Belinda Clark

Belinda Clark

AO
Personal information
Full name
Belinda Jane Clark
Born (1970-09-10) 10 September 1970 (age 54)
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 119)26 January 1991 v India
Last Test24 August 2005 v England
ODI debut (cap 66)17 January 1991 v New Zealand
Last ODI1 September 2005 v England
Only T20I (cap 3)2 September 2005 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1990/91–2000/01New South Wales
2001/02–2004/05Victoria
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA
Matches 15 118 1 244
Runs scored 919 4844 4 10,340
Batting average 45.95 47.49 4.00 49.47
100s/50s 2/6 5/30 0/0 14/74
Top score 136 229* 4 229*
Balls bowled 78 90 648
Wickets 1 3 18
Bowling average 28.00 17.00 21.33
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 1/10 1/7 2/16
Catches/stumpings 4/– 45/– 1/– 119/–
Medal record
Women's Cricket
Representing  Australia
ICC Women's Cricket World Cup
Third place 1993 England
Winner 1997 India
Runner-up 2000 New Zealand
Winner 2005 South Africa
Source: CricketArchive, 31 December 2022

Belinda Jane Clark AO (born 10 September 1970) is an Australian former cricketer and sports administrator. A right-handed batter, she served as the captain of the national women's team for eleven years and was a member of triumphant World Cup campaigns in 1997 and 2005. The first player to record a double century in the One Day International (ODI) format of the game, Clark has scored the most runs (4,844 at an average of 47.49)[1] and captained the most matches (101 at a winning rate of 83%)[2] of any Australian woman in ODIs. She has also achieved emphatic success domestically, winning five championships with New South Wales and two with Victoria while playing in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL).

Widely considered a pioneer of the game and one of the greatest female players ever,[3][4][5] Clark was the first woman inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame and the second in the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. Her accomplishments on the field are arguably matched by her contribution to the sport off the field through efforts to grow the game while serving in various administration roles, including as an executive for Cricket Australia and a member of the International Cricket Council's Women's Committee.

  1. ^ "Cricket Records | Records | Australia Women | Women's One-Day Internationals | Most runs | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Australia Women Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Belinda Clark | Sport Australia Hall of Fame". Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Cast in bronze: 10 legends who deserve a statue". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Clark retires after 14 record-breaking years". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2021.