John Carter (cricketer, born 1935)

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

John Carter
Personal information
Full name
John William Carter
Born (1935-06-23) 23 June 1935
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

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
  1. "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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