About Clive Rice
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. In the first one, against Australian XI, the World XI were 5-53 when Rice came to the wicket, and scored 41, taking the World XI to 6-138 - these runs proved crucial in the team's victory. Against the West Indies XI, Rice made 83 and took three wickets as WSC World XI won by an innings and 44 runs. The South Africa XI won the 3-match test series 1-0, and the 6-match one-day series 4-2.
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