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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