Paddy Clift

Paddy Clift

Personal information
Full name	Patrick Bernard Clift
Born	(1953-07-12)12 July 1953 Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia
Died	3 September 1996(1996-09-03) (aged 43) Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1980/81–1987/88	Natal
1979/80	Zimbabwe
1975–1987	Leicestershire
1971/72–1978/79	Rhodesia
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) was a Zimbabwean first class cricketer for Leicestershire County Cricket Club, who was educated at St. George's College, Harare. 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

• In April 1976 he took 8 for 17 for Leicestershire against Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's. He finished the season with 74 wickets at 20.18. This tally included a hat-trick against Yorkshire at Grace Road.
• Won the Benson & Hedges Cup in 1985, taking 2 for 40.
• Made 100 not out in just 50 minutes against Sussex at Hove in 1983. It was the fastest century ever scored by a player for Leicestershire.
• Holds Rhodesia's eighth and ninth wicket records.
• Took 5 catches in an innings at Worcester in 1976.
• In 1984 he took 8 for 26 at Edgbaston.

External links

• Paddy Clift at ESPNcricinfo