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English
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England
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Eng
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Johnnie Clay
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Right-hand bat
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right-arm offbreak, legbreak, googly and fast-medium
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1
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0
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n/a
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0/0
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n/a
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192
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0
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n/a
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0
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0
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n/a
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1/0
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373
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7,186
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1545
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2/18
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115
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61,613
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1,317
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1976
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105
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28
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9/54
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177/0
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17 August
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1935
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20 August
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1935
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(born
18 March 1898 in
Bonvilston ,
Glamorgan ,
Wales ; died
11 August 1973 ,
St Hilary ,
Cowbridge , Glamorgan, Wales) was a
Cricket er who played for
Glamorgan County Cricket Club . Clay also played one
Test Match for
England .
Clay first played for Glamorgan when they won
First-class status in
1921 and remained till
1949 . Clay captained the county from
1924 to
1927 and then again in
1929 and
1946 . Between
1933 and
1938 , he served as the club's Treasurer and with
Maurice Turnbull , helped raise money through functions and contacts that kept the nascent club afloat. In
1935 he was called up to play a
Test Match for England at
The Oval against
South Africa , but did not take a wicket and did not bat.
1937 was his most successful as a bowler, taking 176 wickets, which remains a Glamorgan record. Clay was a Test selector in
1947 and
1948 and President of Glamorgan from
1961 until his death.
