Belinda Clark

Infobox Cricketer


nationality = Australian
country = Australia
country abbrev = AUS
name = Belinda Clark
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-hand batsman
bowling style = Right-arm offbreak
balls = true
tests = 15
test runs = 919
test bat avg = 45.95
test 100s/50s = 2/6
test top score = 136
test overs = 78 | test wickets = 1
test bowl avg = 28.00
test 5s = 0
test 10s = 0
test best bowling = 1/10
test catches/stumpings = 4/-
ODIs = 118
ODI runs = 4844
ODI bat avg = 47.49
ODI 100s/50s = 5/30
ODI top score = 229*
ODI overs = 90
ODI wickets = 3
ODI bowl avg = 17.00
ODI 5s = 0
ODI 10s = 0
ODI best bowling = 1/7
ODI catches/stumpings = 45/-
date = 13 November
year = 2007
source = http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/53413.html Cricinfo

Belinda Jane Clark AM (born 10 September, 1970 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is a female Australian cricketer, who has played international cricket since 1991. Together with Karen Rolton, the two have ensured that the Australian women's cricket team has been just as dominant as the men's in the 1990s and 2000s. Clark was named "Wisden Australia" Cricketer of the Year in 1998, and has captained the Australian women's Test side since 1994. She was also chief executive of Women's Cricket Australia.

On September 16 2005, Clark announced her retirement after playing in 118 one-day internationals and 15 Tests. She has taken on a new role as manager of the Commonwealth Bank Centre of Excellence in Brisbane.

She was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day honours list in January 2000, "for service to cricket, particularly through the Australian Women's Cricket Team, and to the promotion and development of the game for women and girls."

Career highlights

*World Cup wins in 1997 and 2005 in South Africa, and the final in 2001
*Most Test runs by an Australian (919)
*Highest individual ODI score of 229 not out against Denmark in Mumbai in 1997 Women's World Cup
*First double centurion (of either gender) in a one-day international.
*Most runs by an Australian in the World Cup (1,151).
*Australian record for Test runs (919) and ODI runs (4,844)
*Australian record for ODI appearances (118) and captaincy (101)She was given an award for her excellence in 1994, when she became captain

External links

* [http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/53413.html Cricinfo profile]