Amara Carr

Amara Danielle Carr (born 17 April 1994) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Middlesex, Sunrisers and Manchester Originals. She plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She has previously played for Devon and London Spirit.[1][2]

Amara Carr
Personal information
Full name
Amara Danielle Carr
Born (1994-04-17) 17 April 1994
Plymouth, Devon, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–2019Devon
2017–2019→ Middlesex (on loan)
2016–2019Western Storm
2020–presentMiddlesex
2020–presentSunrisers
2021–2022London Spirit
2023–presentManchester Originals
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 112 75
Runs scored 1,917 904
Batting average 19.96 19.23
100s/50s 1/8 0/2
Top score 105 52
Catches/stumpings 55/40 17/31
Source: CricketArchive, 20 October 2023

Early life

Carr was born on 17 April 1994 in Plymouth, Devon.[3] She attended the University of Exeter, where she graduated with a degree in sports science.[4] In 2016, she won the ECB's Young Coach of the Year award.[5]

Domestic career

Carr made her county debut for Devon in 2008, at the age of 14, in which she scored 13 runs in a victory over Cornwall.[1][6] Carr soon became a regular for Devon over the following years, and was part of the England Development Squad that won the Women's European Cricket Championship in 2010.[7] She achieved her maiden List A century in 2019, scoring 105 for Devon against Middlesex.[8]

From 2017 to 2019, Carr played in the Women's Twenty20 Cup for Middlesex, and was part of their side that won the tournament in 2018.[9] In February 2020, it was announced that Carr was joining Middlesex from Devon in both formats.[1] She scored 45 runs in four matches for the side in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[10]

Carr was also part of the Western Storm squad for every season of the Women's Cricket Super League, from 2016 to 2019, but did not play a match.[4] In 2020, she joined Sunrisers for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and was subsequently named as captain of the side.[11] Whilst her side finished bottom of the South Group, Carr hit 99 in a match against South East Stars.[12] In December 2020, it was announced that Carr was one of the 41 female cricketers that had signed a full-time domestic contract.[13] She played eight matches for the side in 2021, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with a top score of 25, missing parts of the season due to injury.[14][15][16] She also played five matches for London Spirit in The Hundred, scoring 19 runs and making two stumpings.[17] She played six matches for Sunrisers in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 129 runs.[18][19] She also played one match for London Spirit in The Hundred.[20]

In 2023, she played 19 matches for Sunrisers, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring one half-century and making 14 dismissals.[21][22] She also played one match for Manchester Originals in The Hundred.[23]

References
  1. "AMARA CARR SIGNS FOR MIDDLESEX WOMEN IN ALL FORMATS". Middlesex Cricket. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  2. "Player Profile: Amara Carr". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  3. "Player Profile: Amara Carr". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  4. "WESTERN STORM WELCOME BACK NAOMI AND AMARA". Somerset CCC. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  5. "Amara Carr wins ECB Young Coach of the Year award". Devon Cricket. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  6. "Devon Women v Cornwall Women, 5 May 2008". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  7. "Amara Carr List A Matches". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  8. "Middlesex Women v Devon Women, 27 May 2019". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  9. "Amara Carr T20 Matches". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  10. "Batting and Fielding for Middlesex Women/Vitality Women's County T20 2021". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  11. "CARR TO CAPTAIN THE SUNRISERS". Sunrisers. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  12. "South East Stars v Sunrisers, 31 August 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  13. "Forty-one female players sign full-time domestic contracts". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  14. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2021 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  15. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2021 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  16. "Charlotte Edwards Cup Essentials: Northern Diamonds v Sunrisers". the Cricketer. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  17. "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2021 - London Spirit (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  18. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2022 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  19. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2022 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  20. "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2022 - London Spirit (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  21. "Records/Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy 2023 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  22. "Records/Charlotte Edwards Cup, 2023 - Sunrisers/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  23. "Records/The Hundred Women's Competition, 2023 - London Spirit (Women)/Batting and Bowling Averages". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
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