Sarah Clarke (cricketer)

Sarah Clarke
Personal information
Full name	Sarah Louise Clarke
Born	28 March 1982 (age 42); Croydon, Greater London, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg break
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	England (2001–2002);
ODI debut (cap 92)	10 August 2001 v Scotland
Last ODI	24 January 2002 v India
Domestic team information
1999–2015	Surrey
Career statistics
	Source: CricketArchive, 7 March 2021

Sarah Louise Clarke (born 28 March 1982) is an English former cricketer who played as an all-rounder. She was a right-arm leg break bowler and right-handed batter. She appeared in six One Day Internationals for England^[1] She played county cricket for Surrey from 1999 to 2015.^[2]

Clarke made her international debut against Scotland in August 2001 and scored 66* batting at number seven. She and Nicky Shaw shared a stand of 85*, which was at the time a record eighth wicket partnership in Women's One Day Internationals until it was broken by Nilakshi de Silva and Oshadi Ranasinghe for Sri Lanka against England in 2019.^[3]^[4] Clarke's final match came against India in January 2002. In total she took five wickets at an average of 16.80, including a spell of 4 for 15 against Ireland in August 2001.^[5]

Her best bowling figures of 6 for 11 for club side Purley Redoubtables came against Leeds & Broomfield in 2010, surpassing her previous best of 6–17 in the ECB Cup semi-final of 2001 against North Riding WCC.^{[citation needed]}

In May 2015, Clarke was one of the first four women to be formally capped by Surrey County Cricket Club, along with Katherine Robson, Cecily Scutt and Nat Sciver.^[6]

In June 2015, Clarke became the leading wicket taker for Surrey Women in limited overs cricket by taking 4 for 11 against Lancashire, surpassing Caroline Barrs (120 wickets) as the record holder.^{[citation needed]}