Michael Clarke's World Cup hopes boosted by solid club performance

By David Sygall
Updated February 1 2015 - 4:08am, first published January 31 2015 - 2:59pm
Back in the middle: Michael Clarke bats for Western Suburbs in Sydney grade cricket on Saturday. Photo: Mark Kolbe
Back in the middle: Michael Clarke bats for Western Suburbs in Sydney grade cricket on Saturday. Photo: Mark Kolbe
Back in the middle: Michael Clarke bats for Western Suburbs in Sydney grade cricket on Saturday. Photo: Mark Kolbe
Back in the middle: Michael Clarke bats for Western Suburbs in Sydney grade cricket on Saturday. Photo: Mark Kolbe
Back in the middle: Michael Clarke bats for Western Suburbs in Sydney grade cricket on Saturday. Photo: Mark Kolbe
Back in the middle: Michael Clarke bats for Western Suburbs in Sydney grade cricket on Saturday. Photo: Mark Kolbe
Back in the middle: Michael Clarke bats for Western Suburbs in Sydney grade cricket on Saturday. Photo: Mark Kolbe
Back in the middle: Michael Clarke bats for Western Suburbs in Sydney grade cricket on Saturday. Photo: Mark Kolbe

Michael Clarke's bid to meet a Cricket Australia-imposed deadline to be fit for the World Cup received a massive boost on Saturday when he made a successful return to batting in a Sydney grade cricket match at Chatswood Oval.

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