Clive Rice

Clive Rice
Personal information
Full name
Clive Edward Butler Rice
Born(1949-07-23)23 July 1949
Johannesburg, South Africa
Died28 July 2015(2015-07-28) (aged 66)
Johannesburg, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsPhilip Bower (grandfather)
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 7)10 November 1991 v India
Last ODI14 November 1991 v India
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1970/71–1991/92Transvaal
1975–1987Nottinghamshire
1988–1989Scotland
1992/93–1993/94Natal
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA
Matches 3 482 479
Runs scored 26 26,331 13,474
Batting average 13.00 40.95 37.32
100s/50s 0/0 48/137 11/79
Top score 14 246 169
Balls bowled 138 48,628 17,738
Wickets 2 930 517
Bowling average 57.00 22.49 22.63
5 wickets in innings 0 23 6
10 wickets in match 0 1 0
Best bowling 1/46 7/62 6/18
Catches/stumpings 0/– 401/– 175/–
Source: CricketArchive, 18 January 2008

Clive Edward Butler Rice (23 July 1949 – 28 July 2015) was a South African international cricketer. An all-rounder, Rice ended his First Class cricket career with a batting average of 40.95 and a bowling average of 22.49. He captained Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club from 1979 to 1987.

His career coincided directly with South Africa's sporting isolation, and his international experience was limited to his post-prime days. He played three One Day Internationals for South Africa following the country's return from sporting isolation. He was controversially left out of the squads for the one-off Test against West Indies and the 1992 Cricket World Cup. Despite this he is widely regarded as one of the best all-rounders of his generation, alongside Imran Khan, Ian Botham, Kapil Dev and his county team-mate Richard Hadlee.

On 28 July 2015, Rice died in hospital at the age of 66, suffering from a brain tumour.