Richard Carty
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Richard Arthur Carty was an English
cricketer
. Carty was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium
.
Carty made his first-class
debut for Hampshire
against Oxford University
in the 1949 season. On debut Carty scored his maiden first-class half century with a score of 53 as well as taking 5/47 in the Universities second innings. Carty's County Championship
debut came a match later against Warwickshire
. Carty played ten matches for Hampshire in the 1949 season, taking 34 wickets at a bowling average
of 25.82, with three five wicket hauls and best figures of 6/110.
The following season Carty played 15 first-class matches for Hampshire, this time taking 31 wickets at a bowling average of 33.29, with best figures of 4/34. In the 1951 season Carty took his career best figures of 7/29 against Oxford University and the following season he followed it up with 7/50 against Glamorgan
, a match which gave Carty his only haul of ten wickets in a match.
After quiet seasons with the ball in 1951 and 1952, Carty took 30 wickets at a bowling average of 23.26, with best figures of 6-24. The following season Carty played only three first-class matches for Hampshire, with his final first-class match for the county coming against Glamorgan at the County Ground, Southampton
.
Carty played 55 first-class matches for Hampshire during which he scored 798 runs at a batting average of 14.77, with two half centuries and a high score of 53. With the ball Carty took 138 wickets at a bowling average of 30.17, with eight five wicket hauls and best figures of 7/29. In the field, Carty took 24 catches.
Carty died at Bishop's Waltham
, Hampshire
on March 31, 1984.
English people
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cricketer
Cricketer
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. Carty was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
.
Carty made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
against Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
in the 1949 season. On debut Carty scored his maiden first-class half century with a score of 53 as well as taking 5/47 in the Universities second innings. Carty's County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
debut came a match later against Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
. Carty played ten matches for Hampshire in the 1949 season, taking 34 wickets at a bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 25.82, with three five wicket hauls and best figures of 6/110.
The following season Carty played 15 first-class matches for Hampshire, this time taking 31 wickets at a bowling average of 33.29, with best figures of 4/34. In the 1951 season Carty took his career best figures of 7/29 against Oxford University and the following season he followed it up with 7/50 against Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
, a match which gave Carty his only haul of ten wickets in a match.
After quiet seasons with the ball in 1951 and 1952, Carty took 30 wickets at a bowling average of 23.26, with best figures of 6-24. The following season Carty played only three first-class matches for Hampshire, with his final first-class match for the county coming against Glamorgan at the County Ground, Southampton
County Ground, Southampton
The County Ground in Southampton, England was a former cricket and football ground. It was the home of Hampshire County Cricket Club from the 1885 English cricket season until the 2000 English cricket season...
.
Carty played 55 first-class matches for Hampshire during which he scored 798 runs at a batting average of 14.77, with two half centuries and a high score of 53. With the ball Carty took 138 wickets at a bowling average of 30.17, with eight five wicket hauls and best figures of 7/29. In the field, Carty took 24 catches.
Carty died at Bishop's Waltham
Bishop's Waltham
Bishop's Waltham is a small town in Hampshire, England situated at the head of the River Hamble. It is home to the ruins of Bishop's Waltham Palace, an English Heritage monument.-History:...
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
on March 31, 1984.
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