# Roger Clitheroe
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{{Short description|English cricketer (born 1966)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
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| country = England
| international =
| fullname = Roger Ian Clitheroe
| nickname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|11|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [Radcliffe](/source/Radcliffe%2C_Greater_Manchester), [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire), [England](/source/England)
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling =
| role = wicket-keeper batsman
| family =
| club1 = [Wales Minor Counties](/source/Wales_Minor_Counties_Cricket_Club)
| year1 = 1996–2002
| clubnumber1 =
| club2 = [Cambridge University](/source/Cambridge_University_Cricket_Club)
| year2 = 1987–1991
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| columns = 2
| column1 = [First-class](/source/First-class_cricket)
| matches1 = 13
| runs1 = 291
| bat avg1 = 15.31
| 100s/50s1 = –/–
| top score1 = 36
| deliveries1 = –
| wickets1 = –
| bowl avg1 = –
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = –
| catches/stumpings1 = 8/2
| column2 = [List A](/source/List_A_cricket)
| matches2 = 3
| runs2 = 37
| bat avg2 = 12.33
| 100s/50s2 = –/–
| top score2 = 23
| deliveries2 = –
| wickets2 = –
| bowl avg2 = –
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = –
| catches/stumpings2 = 1/1
| date = 13 May
| year = 2011
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10752.html Cricinfo
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'''Roger Ian Clitheroe''' (born 18 November 1966) is a former English [cricket](/source/cricket)er. Clitheroe was a right-handed [batsman](/source/batsman_(cricket)) who fielded occasionally as a [wicket-keeper](/source/wicket-keeper). He was born in [Radcliffe](/source/Radcliffe%2C_Greater_Manchester), [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire).
Clitheroe made his [first-class](/source/first-class_cricket) debut for [Cambridge University](/source/Cambridge_University_Cricket_Club) against [Northamptonshire](/source/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club) in 1987. He played 12 further first-class matches for Cambridge University, the last coming against [Oxford University](/source/Oxford_University_Cricket_Club) in 1991.[{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7336/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Roger Clitheroe|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=13 May 2011}}] In his 13 first-class matches for the University, he scored 291 runs at a [batting average](/source/batting_average_(cricket)) of 15.31, with a high score of 36. Behind the [stumps](/source/stumps) he took 8 [catches](/source/catch_(cricket)) and 2 [stumping](/source/stumping)s.[{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7336/f_Batting_by_Team.html|title=First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Roger Clitheroe|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=13 May 2011}}]
He later made his debut for [Wales Minor Counties](/source/Wales_Minor_Counties_Cricket_Club) in the 1996 [Minor Counties Championship](/source/Minor_Counties_Championship) against [Devon](/source/Devon_County_Cricket_Club). He played [Minor counties](/source/Minor_counties_of_English_and_Welsh_cricket) cricket for Wales Minor Counties from 1996 to 2002, which included 31 Minor Counties Championship matches[{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7336/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Roger Clitheroe|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=13 May 2011}}] and 12 [MCCA Knockout Trophy](/source/MCCA_Knockout_Trophy) matches.[{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7336/Minor_Counties_Trophy_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Roger Clitheroe|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=13 May 2011}}] In 1998, he made his [List A](/source/List_A_cricket) debut for Wales Minor Counties against [Nottinghamshire](/source/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club) in the [NatWest Trophy](/source/1998_NatWest_Trophy). He made 2 further List A appearances for the county, against [Norfolk](/source/Norfolk_County_Cricket_Club) and [Leicestershire](/source/Leicestershire_County_Cricket_Club) in the [2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy](/source/2001_Cheltenham_%26_Gloucester_Trophy).[{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7336/List_A_Matches.html|title=List A Matches played by Roger Clitheroe|website=CricketArchive|accessdate=13 May 2011}}] In his 3 List A matches, he scored 37 runs at a [batting average](/source/batting_average_(cricket)) of 12.33, with a high score of 23. Behind the stumps he took a single catch and made a single stumping.[{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7336/a_Batting_by_Team.html|title=List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Roger Clitheroe|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=13 May 2011}}]
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10752.html Roger Clitheroe] at [ESPNcricinfo](/source/ESPNcricinfo)
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/7/7336/7336.html Roger Clitheroe] at CricketArchive
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Category:1966 births
Category:Living people
Category:Sportspeople from Radcliffe, Greater Manchester
Category:Cricketers from Greater Manchester
Category:English cricketers
Category:Cambridge University cricketers
Category:Wales National County cricketers
Category:Wales National County cricket captains
Category:Wicket-keepers
Category:20th-century English sportsmen
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