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John Carter (cricketer, born 1935)

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John Carter
Personal information
Full name
John William Carter
Born (1935-06-23) 23 June 1935 (age 89)
Oxford, Oxfordshire,
England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1959Leicestershire
1953–1961Oxfordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 7
Runs scored 209
Batting average 14.92
100s/50s –/–
Top score 41
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 January 2013

John William Carter (born 23 June 1935) is a former English cricketer. Carter was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Oxford, Oxfordshire.

Carter made his debut for Oxfordshire against Berkshire in the 1953 Minor Counties Championship. He played minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire on 35 occasions to 1957.[1] He joined Leicestershire in 1959, making his first-class debut for the county against Oxford University, with him making six further first-class appearances for the county in that season, with his final appearance coming against Surrey.[2] In his seven first-class matches for Leicestershire, he scored a total of 209 runs at an average of 14.92, with a high score of 41.[3] He later returned to playing minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire, making five appearances for the county in 1961.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Carter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Carter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Carter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
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