James Alexander Carse

{{Short description|Zimbabwean cricketer (born 1958)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = James Carse

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|12|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium

| family = Brydon Carse (son)

| columns = 2

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 60

| runs1 = 485

| bat avg1 = 11.02

| 100s/50s1 = 0/0

| top score1 = 44

| deliveries1 = 8,243

| wickets1 = 137

| bowl avg1 = 32.54

| fivefor1 = 3

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 6/50

| catches/stumpings1= 19/–

| column2 = List A

| matches2 = 25

| runs2 = 54

| bat avg2 = 18.00

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 16*

| deliveries2 = 1,300

| wickets2 = 39

| bowl avg2 = 22.94

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 4/18

| catches/stumpings2= 2/–

| source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/zimbabwe/content/player/55308.html Cricinfo

| date = 16 April

| year = 2023

}}

James Alexander Carse (born 13 December 1958) is a former Zimbabwean first class cricketer. He played Currie Cup cricket for Border, Western and Eastern Provinces in South Africa during the 1980s. He also played county cricket in England for Northamptonshire in 1983.

He was an attacking right arm fast-medium bowler and lower order right-hand batsman.

While playing for Northamptonshire, he took 5/43 in an innings against Glamorgan at Cardiff in August 1983.

His son, Brydon Carse, currently plays for England in international cricket after making his debut in July 2021.