William Carter (cricketer)

William Carter

Personal information
Full name	William John Carter
Born	23 January 1841 Kennington, Surrey, England
Died	18 November 1888 (aged 47) Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1871–1874	Surrey
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 8 Runs scored 91 Batting average 8.27 100s/50s –/– Top score 21* Balls bowled 116 Wickets 4 Bowling average 10.25 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 2/15 Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 23 June 2012

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.

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

1. "First-Class Matches played by William Carter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Carter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by William Carter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 June 2012.

External links

• William Carter at ESPNcricinfo
• William Carter at CricketArchive