Clark was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. Clark made a single first-class appearance for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord"s in 1886. Clark batted at number ten in Sussex"s first-innings and was dismissed for a single run by Jimmy Wootton.
In their second-innings he batted at number four and was dismissed by the same bowler for a duck, with Sussex winning the match by 59 runs.
This was his only major appearance for Sussex. He died at Hastings, Sussex on 7 May 1928.