Clint Hinchliffe

{{Short description|Australian cricketer (born 1996)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Clint Hinchliffe

| fullname = Clinton Desmond Hinchliffe

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|10|23|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Duncraig, Western Australia

| nickname =

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Slow left-arm unorthodox

| role = All-rounder

| club1 = Western Australia

| year1 = {{nowrap|2017/18}}

| clubnumber1 =

| club2 = Cricket Australia XI

| year2 = 2017/18

| clubnumber2 = 2

| club3 = Perth Scorchers

| year3 = 2018/19

| clubnumber3 = 23

| club4 = Melbourne Stars

| year4 = 2019/20–

| clubnumber4 = 23

| type1 = List A

| debutdate1 = 16 August

| debutyear1 = 2016

| debutfor1 = National Performance Squad

| debutagainst1 = Australia A

| lastdate1 =

| lastyear1 =

| lastfor1 =

| lastagainst1 =

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 1

| runs1 = 1

| bat avg1 = 0.50

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 1

| deliveries1 = 36

| wickets1 = 1

| bowl avg1 = 14.00

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 1/14

| catches/stumpings1 = 0/–

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 10

| runs2 = 228

| bat avg2 = 25.33

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 49

| deliveries2 = 198

| wickets2 = 6

| bowl avg2 = 35.33

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 4/71

| catches/stumpings2 = 2/–

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 27

| runs3 = 98

| bat avg3 = 8.90

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = 25*

| deliveries3 = 360

| wickets3 = 19

| bowl avg3 = 25.42

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 3/19

| catches/stumpings3 = 9/–

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/774217.html ESPNcricinfo

| date = 15 January

| year = 2022

}}

Clinton Desmond Hinchliffe (born 23 October 1996) is an Australian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and left-arm unorthodox bowler. He made his List A debut for the National Performance Squad against Australia A on 16 August 2016.{{cite web|title=Quadrangular A-Team One-Day Series (Australia)|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1012751.html|accessdate=16 August 2016}} He also played in a tour match for the Western Australia XI against England prior to the 2017–18 Ashes series.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/10883/scorecard/1124860/Western-Australia-XI-vs-England-Tour-Match-eng-tour-of-aus-and-nz-2017-18-2017-18 |title=Western Australia XI vs England Tour Match |accessdate=4 November 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

Domestic career

Hinchliffe played both cricket and Australian rules football growing up, being good enough in the latter to play for Western Australia in the 2015 AFL Under 18 Championships. He was named as one of his side's best players in their loss to Vic Metro. He also played juniors and WAFL reserves for West Perth.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wafl.com.au/player/clint-hinchliffe|title=Clint HINCHLIFFE {{!}} WAFL|website=wafl.com.au|access-date=2020-01-22}}

Hinchliffe was in the Cricket Australia XI squad for the 2017–18 JLT One-Day Cup. He took his career best figures of 4/71 in the 11th match against New South Wales in a 93-run loss.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8626/report/1118579/New-South-Wales-vs-Cricket-Australia-XI-11th-match-jlt-one-day-cup/|title=Maddinson ton, Nevill record cap NSW's victory|date=8 October 2017|access-date=24 October 2017|website=ESPNcricinfo.com|publisher=ESPN Inc.}} He played all six matches for Cricket Australia XI, scoring 150 runs and taking 6 wickets, the most wickets of anyone in the squad.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=12012;team=5437;type=tournament|title=Records / JLT One-Day Cup, 2017/18 - Cricket Australia XI / Batting and bowling averages|access-date=24 October 2017|website=ESPNcricinfo.com|publisher=ESPN Inc.}}

He made his first-class debut for Western Australia in the 2017–18 Sheffield Shield season on 16 February 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1118882.html |title=19th match, Sheffield Shield at Hobart, Feb 16-19 2018 |accessdate=16 February 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He made his Twenty20 debut for the Perth Scorchers in the 2018–19 Big Bash League season on 1 February 2019.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1152558.html |title=48th Match (N), Big Bash League at Brisbane, Feb 1 2019 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=1 February 2019}}

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