Michael Clarke
- January 4, 2024
- Cricket Player
Quick Facts
Full Name | Michael Clarke |
Occupation | Cricket Player |
Date Of Birth | Apr 2, 1981(1981-04-02) |
Age | 43 |
Birthplace | Liverpool, Australia |
Country | Australia |
Horoscope | Aries |
Michael Clarke Biography
Name | Michael Clarke |
Birthday | Apr 2 |
Birth Year | 1981 |
Place Of Birth | Liverpool, Australia |
Birth Country | Australia |
Birth Sign | Aries |
Spouse | Kyly Clarke (m. 2012) |
Children(s) | Kelsey Lee Clarke |
Michael Clarke is one of the most popular and richest Cricket Player who was born on April 2, 1981 in Liverpool, Australia, Australia. Australian batsman and occasional slow left-arm bowler nicknamed Pup who made his ODI debut in 2003 and his Test debut in 2004. He served as his country’s ODI and Test captain from 2011-2015, leading the team to the 2015 Cricket World Cup title. He finished his Test career with 28 hundreds and an average just over 49.
He first joined Ricky Ponting on the Australian Test team in 2004 and would eventually succeed him as captain.
Michael John Clarke (born 2 April 1981) is an Australian cricket commentator and former cricketer. He led Australia to their 5th Cricket World Cup triumph, when his team were victorious in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at the MCG against New Zealand. He is regarded as one of the best batsmen of his generation.
Clarke made his first-class debut for New South Wales as a seventeen-year-old in a game against the touring Indian side at the Sydney Cricket Ground in December 1999. He made his One Day International debut in January 2003 against England at Adelaide and his Test debut for Australia in October 2004 against India. He was an AIS Australian Cricket Academy scholarship holder in 1999–2000. Clarke also played at an English Club Team in 2002 (Ramsbottom Cricket Club).
He got married to model and media personality Kyly Boldy on May 15, 2012. They have a daughter named Kelsey.
Michael Clarke Net Worth
Net Worth | $22 Million |
Source Of Income | Cricket Player |
House | Living in own house. |
Michael Clarke is one of the richest Cricket Player from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michael Clarke 's net worth $22 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He made his professional debut with New South Wales at age 19.
Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack named him the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World in 2012. His Test captaincy featured a 5-0 whitewash of England in the 2013-2014 Ashes, but also a 4-0 whitewash defeat to India in 2012-2013 and 3-2 series loss to England in the 2015 Ashes.
Clarke was born on 2 April 1981 to a middle-class family.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Height | 5′ 10″ |
Michael Clarke height 5′ 10″ Michael weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Michael Clarke Dating?
According to our records, Michael Clarke married to Kyly Clarke (m. 2012). As of December 1, 2023, Michael Clarke’s is not dating anyone.
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In early 2006, after making his first first-class double century and scoring heavily in ODIs, Clarke was recalled for the tour of South Africa. He was then picked over Andrew Symonds for the April 2006 Tests against Bangladesh. Against England, two consecutive centuries in the second and third Ashes Tests while Shane Watson was injured helped Australia to regain the Ashes and cemented Clarke’s position in the Test team.
Facts & Trivia
Michael Ranked on the list of most popular Cricket Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Michael Clarke celebrates birthday on April 2 of every year.
On 9 November 2007, Clarke notched up his fifth Test century against Sri Lanka in a two Test series. Clarke shared a 245 run partnership with Mike Hussey at the Gabba in Brisbane, Hussey departed on 133 but Clarke went on and had a partnership with Symonds who made 53*, the pair were unbeaten when Ricky Ponting declared the innings, Clarke top scoring with 145 not out.
Why did Michael Clarke retire so early?
In January 2011, Clarke was named as stand-in captain for the fifth Test of the 2010-11 Ashes Series at the SCG, replacing the injured Ricky Ponting. He announced his retirement from Twenty20 International cricket on 7 January 2011, to concentrate on the longer forms of the game.
Is Michael Clarke in a relationship?
Secret split After months of speculation the couple were on the rocks, their split was exposed by The Australian’s Media Diary in February 2020. “After living apart for some time, we have made the difficult decision to separate as a couple, amicably,” Michael and Kyly said in a statement.
Did Michael Clarke play IPL?
He played a total of 39 matches in the T20 league, amassing 974 runs at an average of 36.07 with the help of a century and five fifties. Clarke, on the other hand, made his IPL debut for now-defunct Pune Warriors India in 2012. He played only six matches in the season before being dropped.
Who was the original drummer for the birds?
Michael Clarke
Instruments| Drums, percussion
Years active| 1964–1993
Why did Kevin Pietersen retire?
Pietersen’s relationship with the ECB never fully recovered. This came to a head in 2012 when, after a disagreement over his schedule , Pietersen announced his retirement from all forms of international limited-overs cricket on 31 May.