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This time we catch up with another Vipers new boy, Englishman Joe Clarke.

Joe was picked up at the auction in early October and coming up we hear from him on his background, his brilliant form over the past couple of years, his ambitions for the new season and plenty more. Joe has been in superb form in the past couple of years in shortform cricket and he carried that form across all formats in the 2026 UK summer.

His red ball form was outstanding, averaging well in excess of 50 and that was on top of brilliance in The Hundred for Birmingham Phoenix and his county side Nottinghamshire, leading the latter to T20 Blast finals day.

We speak about his development as a T20 player and also the fact that he’s no stranger to franchise competitions, having played in the Pakistan Super League alongside fellow Vipers newcomer Babar Azam, as well as in the Big Bash League in Australia.

Joe may not have played for the senior England team but he has featured for the Lions, the England second team, as well as the under-19s, and part of our chat sees him talking about his aspirations, not only for the Vipers but also more broadly for his county side and his chances of taking the next step to full England honours.

Joe also talks us through his previous experience in the DP World ILT20 as he previously played two seasons for the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders. That included playing alongside Andries Gous and with playing under Vipers Head Coach James Foster at Birmingham Phoenix, it means there’ll be plenty of familiar faces for Joe when he steps into the dressing room for the first time.

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