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Ernie Carless
Personal information
Full name
Ernest Francis Carless[1]
Born(1912-09-09)9 September 1912
Cadoxton, Barry, Wales
Died26 September 1987(1987-09-26) (aged 75)
Barry, Glamorgan, Wales
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleWicketkeeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1947–1949Devon
1946Glamorgan
1934Glamorgan
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 3
Runs scored 35
Batting average 11.66
100s/50s –/–
Top score 25
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 June 2010

Ernest Francis Carless (9 September 1912 – 26 September 1987) was a Welsh cricketer. Carless was a right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper. He also bowled right-arm off-breaks though he did not bowl in first-class cricket. Carless played football in the Football League for Cardiff City and Plymouth Argyle as an inside forward. He was born at Cadoxton, Glamorgan.

Carless made his first-class debut for Glamorgan in 1934 against Middlesex, though Tom Brierley kept wicket in this match; he played one further match for the county in that season, against Surrey, when Carless kept wicket. During the Second World War he played for the club in fund-raising matches. Following the end of the war and the resumption of County Cricket in 1946, Carless made his final first-class appearance, 12 years after his previous first-class match, in a Glamorgan side which was beset by injuries and struggling to field a team. His final first-class match was against Essex.[2] In his 3 matches he scored 35 runs at a batting average of 11.66 and a high score of 25.[3]

In 1947, Carless joined Devon, where he made his Minor Counties Championship debut for the county against Cornwall. From 1947 to 1949, he represented Devon in 7 Minor Counties fixtures, with his final appearance for the county coming against the Glamorgan Second XI.[4]

A multi-talented sportsman,[5] Carless played football as an inside forward.[6] He began his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, but did not make a first team appearance, and then returned to Wales to play for Barry Town.[6] Carless made his Football League debut in 1932 with Cardiff City and spent several years there without establishing himself in the first team.[5][6] He went on to play for Altrincham and return to Barry Town before the Second World War.[5] Carless joined Plymouth Argyle in 1946, playing 11 games as a guest in the Football League South and then signing up to make four Second Division appearances when the full league programme returned.[5]

In 1947, soon after his last appearance for Argyle, Carless accepted an offer to become the club's head groundsman, having gained experience doing the job for Cardiff City before moving to Plymouth.[5][7] The role enabled him to continue his cricket career with Devon.[5]

Carless died at Barry, Glamorgan on 26 September 1987.

References

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  1. ^ "Ernie Carless". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  2. ^ First-Class Matches played by Ernie Carless
  3. ^ First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Ernie Carless
  4. ^ Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Ernie Carless
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Ernie Carless". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  6. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 48. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  7. ^ Brief profile of Ernie Carless
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