Clinton Perren
Clinton Terrence Perren (born 22 February 1975 in Brisbane) is a former Australian first-class cricketer who played for Queensland. He was a right-handed middle order batsman.
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| Full name | Clinton Terrence Perren | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 February 1975 Herston, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | CP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997/98–2008/09 | Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Cheshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 27 October 1998 Queensland v New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 16 December 2008 Queensland v Tasmania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 13 December 1997 Queensland v New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last List A | 18 February 2009 Queensland v South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 5 November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Perren was a graduate of the Australian cricket academy in 1995 but had to wait until the 1998–99 season to make his first-class debut. He was named Pura Cup player of the Year in 2002–03 and was rewarded by being selected to play for Australia A against South Africa A. In the 2003–04 season, he added a record 369 with Stuart Law for the second wicket against Western Australia.
He played a major part in his state's record total in the 2005–06 Pura Cup final. Perren scored 173 as Queensland scored 6 for 900 declared. He added 329 with Shane Watson which is a fourth wicket record for the Bulls. It capped off a great season by Perren as he had earlier scored the fourth-highest score ever by a Queenslander at the Gabba. He made 224 against South Australia, opening the batting.
He has failed to convert his 50s into centuries in the one day format, and had a highest score of 99 for many seasons until his maiden ING Cup century in 2004–05 against Tasmania.