Roger Clitheroe

Roger Clitheroe

Personal information
Full name	Roger Ian Clitheroe
Born	(1966-11-18) 18 November 1966 Radcliffe, Lancashire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Role	wicket-keeper batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1996–2002	Wales Minor Counties
1987–1991	Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 13 3 Runs scored 291 37 Batting average 15.31 12.33 100s/50s –/– –/– Top score 36 23 Balls bowled – – Wickets – – Bowling average – – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling – – Catches/stumpings 8/2 1/1
Source: Cricinfo, 13 May 2011

Roger Ian Clitheroe (born 18 November 1966) is a former English cricketer. Clitheroe was a right-handed batsman who fielded occasionally as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Radcliffe, Lancashire.

Clitheroe made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Northamptonshire in 1987. He played 12 further first-class matches for Cambridge University, the last coming against Oxford University in 1991. In his 13 first-class matches for the University, he scored 291 runs at a batting average of 15.31, with a high score of 36. Behind the stumps he took 8 catches and 2 stumpings.

He later made his debut for Wales Minor Counties in the 1996 Minor Counties Championship against Devon. He played Minor counties cricket for Wales Minor Counties from 1996 to 2002, which included 31 Minor Counties Championship matches and 12 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1998, he made his List A debut for Wales Minor Counties against Nottinghamshire in the NatWest Trophy. He made 2 further List A appearances for the county, against Norfolk and Leicestershire in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In his 3 List A matches, he scored 37 runs at a batting average of 12.33, with a high score of 23. Behind the stumps he took a single catch and made a single stumping.

External links

• Roger Clitheroe at ESPNcricinfo
• Roger Clitheroe at CricketArchive