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Clement Booth
Personal information
Born(1842-05-11)11 May 1842
Friskney, Lincolnshire, England
Died14 July 1926(1926-07-14) (aged 84)
Hundleby Grange, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1862–1865Cambridge University
1871–1886Marylebone Cricket Club
1875–1880Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 75
Runs scored 1922
Batting average 15.37
100s/50s –/4
Top score 78
Balls bowled 440
Wickets 5
Bowling average 37.20
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/4
Catches/stumpings 34/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 August 2009

Clement Booth (born 11 May 1842 in Friskney, Lincolnshire; died 14 July 1926 at Hundleby Grange, Spilsby, Lincolnshire) was an English cricketer played first-class cricket between 1862 and 1886. Booth was a right-handed batsman.

Booth was educated at Rugby School and Trinity College, Cambridge.[1] He played first-class cricket for Cambridge University from 1862 to 1865. His debut first-class match was against the Marylebone Cricket Club, a team he would later play for between 1871-1886. Booth also went on to play for Hampshire, and captained them from 1875 to 1878. His final first-class match was for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University in 1886.

Booth was a farmer at Hundleby Grange, Spilsby, Lincolnshire where he died in 1926 at the age of 84.

References

  1. ^ "Booth, Clement (BT861C)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.