Clive Rice

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Personal information
Clive Rice
South Africa
Full name	Clive Edward Butler Rice
Born	23 July 1949 (1949-07-23) (age 58)
	Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Role	All-rounder
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right arm fast-medium
International information
ODI debut (cap 7)	10 November 1991: v India
Last ODI	14 November 1991: v India
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1970/71-1991/92	Transvaal
1975-1987	Nottinghamshire
1987	MCC
1988-1989	Scotland
1992/93-1993/94	Natal
Career statistics
	ODIs	FC	LA
Matches	3	482	479
Runs scored	26	26331	13474
Batting average	13.00	40.95	37.32
100s/50s	0/0	48/137	11/79
Top score	14	246	169

Balls bowled	138	48628	17738
Wickets	2	930	517
Bowling average	57.00	22.49	22.63
5 wickets in innings	0	23	6
10 wickets in match	n/a	1	n/a
Best bowling	1/46	7/62	6/18
Catches/stumpings	0/-	401/-	175/-
As of 18 January 2008 Source: CricketArchive

Clive Edward Butler Rice (born 23 July 1949 in Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa) was a South African cricketer.

During the 1980s, Rice was considered one of the best all-rounders in the world with a career batting average in first class cricket of 40 and bowling average of 22. Though this time coincided with South Africa's sporting boycott.

Rice played three One Day Internationals for South Africa following the return from sporting isolation. He was subsequently left out of the squad for the1992 Cricket World Cup.

He began his career with Transvaal in 1969 and was called up for South Africa's cancelled tour of Australia in 1970. In South African domsetic cricket he successfully captained the Natal and led Transvaal to 3 Castle Currie Cups and other one day competitions victories.

Rice played for Nottinghamshire in the English County Championship alongside Richard Hadlee and Derek Randall. He led the side to the Championship in 1981 and 1987. Afterwards he went to play for Scotland.

He joined World Series Cricket with other exiled South Africans to test himself against the rest of the world's best and captained the South African national side for most of the rebel tours to the country during the 1980s.

After retirement Rice worked as coach for Nottinghamshire and encouraged Kevin Pietersen to leave South Africa to qualify for England. He currently heads a Sports Tour and Bush safari company. He is married with two children.