Stuart Rupert Clark was born on 28 September 1975 and is an Australian former cricketer who played for New South Wales and the Australian team.
23 Facts About Stuart Clark
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Stuart Clark finished a Master of Commerce, majoring in finance, in 2009 and then completed a degree in law at the University of Sydney.
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Stuart Clark worked as a real estate agent for 5 years before he pursued cricket.
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Stuart Clark is married to Michelle, with whom he has three children.
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Stuart Clark made his first-class debut with the New South Wales Blues on 4 February 1998 against Tasmania at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
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Stuart Clark had a poor debut season, taking only 4 wickets at an average of 76.75.
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Stuart Clark played 9 matches in the season, taking 45 wickets at an average of 23.26.
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Stuart Clark claimed four 5 wicket hauls and finished second behind Australian paceman Michael Kasprowicz in the leading wicket-takers list.
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Stuart Clark brought up his half-century off 34 balls and his innings included 4 sixes and 3 fours.
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Stuart Clark played for Hampshire in the 2007 English cricket season.
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Stuart Clark initially announced his retirement from state cricket in May 2011 but continued playing on a "part-time" basis in the IPL and domestic limited-overs matches while juggling his position as a manager of new Twenty20 franchise Sydney Sixers.
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Stuart Clark ended his playing career on a high by leading his club side Sydney University to Belvidere Cup triumph.
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Australia Chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns said: We consider Stuart Clark to be a similar style bowler to Glenn McGrath.
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In October 2005 Stuart Clark was again called into the Australian One Day International ICC Super Series squad against the ICC World XI, covering Shaun Tait but did not play in the first match on 5 October.
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Stuart Clark had vindicated the decision of the selectors somewhat with his solid performances in the ODI arena, however many fans expressed disbelief at the fact that Clark was selected ahead of players such as Paul Rofe, Mick Lewis, Jason Gillespie and Andrew Bichel who had been performing to a higher standard at state level.
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On 23 February 2007, Stuart Clark was named in the Australian World Cup Squad as a replacement for the injured Brett Lee.
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On 16 March 2006, Stuart Clark was included in the Australian Test squad, replacing Glenn McGrath for the tour of South Africa.
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Stuart Clark made his debut in the first Test at Cape Town.
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Stuart Clark had an immediate impact on the game, dismissing Graeme Smith early in South Africa's innings, on his way to five wickets.
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Stuart Clark was "released from duty" for the second Test as the Australian selectors decided to replace him with budding spinner Dan Cullen in Chittagong.
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However, by the end of the Bangladesh series, Stuart Clark maintained his spot above Jason Gillespie in the pecking order of Australian fast bowlers.
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Stuart Clark ended the series with the most wickets and the best strike rate of all bowlers, surpassing even retiring greats Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne.
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Stuart Clark was named general manager of Sydney Sixers in May 2011 and held the position while playing part-time.