Career
He plays his club cricket for North Hobart Cricket Club. Although a difficult batsman to remove, his defensive style has caused criticism. In recent seasons the Tigers have opted not to play a specialist keeper in the one-day side, and Clingeleffer lost his spot for a more specialist batsmen, costing him a role in the victorious International Netherlands Group Cup winning side of 2004-2005.
After eight seasons with the tigers and being a major part of their success in the Pura Cup Final in 2006-2007 - scoring a century, he was dropped in 2007-2008 after scoring 103 runs in five matches, he was subsequently not offered a contract for the 2008-2009 season.