Despite having a deformed right hand caused by a childhood accident, Clifford was an effective leg break bowler who bowled right-arm slow underarm deliveries. Arthur Haygarth, writing in the mid-19th century, noted his attention to detail when bowling.[3] He was a left-handed batsman who was recognised as an all-rounder.[3][4]
^During the time Clifford played, England sides were not representative of the country. Instead, they were sides composed of players from a range of locations brought together to play against another side.[5] So when Clifford made his first-class debut for an England XI in 1777 he played against a Hampshire XI in a team made up of players from Kent and Surrey.[6]
^England v Hampshire XI, July 7–10, 1777 – scorecard, CricInfo. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
^Pycroft J (1862) The Cricket-field, Or The History and the Science of the Game of Cricket, p. 79. London: Longman. (Available online at Google Books. Retrieved 2022-06-01.)
robert, clifford, cricketer, robert, clifford, march, 1752, april, 1811, english, cricketer, played, first, class, cricket, matches, between, 1777, 1792, robert, cliffordpersonal, informationfull, namerobert, cliffordborn, 1752, march, 1752bearsted, kentdied18. Robert Clifford 8 March 1752 18 April 1811 was an English cricketer who played in 71 first class cricket matches between 1777 and 1792 1 2 Robert CliffordPersonal informationFull nameRobert CliffordBorn 1752 03 08 8 March 1752Bearsted KentDied18 April 1811 1811 04 18 aged 59 Bearsted KentBattingLeft handedBowlingRight arm slowRelationsWilliam Clifford grandson Francis Clifford grandson Source CricInfo 31 May 2022Despite having a deformed right hand caused by a childhood accident Clifford was an effective leg break bowler who bowled right arm slow underarm deliveries Arthur Haygarth writing in the mid 19th century noted his attention to detail when bowling 3 He was a left handed batsman who was recognised as an all rounder 3 4 Clifford mainly played for Kent sides which he made 31 appearances for as well as both East and West Kent sides and those put together by leading Kent patrons of the day Sir Horatio Mann and John Bligh 4th Earl of Darnley He also played 19 times for England sides a for Hampshire sides and for the White Conduit Club and the Marylebone Cricket Club 1 James Pycroft writing in 1862 described him as one of Kent s three best players 7 Clifford was born at Bearsted in Kent in 1752 and died there in 1811 aged 59 2 Two of his grandsons William Clifford and Francis Clifford also played cricket for Kent teams 1 8 Notes Edit During the time Clifford played England sides were not representative of the country Instead they were sides composed of players from a range of locations brought together to play against another side 5 So when Clifford made his first class debut for an England XI in 1777 he played against a Hampshire XI in a team made up of players from Kent and Surrey 6 References Edit a b c Richard Clifford CricketArchive Retrieved 2019 11 25 subscription required a b Robert Clifford CricInfo Retrieved 2019 11 25 a b Rajan A 2011 Twirlymen The Unlikely History of Cricket s Greatest Spin Bowlers pp 36 37 London Yellow Jersey Press ISBN 9780224083232 Haygarth A 1862 Scores amp Biographies Volume 1 1744 1826 Lillywhite Birley D 1999 A Social History of English Cricket p 364 London Aurum Press ISBN 978 1 78131 1769 England v Hampshire XI July 7 10 1777 scorecard CricInfo Retrieved 2022 05 31 Pycroft J 1862 The Cricket field Or The History and the Science of the Game of Cricket p 79 London Longman Available online at Google Books Retrieved 2022 06 01 Carlaw D 2020 Kent County Cricketers A to Z Part One 1806 1914 revised edition pp 111 113 Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians Retrieved 2020 12 21 External links EditRobert Clifford at ESPNcricinfo This biographical article related to an English cricket person born in the 1750s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Clifford cricketer amp oldid 1129536230, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
