Jonathan Lyndon Carter (born 16 November 1987) is a Barbadian cricketer who currently plays for Barbados. He is a big-hitting left-handed batsman who also bowls right-arm medium pace.[1] He made his international debut for the West Indies in January 2015.

Carter first played for Barbados in 2007 in a List A match against West Indies Under-19s. He has represented West Indies A. He averages around 30 in first-class cricket currently. He made his One Day International debut for the West Indies against South Africa on 16 January 2015.[2]

Career

Carter has appeared for West Indies A, Barbados and Barbados Tridents in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). In September 2013, he scored a century for West Indies A against India A. After a long wait, Carter finally got his first century in first-class cricket against Jamaica. In 2014, he scored his second List A hundred, this time for Barbados in the Regional Super 50, scoring 109. He later scored his second first-class ton against Jamaica.

Carter was named in West Indies’ 15 man squad for the 2015 World Cup.[3][4][5][6]

Carter also jointly holds the record for taking the most catches by a substitute fielder in a T20I innings (2) along with Jeetan Patel, Eoin Morgan, Hashim Amla, Johnson Charles and Chamu Chibhabha.[7]

In the 2017 CPL draft, Carter was selected by the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots.[8]

In March 2017, Carter was named in the West Indies squad for the Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Pakistan, but he did not play.[9]

Carter was the leading run-scorer in the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament, with 351 runs in eight matches.[10]

In May 2019, Cricket West Indies (CWI) named Carter as one of ten reserve players in the West Indies' squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[11][12] In October 2019, he was named as the captain of Barbados for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[13] In July 2020, he was named in the Barbados Tridents squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[14][15] He was also named for the Philadelphians in the Minor League Cricket season in July 2021.

References

  1. ^ "Jonathan Carter". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  2. ^ "West Indies tour of South Africa, 1st ODI: South Africa v West Indies at Durban, Jan 16, 2015". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  3. ^ "World Cup 2015 squads". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  4. ^ "West Indies Squad - West Indies Squad - ICC Cricket World Cup, 2015 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. ^ "West Indies squad Cricket World Cup 2015 squad". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  6. ^ "West Indies announce 15-member squad for 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup: Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard excluded". India.com. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Records | Twenty20 Internationals | Fielding records | Most catches by a substitute in an innings | ESPN Cricinfo". Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Nabi, Rashid get taken in 2017 CPL draft". Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Mohammed breaks into West Indies T20I squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Super50 Cup, 2018/19 - Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  11. ^ "Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard named among West Indies' World Cup reserves". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Pollard, Dwayne Bravo named in West Indies' CWC19 reserves". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  13. ^ "Carter to lead Barbados Pride". Barbados Advocate. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  14. ^ "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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