Clarence Woolmer

Clarence Shirley Woolmer (27 June 1910 in Lewisham, London, England – 10 February 1999) is a former English cricketer. He was captain of United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh) during the Ranji Trophy in 1948-1949 against Bombay State (Maharashtra).

His son Bob Woolmer (born in Kanpur) was a cricketer for England as well as a coach of South Africa and Pakistan. When Bob was born, Clarence placed bat and ball in Bob's cot hoping that he would eventually become a cricketer. He eventually became coach of the South African cricket team and later also coached the Pakistani cricket team.

References

• Bio on CricInfo
• Cricket Archive
• Article on Bob Woolmer

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Name	Woolmer, Clarence
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Date of birth	27 June 1910
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Date of death	10 February 1999
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