Full name Clare Joanne Connor Role Cricketer Name Clare Connor Batting style Right-handed | Nickname Des O Spouse Roger Nicholson (m. 2006) Odi shirt number 1 | |
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Born 1 September 1976 (age 48) ( 1976-09-01 ) Brighton, England Profiles | ||
Bowling style Left-arm orthodox spin | ||
Clare connor tom harrison and charlotte edwards on women and girls cricket
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.
Contents
- Clare connor tom harrison and charlotte edwards on women and girls cricket
- Mcc cowdrey lecture 2011 clare connor on women s cricket the spirit of cricket
- Early life and career
- Cricket career
- Honours
- References
Mcc cowdrey lecture 2011 clare connor on women s cricket the spirit of cricket
Early life and career
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.
Cricket career
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.
In 2006, she became the first woman to play for the all-star charity side, Lashings World XI.
Honours
In the 2004 Queen's Birthday Honours, Connor was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) "for services to Women's Cricket". In the 2006 New Year Honours, she was promoted to Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) "for services to Cricket"; at the same time, the men's winning Ashes Team also received honours.
