Clare Connor
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| Full name | Clare Joanne Connor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 September 1976 Brighton, England |
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| Nickname | Des O | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 120) | 10 December 1995 v India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 24 August 2004 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI debut | 19 July 1995 v Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 1 September 2005 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1991–present | Sussex women | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Central Districts Hinds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: cricketarchive.com, 14 August 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clare Joanne Connor, OBE (born 1 September 1976) is an English all-round cricketer who bats right-handed and bowls slow left arm spin. She made her England One Day International debut in 1995 and played her first Test match that winter. She took a hat-trick against India in 1999 and captained England from 2000 until her retirement from international cricket in 2006.
Connor was born on 1 September 1976 in Brighton, East Sussex, England. She studied English at the University of Manchester, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1998. During her time at Manchester Clare was a resident at Hulme Hall.
Connor taught English, P.S.H.E and PE at Brighton College while heading up their PR operations, and also spent time working for Channel 4.
Connor first came to prominence by captaining the U16 at Preston Nomads, a leading club side in Sussex. The youth manager, Malcolm Reid, was responsible for this and the move was supported by the club. She also played for the Brighton College (men's) team a little before her England career began. She has also appeared in The Cricketer Cup (in 2002), the first woman ever to do so. In 2004/05 she captained the England side to the semi-finals of the 2005 Women's World Cup in South Africa, and that winter also played state cricket for Central Districts Women in New Zealand.
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