Full Name

Charles Manning Hope Clark

Born

March 03, 1915, Burwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Died

May 23, 1991, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, (aged 76y 81d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Fielding Position

Wicketkeeper

Education

Melbourne Grammar School; Melbourne University; Oxford University

A wicketkeeper/batsman, Manning Clark was one of those unfortunates whose first-class career would have amounted to much more had his time at Oxford University not almost all overlapped with World War Two. He had established himself in club cricket in Melbourne by the time he moved to England in 1938 to study. He made his mark in the 1939 Freshman's match with 44, and was included in the first few matches of the summer. However, Oxford fared badly, Clark did moderately, and the team was radically changed midway through the season and he lost his place.

He returned to Australia in 1940 to teach history and played no more serious cricket. When he died, Bob Hawke, Australia's prime minister, said Clark was " a great Australian" for his contribution to expanding the knowledge of the country's history.
Martin Williamson

Manning Clark Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC360872214.500011

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC3000-----000

Debut/Last Matches of Manning Clark

FC Matches

Span
1939 - 1939