Robert Clarke

Robert Wakefield Clarke (22 April 1924 – 3 August 1981) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Northamptonshire from 1947 to 1957.

Born in Finedon, Northamptonshire, Clarke appeared in 212 first-class matches as a left-arm fast bowler and left-handed lower-order batsman. He took 484 first-class wickets with a best performance of eight for 26, and scored 2,745 runs with a highest score of 56, one of six half-centuries.

After his playing career he became a coach, coaching successively at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Christ's Hospital and Sherborne School.