William Carter (Kent cricketer)
William Carter (c. 1822 – 10 October 1847) was an English cricketer who played in the mid-1840s.
Carter was born at Southfleet near Gravesend in Kent.[1] He was a miller by trade[2][3] and played in three first-class cricket matches for Kent County Cricket Club, one against Sussex in 1845 and two against Surrey the following year.[4] Although he "achieved little" for the county side, Carter was bowling regularly with success in club cricket, mainly playing for Dartford and Gravesend. He is known to have taken five-wickets in an innings at least five times in club cricket between 1845 and 1847, including taking 10 wickets in a match for Gravesend against the Cambridge Town Club in 1847.[2]
Later the same year Carter died at Southfleet. He was aged 24 or 25 at the time of his death.[1][2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b William Carter, CricInfo. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
- ^ a b c Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), p. 105. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
- ^ Milton H (1999) The Bat & Ball Gravesend – a first-class cricket history, p.128. Gravesend: Gravesend Cricket Club. ISBN 0 9536041 0 1
- ^ William Carter, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-04-15. (subscription required)
External links[edit]
William Carter at ESPNcricinfo
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