Clare Connor

Clare Connor

CBE
Personal information
Full name
Clare Joanne Connor
Born (1976-09-01) 1 September 1976 (age 48)
Brighton, East Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 120)10 December 1995 v India
Last Test24 August 2004 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 69)19 July 1995 v Denmark
Last ODI1 September 2005 v Australia
ODI shirt no.1
T20I debut (cap 2)5 August 2004 v New Zealand
Last T20I2 September 2005 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1991–2008Sussex
2004/05Central Districts
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA
Matches 16 93 2 209
Runs scored 502 1,087 15 3,718
Batting average 20.08 16.46 15.00 21.87
100s/50s 0/1 0/5 0/0 1/18
Top score 61 85* 9* 114
Balls bowled 2,061 3,580 36 8,855
Wickets 24 80 0 217
Bowling average 27.91 26.01 19.64
5 wickets in innings 1 1 3
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/65 5/49 5/8
Catches/stumpings 7/– 25/– 2/– 73/–
Source: CricketArchive, 12 March 2021

Clare Joanne Connor CBE (born 1 September 1976) is an English former cricketer who batted right-handed and bowled slow left arm spin.[1] She held the presidency of Marylebone Cricket Club from 2021 until 2022.[2] She made her England One Day International debut in 1995 and played her first Test match that winter. She achieved a hat-trick against India in 1999 and captained England from 2000 until her retirement from international cricket in 2006.[3]

She is currently managing director of Women's Cricket for the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).[4]

  1. ^ "Clare Connor". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Bruce Carnegie-Brown and Clare Connor take office at MCC as Chairman and President respectively". Marylebone Cricket Club. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. ^ BBC News article, 13 March 2006
  4. ^ "England women: India & South Africa tri-series an option - Clare Connor". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 May 2020.