Clayton August (born 16 February 1990) is a South African cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Boland. He was born in Vredenburg.
August made a single first-class appearance during the 2006-07 season, in which, as a tailender, he did not bat, but bowled five overs, taking match figures of 0-12.
August was a part of the South African Under-19 World Cup squad in 2007-08, and played two games in the competition, his first act in the competition being to bowl out Namibian opening batsman Raymond van Schoor.
August has played for Boland Under-19s since the opening of the 2008-09 season.
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“Science is science, but a girl must get her hair done.”
—Robert M. Fresco. Jack Arnold. Stephanie “Steve” Clayton (Mara Corday)
“Until, on Vinegar Hill, the fatal conclave.
Terraced thousands died, shaking scythes at cannon.
The hillside blushed, soaked in our broken wave.
They buried us without shroud or coffin
And in August the barley grew up out of the grave.”
—Seamus Heaney (b. 1939)