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Clark Scarff

Clark Steven Scarff is a former Australian cricketer who played four first-class matches for Western Australia across two seasons, 1969-70 and 1970-71. From Perth, Scarff made his first-class debut in a Sheffield Shield match against Victoria in February 1970, the last match of the 1969–70 season. Batting third behind Derek Chadwick and Terry Prindiville, he scored a half-century—67 runs—on debut, featuring in a 131-run partnership with Chadwick for the second wicket. Scarff's three other first-class matches came early in the following Sheffield Shield season. Elevated to the opening position with Chadwick, he failed to score heavily, and did not play at state level again. At grade cricket level, Scarff played for Melville, and served as the club's captain-coach for the 1974–75 season. After retiring from playing, he worked for a time as a financial planner, and later moved to Geraldton, where he opened a management training and consulting firm.

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Clark Scarff
Personal information
Full name
Clark Steven Scarff
Born (1948-11-19) 19 November 1948
Subiaco, Western Australia
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1970Western Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 165
Batting average 27.50
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 67
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 13 December 2012

Clark Steven Scarff (born 19 November 1948) is a former Australian cricketer who played four first-class matches for Western Australia across two seasons, 1969-70 and 1970-71. From Perth, Scarff made his first-class debut in a Sheffield Shield match against Victoria in February 1970, the last match of the 1969–70 season.1 Batting third behind Derek Chadwick and Terry Prindiville, he scored a half-century—67 runs—on debut, featuring in a 131-run partnership with Chadwick for the second wicket.2 Scarff's three other first-class matches came early in the following Sheffield Shield season. Elevated to the opening position with Chadwick, he failed to score heavily, and did not play at state level again.34 At grade cricket level, Scarff played for Melville, and served as the club's captain-coach for the 1974–75 season.5 After retiring from playing, he worked for a time as a financial planner, and later moved to Geraldton, where he opened a management training and consulting firm.6

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References

  1. First-Class Matches played by Clark Scarff (4) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  2. Western Australia v Victoria, Sheffield Shield 1969/70 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  3. Queensland v Western Australia, Sheffield Shield 1970/71 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  4. Western Australia v South Australia, Sheffield Shield 1970/71 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  5. History: 1970s Archived 27 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine – Melville Cricket Club. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  6. Small Business Improvement in Regional Australia – Newfield Institute. Retrieved 13 December 2012.