William John Carter (21 January 1841 – 18 November 1888) was an English cricketer. Carter was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Kennington, Surrey.
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| Full name | William John Carter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 January 1841 Kennington, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 November 1888 (aged 47) Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1871–1874 | Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 June 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carter made his first-class debut for Surrey against the Kent in 1871 at The Oval. He made six further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in 1874.[1] In his seven first-class matches for the county, he scored 77 runs at an average of 8.55, with a high score of 21 not out.[2] With the ball, he took 4 wickets at a bowling average of 10.25, with best figures of 2/15.[3] He also made a single first-class appearance in 1874 for a United South of England Eleven against Yorkshire at Great Horton Road, Bradford.[1]
He died at Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, on 18 November 1888.
References
edit- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by William Carter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Carter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by William Carter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
External links
edit- William Carter at ESPNcricinfo
- William Carter at CricketArchive
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