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| Full name | Robert John Clapp | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 December 1948 Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1977 | Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 26 August 1972 Somerset v Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 29 June 1977 Somerset v Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 3 June 1973 Somerset v Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last List A | 30 May 1976 Somerset v Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 4 April 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert John Clapp, known as Bob Clapp (born 12 December 1948 in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England) is a former English cricketer.
He played first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club between 1972 and 1977 but was more prolific in one-day cricket.[1] A right-arm medium pace bowler, Clapp holds the record for the most List A wickets in one season for Somerset, with the 51 that he claimed in 1974. In the same year he also broke the record for the most wickets taken in a season in the John Player league (34).[2]
However, Clapp only played 15 first-class matches for Somerset. His 25 first-class wickets were taken at an average of 29.36. Despite his successful 1974 season, Clapp enjoyed only mediocre success in his other seasons of one-day cricket. He claimed 25 wickets in his three other seasons.[1] In 1977 the bulk of Clapp's cricket was for Somerset's Second XI, and he retired from county cricket at the end of the 1979 season.