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Paddy Clift

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Paddy Clift
Personal information
Full name
Patrick Bernard Clift
Born(1953-07-12)12 July 1953
Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia
Died3 September 1996(1996-09-03) (aged 43)
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal,
South Africa
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1980/81–1987/88Natal
1979/80Zimbabwe
1975–1987Leicestershire
1971/72–1978/79Rhodesia
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 319 243
Runs scored 8,395 2,427
Batting average 23.64 19.73
100s/50s 2/31 –/4
Top score 106 91
Balls bowled 51,972 11,712
Wickets 876 295
Bowling average 24.66 25.45
5 wickets in innings 26
10 wickets in match 2
Best bowling 8/17 4/13
Catches/stumpings 161/– 66/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 October 2012

Patrick Bernard Clift (14 July 1953 – 2 September 1996)[1] was a Zimbabwean first class cricketer for Leicestershire County Cricket Club, who was educated at St. George's College, Harare.[2] He was a right-armed medium bowler and right-handed batsman. Clift died in South Africa after a battle with bone marrow cancer, in the same year that Leicestershire won the County Championship.

Career highlights

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References

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  1. ^ "Paddy Clift Profile - Cricket Player Zimbabwe | Stats, Records, Video". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Obituaries in 1996". Wisden. 6 December 2005.
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