Paddy Clift

Patrick Bernard Clift
Personal information
Full name	Patrick Bernard Clift
Born	12 July 1953; Southern Rhodesia, Rhodesia
Died	3 September 1996 (aged 43); Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, ; South Africa
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
1980/81–1987/88	Natal
1979/80	Zimbabwe
1975–1987	Leicestershire
1971/72–1978/79	Rhodesia
Career statistics
	Source: Cricinfo, 20 October 2012
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Patrick Bernard Clift (14 July 1953 – 2 September 1996)^[1] was a Zimbabwean first class cricketer for Leicestershire County Cricket Club, who was educated at St. George's College, Harare.^[2] He was a right-armed medium bowler and right-handed batsman. Clift died in South Africa after a battle with bone marrow cancer, in the same year that Leicestershire won the County Championship.

Career highlights

In April 1976 he took 8 for 17 for Leicestershire against Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's. He finished the season with 74 wickets at 20.18. This tally included a hat-trick against Yorkshire at Grace Road.
Won the Benson & Hedges Cup in 1985, taking 2 for 40.
Made 100 not out in just 50 minutes against Sussex at Hove in 1983. It was the fastest century ever scored by a player for Leicestershire.
Holds Rhodesia's eighth and ninth wicket records.
Took 5 catches in an innings at Worcester in 1976.
In 1984 he took 8 for 26 at Edgbaston.

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International	VIAF WorldCat
National	United States