Clinton Perren

{{short description|Australian cricketer (born 1975)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}

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

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Clinton Perren

| image =

| country = Australia

| fullname = Clinton Terrence Perren

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|2|22|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Herston, Queensland, Australia

| nickname = CP

| heightm = 1.81

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role = Batsman

| club1 = Queensland

| year1 = {{Nowrap|1997/98–2008/09}}

| club2 = Cheshire

| year2 = 2003–2004

| type1 = FC

| debutdate1 = 27 October

| debutyear1 = 1998

| debutfor1 = Queensland

| debutagainst1 = New South Wales

| lastdate1 = 16 December

| lastyear1 = 2008

| lastfor1 = Queensland

| lastagainst1 = Tasmania

| type2 = LA

| debutdate2 = 13 December

| debutyear2 = 1997

| debutfor2 = Queensland

| debutagainst2 = New Zealanders

| lastdate2 = 18 February

| lastyear2 = 2009

| lastfor2 = Queensland

| lastagainst2 = South Australia

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 84

| runs1 = 4,785

| bat avg1 = 34.92

| 100s/50s1 = 10/23

| top score1 = 224

| deliveries1 = 342

| wickets1 = 2

| bowl avg1 = 75.00

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 1/7

| catches/stumpings1 = 80/–

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 105

| runs2 = 2,919

| bat avg2 = 35.59

| 100s/50s2 = 2/21

| top score2 = 117

| deliveries2 = 329

| wickets2 = 4

| bowl avg2 = 74.75

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 1/10

| catches/stumpings2 = 37/–

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 7

| runs3 = 147

| bat avg3 = 24.50

| 100s/50s3 = 0/1

| top score3 = 82

| deliveries3 = –

| wickets3 = –

| bowl avg3 = –

| fivefor3 = –

| tenfor3 = –

| best bowling3 = –

| catches/stumpings3 = 2/–

| date = 5 November

| year = 2011

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Players/7/7052/7052.html CricketArchive

}}

Clinton Terrence Perren (born 22 February 1975) is a former Australian first-class cricketer who played for Queensland. He was a right-handed middle order batsman.

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.{{Cite news |date=2003-03-12 |title=Perren named Pura player of year |language=en |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/perren-named-pura-player-of-year-20030312-gdgf4f.html |access-date=2022-01-15}}{{Cite web |title=Clinton Perren |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/clinton-perren-7106 |access-date=2022-01-15 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}

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.