Alex Clarke (née Hodge; born 30 September 1977) is an Australian retired

netball Netball is a ball sport played on a rectangular court by two teams of seven players. The primary objective is to shoot a ball through the defender's goal ring while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own. It is one of a ...

player. Clarke was a member of the Australian national team that won gold at the

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002, were an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth held in Manchester, England, ...

in Manchester, England. Domestically, she played 113 matches over 11 years in the

Commonwealth Bank Trophy The Commonwealth Bank Trophy, also referred to as the National Netball League, was the top level national Australian netball league between 1997 and 2007. The league was organized by Netball Australia. Its main sponsor was the Commonwealth Ba ...

, playing for the

Adelaide Thunderbirds Adelaide Thunderbirds are an netball in Australia, Australian professional netball team based in Adelaide, South Australia. Since 2017 Suncorp Super Netball season, 2017 they have played in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 ANZ Championship s ...

Queensland Firebirds Queensland Firebirds are an Australian professional netball team based in Brisbane, Queensland. Since 2017 they have played in Suncorp Super Netball. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship and between 1997 and 2007, they pl ...

and

Sydney Sandpipers Sydney Sandpipers were an Australian netball team based in Sydney. Between 1997 and 2003, they represented Netball New South Wales in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy league. Together with Sydney Swifts and Hunter Jaegers, they were one of three ...

. Clarke also played for the Adelaide Thunderbirds in the

ANZ Championship The ANZ Championship, also known as the Trans-Tasman Netball League, is a former netball league featuring teams from both Australia and New Zealand. Between 2008 and 2016, it was the top-level league in both countries. The competition was owned ...

. After the 2008 season, Clarke announced her retirement from netball.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Clarke, Alex 1977 births Living people Adelaide Thunderbirds players ANZ Championship players Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games gold medallists in netball Australia international netball players Netball players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games netball players for Australia Sydney Sandpipers players Queensland Firebirds players Commonwealth Bank Trophy players Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Place of birth missing (living people)