Matt Carter (cricketer)
{{Short description|English cricketer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Matt Carter
| image =
| country = England
| fullname = Matthew Carter
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|5|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
| heightft = 6
| heightinch = 6
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm off break
| role = Bowler
| family = Andy Carter (brother)
| club1 = Lincolnshire
| year1 = {{nowrap|2013–2021}}
| club2 = Nottinghamshire
| year2 = {{nowrap|2015–2023}}
| clubnumber2 = 20
| club3 = Trent Rockets
| year3 = 2021–2023
| type1 = FC
| debutdate1 = 14 June
| debutyear1 = 2015
| debutfor1 = Nottinghamshire
| debutagainst1 = Somerset
| type2 = LA
| debutdate2 = 27 May
| debutyear2 = 2018
| debutfor2 = Nottinghamshire
| debutagainst2 = Warwickshire
| columns = 3
| column1 = FC
| matches1 = 18
| runs1 = 264
| bat avg1 = 10.15
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 33
| deliveries1 = 3,846
| wickets1 = 54
| bowl avg1 = 39.55
| fivefor1 = 2
| tenfor1 = 1
| best bowling1 = 7/56
| catches/stumpings1 = 16/–
| column2 = LA
| matches2 = 16
| runs2 = 65
| bat avg2 = 7.22
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 21*
| deliveries2 = 701
| wickets2 = 23
| bowl avg2 = 27.17
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 4/40
| catches/stumpings2 = 5/–
| column3 = T20
| matches3 = 76
| runs3 = 168
| bat avg3 = 9.88
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 23*
| deliveries3 = 1,458
| wickets3 = 71
| bowl avg3 = 26.54
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 3/14
| catches/stumpings3 = 29/–
| date = 30 September
| year = 2023
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/current/player/631545.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
Matthew Carter (born 26 May 1996) is an English professional cricketer who spent nine seasons at Nottinghamshire and has also played for Trent Rockets.
Career
Off-spin bowler Carter took figures of 10/195, including 7/56 in the first-innings, on his first-class cricket debut for Nottinghamshire against Somerset on a turning pitch in June 2015.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/631545.html |title=Matthew Carter |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=21 April 2017 }}
"from a tall classical action with flight, bite and composure, Carter returned the best figures by a spin bowler on Championship debut since Leicestershire's Jack Walsh claimed 7 for 46 against Northamptonshire in 1938"{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2015/content/story/888117.html |title=Carter creates slice of spin-bowling history |last=Miller |first=Andrew |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=15 June 2015 |accessdate=21 April 2017 }}
He made his List A debut for Nottinghamshire in the 2018 Royal London One-Day Cup on 27 May 2018{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1127801.html |title=North Group, Royal London One-Day Cup at Nottingham, May 27 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=27 May 2018}} and his first Twenty20 appearance for the club in the 2018 t20 Blast on 17 August 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1127569.html |title=North Group (N), Vitality Blast at Leeds, Aug 17 2018 |accessdate=17 August 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He was drafted by Trent Rockets for the inaugural season of The Hundred.{{Cite news|title=The Hundred 2021 - full squad lists|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/54646061|access-date=18 January 2022}} In April 2022, he was bought by the Trent Rockets for the 2022 season of The Hundred.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60477088 |title=The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed |work=BBC Sport |access-date=5 April 2022}}
On 22 May 2024, Nottinghamshire announced that Carter, who has signed a new one-year contract at the end of the 2023 season, had left the club by mutual consent.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cn44jm4ngz9o|title=Carter leaves Nottinghamshire after nine years|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=2024-06-09}}
Personal life
Carter's older brother Andy played first-class cricket for several county sides including Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.
References
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External links
- {{cricinfo|id=631545}}
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Category:Nottinghamshire cricketers
Category:Lincolnshire cricketers
Category:Trent Rockets cricketers
Category:Cricketers from Lincoln, England
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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