Sylvester Clarke

Sylvester Clarke
Personal information
Full name
Sylvester Theophilus Clarke
Born(1954-12-11)11 December 1954
Christ Church, Barbados
Died4 December 1999(1999-12-04) (aged 44)
Christ Church, Barbados
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
RoleBowler
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 165)31 March 1978 v Australia
Last Test6 January 1982 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 27)12 April 1978 v Australia
Last ODI27 January 1982 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1977/78–1981/82Barbados
1979–1989Surrey
1983/84–1985/86Transvaal
1987/88Orange Free State
1988/89–1989/90Northern Transvaal
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 11 10 238 251
Runs scored 172 60 3,269 1,294
Batting average 15.63 10.00 14.79 11.15
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/5 0/0
Top score 35* 20 100* 45*
Balls bowled 2,477 524 43,564 12,944
Wickets 42 13 942 367
Bowling average 27.85 18.84 19.52 18.69
5 wickets in innings 1 0 59 6
10 wickets in match 0 0 10 0
Best bowling 5/126 3/22 8/62 6/31
Catches/stumpings 2/– 4/– 146/– 66/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 August 2022

Sylvester Theophilus Clarke (11 December 1954 – 4 December 1999) was a Barbadian cricketer who played 11 Test matches and 10 One Day Internationals for the West Indian cricket team.