Ryan Graham Leslie Carters (born 25 July 1990) is an Australian former cricketer who represented New South Wales in the Australian domestic cricket competition and the Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League. In May 2017, he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.[1]

Ryan Carters
Personal information
Full name
Ryan Graham Leslie Carters
Born (1990-07-25) 25 July 1990 (age 33)
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2009/10–2012/13Victoria
2012/13–2013/14Sydney Thunder
2013/14–2016/17New South Wales
2014/15–2016/17Sydney Sixers
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 43 22 35
Runs scored 2,515 345 319
Batting average 35.92 31.36 15.19
100s/50s 5/11 0/1 0/0
Top score 209 65 35*
Catches/stumpings 66/1 13/1 29/2
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 May 2017

Originally from Canberra, Carters played for the ACT Comets in the Cricket Australia Cup as well as Wests/ University of Canberra Cricket Club in the local Canberra grade competition. Carters moved to Melbourne in the 2009–10 season, making his first class debut in 2010 for Victoria. He moved to New South Wales for the 2013–1414 season, and cemented his place in the Shield team with hundreds in back-to-back Sheffield Shield matches at the start of the season. He was awarded the NSW 2013–1414 Sheffield Shield Player of the Year and the following season won the NSW One Day Player of the Year award.

Carters and Aaron Finch hold the first class cricket record for the most runs ever scored in an opening partnership in Australian first class cricket, with 503 against New Zealand in Sydney in 2015 [1].

Carters is the founder of Batting for Change,[2] in partnership with the LBW Trust Charity.[3][4]

In 2023 Carters founded community group dadfit in Melbourne [2].

Retirement edit

Carters retired from all forms of cricket on 12 May 2017. He played 43 first class matches. He left the game to pursue higher education at Harvard University with the goal of leadership and service.[5] He received his Master of Public Policy from Harvard in 2020.[6]

Personal life edit

Carters is married to the writer Sarah Darmody and has three children [3], including one born in Cambridge Massachusetts while he was studying at Harvard University [4]. Carters is a supporter of the Canberra Raiders in the National Rugby League.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "Ryan Carters retires at the age of 26". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Batting for Change grows with BBL". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  3. ^ Link text, additional text.
  4. ^ "Ryan Carters". Australia – Players. Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  5. ^ "Carters retires from cricket". Archived from the original on 27 December 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Ryan Carters | The Frank Knox Memorial Fellowships". frankknox.harvard.edu. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020.
  7. ^ https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6042185/nrl-cricket-stars-nathan-lyon-and-ryan-carters-backing-the-canberra-raiders/

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