middlemas, as well as continuing his expert commentary for their Sheffield Shield broadcasts.