Players / County Cricket 2012 / Rikki Clarke

Warwickshire v Middlesex, Edgbaston, 4th day

Clarke building a new reputation

May 11, 2013: There was a time when Rikki Clarke was more interested in the next night out than the next training session

Champions Trophy 2013

England look for Pietersen cover

May 2, 2013: England's one-day team has played a lot without Kevin Pietersen of late, but his absence will still be felt in the Champions Trophy

MCC v Warks, Champion County Match, Abu Dhabi, 4th day

Clarke helps wrap up innings win

Mar 27, 2013: Warwickshire wrapped up an innings victory on the first session in Abu Dhabi, with Rikki Clarke taking three of the remaining six MCC wickets to fall

County news

Warwickshire could lose Clarke

Feb 12, 2013: Warwickshire may have secured the services of William Porterfield but Rikki Clarke's future at the club remains uncertain.

'County cricket has become much tougher'

Sep 20, 2012: Darren Gough reflects on the 2012 County Championship season

Warwickshire v Worcestershire, Edgbaston, 2nd day

Warwickshire explore loan solution to cover Patel

Aug 9, 2012: Warwickshire are exploring the loan market in an attempt to secure their first Championship title since 2004

Warwickshire v Surrey, Edgbaston, 3rd day

Clarke and Woakes dismantle Surrey

Jul 29, 2012: The sight of Rory Hamilton-Brown heading for the nets at Edgbaston must have provoked bitter-sweet emotions in Surrey supporters on the third day of their Championship battle against Warwickshire

Warwickshire v Sussex, Edgbaston, 4th day

Clarke inspires Warwickshire to bonus haul

Jul 15, 2012: Warwickshire might look back on the maximum eight bonus points gained from an otherwise dead day at Edgbaston as enormously significant

Warwickshire v Lancashire, Edgbaston, 2nd day

Lancashire crumble after draining Clarke ton

May 17, 2012: Lancashire lost five wickets with just 54 on the board and are already staring at defeat after Warwickshire amassed 557 for 6

Sussex v Warwickshire, Hove, 2nd day

Trott grinds Sussex into the sea

Apr 27, 2012: Sussex end day two at Hove a long way behind Warwickshire

Lancashire v Warwickshire, Aigburth, 4th day

Giles hails 'best' Warwickshire win

Apr 22, 2012: Warwickshire missed out on the title on the final day of last season, but they held their nerve for the second week running to claim a five-wicket victory over Lancashire to establish themselves among the early division one pacesetters.

Lancashire v Warwickshire, Aigburth, 2nd day

Clarke deepens Lancs anxiety

Apr 21, 2012: When Rikki Clarke bats as fluently as he did in making 140 for Warwickshire against Lancashire on the third day at Liverpool, it is inevitable that good judges will speculate about what he might have achieved.

The winner is...

Sep 23, 2011: Another English domestic season has drawn to a close with silverware for Lancashire, Leicestershire, Surrey and Middlesex. George Dobell hands out his awards for 2011

Warwickshire v Nottinghamshire, Edgbaston, 2nd day

Troughton and Clarke prosper at Edgbaston

Sep 8, 2011: Jim Troughton ended his two-year century drought and Rikki Clarke flayed a toiling Nottinghamshire attack as Warwickshire dominated the second day of their County Championship match at Edgbaston

Warwickshire v Yorkshire, Edgbaston, 2nd day

Chanderpaul keeps Warwickshire on track

Sep 1, 2011: Another century by Shivnarine Chanderapaul further undermined Yorkshire's hold on Division One status and edged Warwickshire closer to the County Championship crown at Edgbaston

Countyscape

County cricket should be celebrated

Aug 26, 2011: It's only fair that the county game receives some of the praise for its part in England's success story. The Championship to provide the foundations for the international side

Loss of identity, but it's the new way

Aug 9, 2011: County cricket doesn't have a transfer system but it may not be far away as more players are being enticed to new clubs

Lancashire v Warwickshire, Liverpool, 3rd day

Croft ton shares limelight with Clarke's catching

Aug 3, 2011: It was a day with two outstanding figures, one of them, unusually, a fielder. Steven Croft's first century for three years - only the second of the all-rounder's career in first-class cricket - had the most influence on the match

Warwickshire v Hampshire, CB40, Edgbaston

Clarke lifts Warwickshire to winning total

Jul 26, 2011: Warwickshire Bears preserved their slim chance of qualifying for the Clydesdale Bank 40 semi-finals with a 51-run victory over Hampshire under the Edgbaston lights.

Surrey v Warwickshire, Clydesdale Bank 40, Guildford

de Bruyn steers Surrey towards semi-finals

Jul 24, 2011: Surrey strengthened their bid for a place in the last four of the Clydesdale Bank 40 with a nail-biting three-wicket win over Warwickshire at Guildford