Background
He was born in Salisbury (now Harare).
He was born in Salisbury (now Harare).
He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper. Cloete made two first-class appearances, the first for Mashonaland in 1994-1995, in which he scored six runs and ran one batsman out. His second match, in the following season"s competition, for Young Mashonaland, saw him score an impressive 34 in the first innings and 41 in the second, though he was unable to secure another first-class appearance.
Cloete was a lower-middle order batsman.