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Comment: The sources just have passing mentions about the cricketer. We need in-depth coverage in secondary sources to consider the article as notable. RoboCric Let's chat 12:03, 9 June 2024 (UTC)
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Full name | Benjamin Michael Clifff | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Halifax, West Yorkshire | 13 December 2002||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right arm medium pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2023- | Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FC debut | 10 September 2023 Yorkshire v Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
List A debut | 2 August 2022 Yorkshire v Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1], 19 July 2024 |
Benjamin Michael Cliff (born 13 October 2022) is a professional cricketer who plays for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler. He made his List A debut for Yorkshire against Northamptonshire on 2 August 2022, and his first-class debut on 10 September 2023 in a County Championship match against Glamorgan.
Early life
editFrom Halifax,[1] Cliff played as a youngster at Copley Cricket Club in the Halifax League.[2][3]
Career
editHe signed a rookie contract with Yorkshire in July 2022. He began to be included in first-team squads which Yorkshire Director of Cricket Darren Gough described as “recognition for his performances” in second-XI cricket for Yorkshire.[4][5] He made his List A Cricket debut for Yorkshire on 2 August 2022 against Northamptonshire, taking 1-44 from five overs in York.[6]
During the 2023 season, he remained part of the Yorkshire red ball first team and in July 2023, was given a two-year professional contract with the county.[7][8][9]
Playing in the Second-XI T20 final in July 2024, he took an unusual caught and bowled when Somerset batter Ned Leonard struck the ball against the batter at the non-strikers end which deflected it back to Cliff.[10][11]
Having made his T20 Blast debut for Yorkshire earlier in the 2024 season, Cliff took career-best figures of 4/31 against Nottinghamshire at Headingley on 19 July 2024.[12][13]
International career
editCliff played for England U19 on their tour of Sri Lanka in December 2021, where he took four wickets at an average of 23.25[14] before being a late call-up to the squad for the 2022 Under-19 World Cup.[14][15] He also featured for the team in the 2022 summer season.[16]
References
edit- ^ Oliver, Adam (16 January 2022). "England Under-19s: Meet the 15-man squad aiming for World Cup glory". The Cricketer. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ Dawson, Matt (5 November 2021). "Local lad Ben Cliff on tour with England u19s". The Cricket Asylum. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Copley out to repeat 2014 win". Halifax Courier. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ Waters, Chris (15 July 2022). "Yorkshire CCC agree new deals with talented trio George Hill, Ben Cliff and Finlay Bean". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Botcherby, Elizabeth (15 July 2022). "George Hill, Finlay Bean and Ben Cliff commit futures to Yorkshire". The Cricketer. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Yorkshire Vs. Northants". espncricinfo. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Hercock, Richard (11 July 2023). "Eight Yorkshire CCC players sign new deals". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Yorkshire bring Shan Masood and Ben Cliff in for Durham game". The Telegraph and Argus. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Finlay Bean leads eight new contracts for Yorkshire: "There is still growth for all of them"". The Cricketer. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Watch: Yorkshire bowler takes bizarre caught and bowled in 2nd XI Twenty20 Final". First Post. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Video: Ned Leonard's Strange Dismissal By Ben Cliff During Somerset vs Yorkshire Second Eleven T20 Final". FreePressJournal. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "Yorkshire's quarter-final hopes end with defeat to Nottinghamshire". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ "REPORT: YORKSHIRE VIKINGS V NOTTINGHAMSHIRE OUTLAWS, VITALITY BLAST". Yorkshire County Cricket Club. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Benjamin Cliff replaces injured Sonny Baker in England's U-19 World Cup squad". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ Howson, Nick (16 January 2022). "England lose injured seamer Sonny Baker for Under-19 World Cup". The Cricketer. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ Rowland, Nicholas (22 August 2022). "Asitha Wanninayake century frustrates England despite late wickets". The Cricketer. Retrieved 6 April 2024.