George Carter (Hampshire cricketer)

George Carter (4 August 1846 — 5 April 1911) was an English first-class cricketer.

George Carter
Personal information
Full name
George Edward Carter
Born(1846-06-04)4 June 1846
Warblington, Hampshire, England
Died5 April 1911(1911-04-05) (aged 64)
Shepherd's Bush, London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm roundarm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1869–1878Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 12
Runs scored 274
Batting average 11.91
100s/50s –/–
Top score 34
Balls bowled 68
Wickets 1
Bowling average 12.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/44
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 31 January 2010

Carter was born in August 1846 at Warblington, Hampshire. Active in the 1860s and 1870s, making twelve appearances in first-class cricket. Born at Warblington, Hampshire, Carter was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm roundarm fast, who played for Hampshire.

Career edit

Carter made his first-class debut for Hampshire against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Lord's in 1869, playing a further first-class match in that season in the return match between the sides at Day's Ground, Southampton.[1] The following season he appeared in two first-class matches for the county, both against Lancashire at Old Trafford and Day's Ground.[1] Carter next appeared in first-class cricket for Hampshire in 1876 against Derbyshire at Day's Ground, before playing in three first-class matches in the following season against the MCC, Derbyshire, and Kent.[1] In 1878, Carter played in three final first-class matches against the same opposition from the previous season.[1] In twelve appearances in first-class cricket, Carter scored 274 runs, averaging 11.91, with a high score of 34.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "First-Class Matches played by George Carter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Carter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 July 2013.

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