Belinda Clark

Belinda Clark

AO

Personal information
Full name	Belinda Jane Clark
Born	(1970-09-10) 10 September 1970 (age 53) Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Batter
International information
National side	Australia (1991–2005)
Test debut (cap 119)	26 January 1991 v India
Last Test	24 August 2005 v England
ODI debut (cap 66)	17 January 1991 v New Zealand
Last ODI	1 September 2005 v England
Only T20I (cap 3)	2 September 2005 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1990/91–2000/01	New South Wales
2001/02–2004/05	Victoria
Career statistics
Competition WTest WODI WT20I WLA Matches 15 118 1 244 Runs scored 919 4844 4 10,340 Batting average 45.95 47.49 4.00 49.47 100s/50s 2/6 5/30 0/0 14/74 Top score 136 229* 4 229* Balls bowled 78 90 – 648 Wickets 1 3 – 18 Bowling average 28.00 17.00 – 21.33 5 wickets in innings 0 0 – 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 – 0 Best bowling 1/10 1/7 – 2/16 Catches/stumpings 4/– 45/– 1/– 119/–
Medal record Women's Cricket Representing  Australia ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 1993 England Winner 1997 India Runner-up 2000 New Zealand Winner 2005 South Africa
Source: CricketArchive, 31 December 2022

Belinda Jane Clark AO (born 10 September 1970) is an Australian former cricketer and sports administrator. A right-handed batter, she served as the captain of the national women's team for eleven years and was a member of triumphant World Cup campaigns in 1997 and 2005. The first player to record a double century in the One Day International (ODI) format of the game, Clark has scored the most runs (4,844 at an average of 47.49)^[1] and captained the most matches (101 at a winning rate of 83%)^[2] of any Australian woman in ODIs. She has also achieved emphatic success domestically, winning five championships with New South Wales and two with Victoria while playing in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL).

Widely considered a pioneer of the game and one of the greatest female players ever,^[3][4][5] Clark was the first woman inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame and the second in the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. Her accomplishments on the field are arguably matched by her contribution to the sport off the field through efforts to grow the game while serving in various administration roles, including as an executive for Cricket Australia and a member of the International Cricket Council's Women's Committee.