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Joe Michael Clarke (born 26 May 1996) is an English cricketer who plays for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club.[1] He is a right-handed batsman who also plays as a wicket-keeper. He made his first-class debut for Worcestershire against Hampshire in May 2015. He was educated at Llanfyllin High School. [2] Following Worcestershire’s relegation to Division Two of the County Championship in 2018, he joined Nottinghamshire on a four year deal.[3]

Joe Clarke

Personal information
Full name	Joe Michael Clarke
Born	(1996-05-26) 26 May 1996 (age 26) Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Batsman, Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2015–2018	Worcestershire (squad no. 33)
2017	Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC)
2019–	Nottinghamshire (squad no. 33)
2020	Perth Scorchers
2021–2022	Karachi Kings
2021	Manchester Originals
2021/22-	Melbourne Stars
2022–present	Welsh Fire
FC debut	31 May 2015 Worcestershire v Hampshire
LA debut	2 August 2015 Worcestershire v Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 107 62 136 Runs scored 6,291 1,846 3,353 Batting average 37.44 34.18 26.61 100s/50s 18/28 4/9 3/21 Top score 194 139 136 Balls bowled 48 – – Wickets 0 – – Bowling average – – – 5 wickets in innings – – – 10 wickets in match – – – Best bowling – – – Catches/stumpings 57/– 22/2 46/4
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 October 2022

In 2017, Clarke was included in an England Lions squad that toured Australia, scoring 45 against a CA XI in Perth. However, in May 2019, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) withdrew Clarke from the Lions' squad, after being named during Alex Hepburn's rape trial.[4] Hepburn was found guilty of rape, and although the judge said that Clarke "did nothing wrong" on the night of the attack,[4] the ECB were concerned about the disrespectful messages about women that had been exchanged.[4] Messages sent by Clarke included, "No reheats allowed" and "Just bring a mattress. So if we do chop, it will have to be in your bed. Probably will chop … so we’ll have to just both chop in your bed like the good old days!”[5]

On the 15th September 2018, Clarke was a part of the Worcestershire side that secured their maiden T20 Blast title as they went on to beat Lancashire and Sussex on finals day.

On the 21 June 2019, the English Cricket Board charged Joe Clarke and Tom Kohler-Cadmore with bringing the game into disrepute in relation to their participation in the group actions which saw Alex Hepburn found guilty of rape.[6] On the 4 July 2019, both players pleaded guilty to the charge and were reprimanded and fined.[7]

In December 2021, he was signed by the Karachi Kings following the players' draft for the 2022 Pakistan Super League.[8] In April 2022, he was bought by the Welsh Fire for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[9]

References

External links

• Joe Clarke at CricketArchive (subscription required)
• Joe Clarke at ESPNcricinfo

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