Belinda Clark

Belinda Jane Clark AO (born 10 September 1970) is an Australian former international cricketer, who played international cricket for the Australian women's national team from 1991 to 2005.

Belinda Clark
AO

Personal information
Full name	Belinda Jane Clark
Born	10 September 1970 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm offbreak
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 119)	26 January 1991 v India
Last Test	24 August 2005 v England
ODI debut (cap 66)	17 January 1991 v New Zealand
Last ODI	1 September 2005 v England
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs WT20I WNCL Matches 15 118 1 89 Runs scored 919 4844 4 4,074 Batting average 45.95 47.49 4.00 53.60 100s/50s 2/6 5/30 0/0 7/35 Top score 136 229* 4 122* Balls bowled 78 90 0 508 Wickets 1 3 – 11 Bowling average 28.00 17.00 – 21.81 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/– 56/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 June 2014

Cricket

She was the first ever batswoman to score a double century in a women's One Day International when she scored 229* against Denmark women's team in 1997 World Cup, until recently as the record was broken on 13 June 2018 by Amelia Kerr of New Zealand who scored 232* against Ireland.[1][2] She was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2011.[3]

Clark captained the Australian women's cricket team from 1994 to her retirement in 2005. In 1998 Clark was named Wisden Australia Cricketer of the Year., and has captained the Australian women's Test side since 1994. She was also chief executive of Women's Cricket Australia. Clark played one Women's Twenty20 International and 89 Women's National Cricket League matches.[4]

On 16 September 2005, Clark announced her retirement after playing in 118 one-day internationals and 15 Tests. She holds Australia's record for Test and ODI runs and also for ODI appearances.[5]

After her retirement, Clark took on a new role as manager of the Australian Cricket Academy in Brisbane.

She was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day honours list in January 2000, "for service to cricket, particularly through the Australian Women's Cricket Team, and to the promotion and development of the game for women and girls." In 2018 Clark was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for "distinguished service to cricket as a player, captain and administrator, through support for national and international professional councils, and as a role model for young sportswomen".[6]

Clark was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2011.[7]

Clark became the first female player inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame during the 2014 Allan Border Medal ceremony.

Clark was manager of the National Cricket Centre in Brisbane.[8] There she oversaw not only the development of the Southern Stars but an increasing level of interaction, communication and shared training among male and female cricketers at the top level.[9] As of 2018, Clark is now the Executive General Manager of Game and Market Development at Cricket Australia.

In 2018, Clark was named an Officer of the Order of Australia for "distinguished service to cricket as a player, captain and administrator, through support for national and international professional councils, and as a role model for young sportswomen".[10] In October 2019 she was named winner of the Arts, Culture and Sport category in The Australian Financial Review's 100 Women of Influence awards.[11]

Career highlights

• World Cup wins in 1997 and 2005 in South Africa, and the final in 2000
• Holds the record for playing the most matches as captain in Women's Cricket World Cup(23)[12]
• Highest individual ODI score of 229* in a Women's ODI World Cup match against Denmark in Mumbai in 1997 Women's Cricket World Cup[13]
• First double centurion (of either gender) in a One Day International among all men and women cricket formats.
• Most runs by an Australian in the Women's Cricket World Cup (1,151).[14]
• Australian record for scoring most ODI runs (4,844)[15]
• Australian record for most appearances as captain of Australia (101).[16]
• Second highest individual score in a Women's ODI innings(229*) as well holds the record for the highest ever individual score in an ODI innings as captain (229*) in either Men's/Women's ODI history. She was also the first ever captain in either Men's/Women's ODI history to score a double century.[13][17]
• She also holds the record for scoring the most runs in Women's ODI cricket in a single calendar year (970 runs in 1997)[18]

International Women's Centuries

Women's Test Centuries

Belinda Clark's Test centuries
#	Runs	Match	Opponents	City/Country	Venue	Year
1	104	1	India	Sydney, Australia	North Sydney Oval	1991[19]
2	136	9	England	Worcester, England	New Road	1998[20]

Women's One Day International Centuries

Belinda Clark's One Day International centuries
#	Runs	Match	Opponents	City/Country	Venue	Year
1	104	27	Pakistan	Melbourne, Australia	Wesley Cricket Ground[21]	1997[22]
2	136	29	New Zealand	Auckland, New Zealand	Eden Park	1997[23]
3	229*	38	Denmark	Mumbai, India	Middle Income Group Ground	1997[24]
4	146*	59	England	Newcastle, Australia	No 1 Sports Ground[25]	2000[26]
5	120	92	New Zealand	Hamilton, New Zealand	Seddon Park	2004[27]

References

1. "18th Match, Hero Honda Women's World Cup at Mumbai, Dec 16 1997 | Match Summary | ESPNCricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
2. Jenny Roesler and Nishi Narayanan (26 March 2009). "The mothers of invention". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
3. Davidson, Spofforth inducted into ICC Hall of Fame Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine cricinfo 12 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011
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5. "Belinda Clark". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
6. "Australia Day Honours 2018: The full list". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 January 2018. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
7. "Belinda Clark". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
8. Farrell, Melinda (19 January 2014). "Hall of Fame: Belinda Clark". Cricket Australia. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
9. Brettig, Daniel (9 April 2014). "Southern Stars peak at right time". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 10 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
10. "Belinda Jane Clark AM". honours.pmc.gov.au. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
11. "AFR's 11 most influential women revealed". Australian Financial Review. 22 October 2019. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
12. "Cricket Records | Records | Women's World Cup | Most matches as captain | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
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14. "Cricket Records | Records | Women's World Cup - Australia Women | Most runs | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
15. "Cricket Records | Records | Australia Women | Women's One-Day Internationals | Most runs | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
16. "Cricket Records | Records | Australia Women | Women's One-Day Internationals | Most matches as captain | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
17. "Records | Women's One-Day Internationals | Batting records | Most runs in an innings by a captain | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
18. "Records | Women's One-Day Internationals | Batting records | Most runs in a calendar year | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
19. "1st Test: Australia Women v India Women at Sydney, Jan 26-29, 1991 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
20. "3rd Test: England Women v Australia Women at Worcester, Aug 21-24, 1998 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
21. "Wesley Cricket Ground | Australia | Cricket Grounds | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
22. "Only ODI: Australia Women v Pakistan Women at Melbourne, Feb 7, 1997 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
23. "2nd ODI: New Zealand Women v Australia Women at Auckland, Feb 16, 1997 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
24. "18th Match: Australia Women v Denmark Women at Mumbai, Dec 16, 1997 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
25. "No. 1 Sports Ground | Australia | Cricket Grounds | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
26. "4th ODI: Australia Women v England Women at Newcastle, Feb 3, 2000 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 21 May 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
27. "3rd Match: New Zealand Women v Australia Women at Hamilton, Feb 17, 2004 | Cricket Scorecard | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.

External links

• Belinda Clark at ESPNcricinfo
• Belinda Clark at southernstars.org.au