Austin Carr (cricketer)
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Austin Michael Carr was an English
cricketer
who played six first-class
matches for Worcestershire
in the 1920s.
Carr had an unusual introduction to first-class cricket. Worcestershire, short of players, sent out a call to Gilbert Ashton
, headmaster of Abberley Hall School and a man who was to play a number of times for the county in the years ahead. However, Ashton was unwell and so sent Carr, a junior member of the school staff. Carr tried to protest that he was not good enough, but in the event he succeeded magnificently, scoring 82 from number eight in the order. He also bowled two overs without reward: his only bowling spell in first-class cricket. In the second innings he was promoted to bat at three, but was dismissed for 17.
After such a performance, Carr was chosen for two more matches that season, one of them against a Nottinghamshire
team captained by his namesake Arthur Carr and the other against Lancashire
. He could manage only 4, 28 and 2 in his three innings, however, and was no more successful (making 7, 4 and 2) in the couple of games he played in 1922. He was to play only one more first-class match, three years later against Somerset
, but again he failed, making 0 and 4 in an innings defeat
.
Carr was born at Lower Hall, Broxton, Cheshire; he died at the age of 48 in Great Witley
, Worcestershire
.
His brother Edward played for Cheshire
at minor counties level in 1912.
England
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cricketer
Cricketer
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who played six 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...
matches for Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire...
in the 1920s.
Carr had an unusual introduction to first-class cricket. Worcestershire, short of players, sent out a call to Gilbert Ashton
Gilbert Ashton
Gilbert Ashton MC was an English cricketer who played 62 first-class matches between the wars, mostly for Cambridge University and Worcestershire...
, headmaster of Abberley Hall School and a man who was to play a number of times for the county in the years ahead. However, Ashton was unwell and so sent Carr, a junior member of the school staff. Carr tried to protest that he was not good enough, but in the event he succeeded magnificently, scoring 82 from number eight in the order. He also bowled two overs without reward: his only bowling spell in first-class cricket. In the second innings he was promoted to bat at three, but was dismissed for 17.
After such a performance, Carr was chosen for two more matches that season, one of them against a Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
team captained by his namesake Arthur Carr and the other against Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
. He could manage only 4, 28 and 2 in his three innings, however, and was no more successful (making 7, 4 and 2) in the couple of games he played in 1922. He was to play only one more first-class match, three years later against Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset 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 Somerset...
, but again he failed, making 0 and 4 in an innings defeat
The result in cricket
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.
Carr was born at Lower Hall, Broxton, Cheshire; he died at the age of 48 in Great Witley
Great Witley
Great Witley is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the northwest of the county of Worcestershire, England...
, Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
.
His brother Edward played for Cheshire
Cheshire County Cricket Club
Cheshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cheshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
at minor counties level in 1912.
External links
- Player Profile: Austin Carr from CricinfoCricinfoESPNcricinfo is believed to be the largest cricket-related website on the World Wide Web. Content includes news,articles, live scorecards,live text commentary and a comprehensive and searchable database called 'StatsGuru', of historical matches and players from the 18th century to the present...
- Statistical summary from CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...