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Clare Joanne Connor CBE (born 1 September 1976) is an English former cricketer who batted right-handed and bowled slow left arm spin.[1] She is the current president of Marylebone Cricket Club.[2] She made her England One Day International debut in 1995 and played her first Test match that winter. She achieved a hat-trick against India in 1999 and captained England from 2000 until her retirement from international cricket in 2006.[3]

Clare Connor

Personal information
Full name	Clare Joanne Connor
Born	(1976-09-01) 1 September 1976 (age 46) Brighton, East Sussex, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	England (1995–2005)
Test debut (cap 120)	10 December 1995 v India
Last Test	24 August 2004 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 69)	19 July 1995 v Denmark
Last ODI	1 September 2005 v Australia
ODI shirt no.	1
T20I debut (cap 2)	5 August 2004 v New Zealand
Last T20I	2 September 2005 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1991–2008	Sussex
2004/05	Central Districts
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA Matches 16 93 2 209 Runs scored 502 1,087 15 3,718 Batting average 20.08 16.46 15.00 21.87 100s/50s 0/1 0/5 0/0 1/18 Top score 61 85* 9* 114 Balls bowled 2,061 3,580 36 8,855 Wickets 24 80 0 217 Bowling average 27.91 26.01 – 19.64 5 wickets in innings 1 1 – 3 10 wickets in match 0 0 – 0 Best bowling 5/65 5/49 – 5/8 Catches/stumpings 7/– 25/– 2/– 73/–
Source: CricketArchive, 12 March 2021

She is currently Managing Director of Women's Cricket for the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).[4]

Early life and career

Connor was born on 1 September 1976 in Brighton, East Sussex, England.[5] She studied English at the University of Manchester, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1998.[5] During her time at Manchester, Clare was a resident at Hulme Hall.

Connor taught English, P.S.H.E and PE at Brighton College while heading up their PR operations, and also spent time working for Channel 4.

Cricket career

Connor first came to prominence by captaining the U16 at Preston Nomads, a leading club side in Sussex. The youth manager, Malcolm Reid, was responsible for this appointment and the move was supported by the club. She also played for the Brighton College (men's) team a little before her England career began. She has also appeared in The Cricketer Cup (in 2002), the first woman ever to do so. In 2004/05 she captained the England side to the semi-finals of the 2005 Women's World Cup in South Africa, and that winter also played state cricket for Central Districts Women in New Zealand.

In 2006, she became the first woman to play for the all-star charity side, Lashings World XI.[3][6]

Honours

In the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours, Connor was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) "for services to Women's Cricket".[7] In the 2006 New Year Honours, she was promoted to Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) "for services to Cricket";[8] at the same time, the men's winning Ashes Team also received honours. As the current director of English women's cricket, following the team's success in winning the 2017 World Cup she was promoted to Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen's 2018 New Year Honours list.[9]

On 24 June 2020, Connor was announced as the next President of the Marylebone Cricket Club.[10] She assumed the office on 1 October 2021,[11] replacing Kumar Sangakkara, whose term was extended for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[12] She also became the first woman to be appointed as the President of MCC in the 233 years of MCC club's history.[13]

References

External links

• Clare Connor at ESPNcricinfo

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