Michael Wayne Clark (born 31 March 1978) is an Australian former

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er and

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er.

Football career

Clark had shoulder problems when he played with

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in 1996, and in 1997 required a

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. The son of former Australian Test cricketer Wayne Clark, he pursued a career in the

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with the

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. Drafted in the 1997

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, he played only 1 game with the Dockers in 1999. He was delisted at the end of that year to be re-drafted by the

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in the 1999 AFL Draft, but did not manage a senior game with the club, being delisted during the 2000 season after fracturing his fibula.

Cricket career

He made his debut with

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in the 2000–2001 season, and after chronic back-injury problems, announced his retirement from cricket in February 2006.Michael Clark forced to retire
Cricinfo; 17 February 2006

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Clark, Michael Western Australia cricketers Fremantle Football Club players 1978 births Living people Warwickshire cricketers Australian expatriate cricketers in England Australian cricketers Cricketers from Perth, Western Australia Sportsmen from Western Australia Australian rules footballers from Perth, Western Australia Swan Districts Football Club players South Fremantle Football Club players