Clive Rice

Clive Edward Butler Rice (23 July 1949 – 28 July 2015) was a South African international cricketer. An all-rounder, Rice ended his First Class cricket career with a batting average of 40.95 and a bowling average of 22.49. He captained Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club from 1979 to 1987.

Clive Rice
Personal information
Full name
Clive Edward Butler Rice
Born(1949-07-23)23 July 1949
Johannesburg, South Africa
Died28 July 2015(2015-07-28) (aged 66)
Johannesburg, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsPhilip Bower (grandfather)
International information
National side
  • South Africa
ODI debut (cap 7)10 November 1991 v India
Last ODI14 November 1991 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1970/71–1991/92Transvaal
1975–1987Nottinghamshire
1988–1989Scotland
1992/93–1993/94Natal
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA
Matches 3 482 479
Runs scored 26 26,331 13,474
Batting average 13.00 40.95 37.32
100s/50s 0/0 48/137 11/79
Top score 14 246 169
Balls bowled 138 48,628 17,738
Wickets 2 930 517
Bowling average 57.00 22.49 22.63
5 wickets in innings 0 23 6
10 wickets in match 0 1 0
Best bowling 1/46 7/62 6/18
Catches/stumpings 0/– 401/– 175/–
Source: CricketArchive, 18 January 2008

His career coincided directly with South Africa's sporting isolation, and his international experience was limited to his post-prime days. He played three One Day Internationals for South Africa following the country's return from sporting isolation. He was controversially left out of the squads for the one-off Test against West Indies and the 1992 Cricket World Cup. Despite this he is widely regarded as one of the best all-rounders of his generation, alongside Imran Khan, Ian Botham, Kapil Dev and his county team-mate Richard Hadlee.

On 28 July 2015, Rice died in hospital at the age of 66, suffering from a brain tumour.

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