Rikki Clarke was born on 29 September 1981 and is a retired English cricketer, who last played for Surrey.
21 Facts About Rikki Clarke
1.
2.
Rikki Clarke was educated at Broadwater School and then Godalming College.
3.
Rikki Clarke was a right handed-batsman and right arm fast-medium bowler, and usually fielded at slip.
4.
Rikki Clarke made an unbeaten 107 against Cambridge UCCE in his debut first-class innings and scored 153 not out against Somerset, ending the season 711 runs at an average of over 50.
5.
Rikki Clarke was awarded the Cricket Writers' Club's Young Cricketer of the Year award and the NBC Denis Compton Award for his achievements in 2002.
6.
In 2006 Rikki Clarke was made the club's vice-captain, with the aim of giving him some experience of leadership to prepare him to take over the captaincy from Mark Butcher, and later that year he led Surrey in the Twenty20 Cup.
7.
In October 2007, it was announced Rikki Clarke had signed for second division Derbyshire as captain for the 2008 season, after having attracted offers from a number of clubs.
8.
The move came after Rikki Clarke turned down a 2-year extension with Surrey with him feeling a change was needed.
9.
Rikki Clarke hoped that the move to Derbyshire would improve his chance of being selected for England.
10.
Rikki Clarke has bags of raw ability and it's up to me and the rest of the coaching team to mould that ability into the top-class cricketer that he is capable of being.
11.
Rikki Clarke came into prominence in a game in late April 2009 against Hampshire at Edgbaston.
12.
In 2017 Rikki Clarke returned to Surrey, as part of an exchange deal that saw Dom Sibley join Warwickshire.
13.
Rikki Clarke was named Surrey's player of the year in 2019.
14.
Rikki Clarke has been awarded a benefit season by Surrey in 2021.
15.
Rikki Clarke retired at the end of the 2021 season, to take up a teaching position.
16.
Rikki Clarke was retained for the rest of the summer's ODIs, taking three wickets and having a batting high score of 37.
17.
Rikki Clarke played a second Test at Chittagong, where he made 55 in the first innings and a rapid 27 from 16 balls in the second innings to help set up a declaration.
18.
Rikki Clarke played in the first ODI of the subsequent tour of Sri Lanka, a ten-wicket defeat, and was not selected for any other international games on that tour.
19.
In summer 2004 Rikki Clarke was included in the ODI team that faced West Indies at Leeds, but conceded 30 runs from four overs.
20.
Rikki Clarke was then recalled to England's one-day squad, playing against Pakistan at Lord's where he scored 39 in difficult conditions.
21.
Rikki Clarke was included in the squad for the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy but did not play.