Kiran Carlson

Kiran Shah Carlson (born 16 May 1998) is a Welsh cricketer who plays for Glamorgan County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed middle order batsman and occasional off-break bowler. In September 2016 during a 2016 County Championship match against Essex, Carlson became the youngest player for Glamorgan to score a first-class century.[1]

Kiran Carlson
Personal information
Full name
Kiran Shah Carlson
Born (1998-05-16) May 16, 1998
Cardiff, Wales
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleMiddle order batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–presentGlamorgan (squad no. 5)
2022/23Mid West Rhinos
First-class debut31 August 2016
Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
List A debut15 July 2016
Glamorgan v Pakistan A
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 80 46 60
Runs scored 4,367 1,181 1,018
Batting average 33.85 28.80 19.96
100s/50s 11/20 0/10 0/3
Top score 192 82 77
Balls bowled 2,145 569 33
Wickets 27 18 2
Bowling average 52.44 30.55 30.50
5 wickets in innings 1 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 5/28 4/41 2/13
Catches/stumpings 37/– 17/– 20/–
Source: CricketArchive, 29 September 2023

Career

Carlson played his youth cricket at Cardiff Cricket Club. He made his first class debut on 31 August 2016 against Northamptonshire, having been brought to the team as an injury replacement for Craig Meschede.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut for Glamorgan in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 7 July 2017.[3]

In 2021 Carlson captained Glamorgan to victory in the final of the Royal London One-Day Cup, top-scoring in Glamorgan's innings with 82.[4]

Personal life

Carlson was educated at Whitchurch High School in Cardiff and obtained three A-grades in his A Levels.[5] He completed a business degree at Cardiff University in 2021.[4]

References


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