Sammy Carter
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Hanson Carter (15 March 1878, in Northowram
, Yorkshire, England - 8 June 1948 in Bellevue Hill, New South Wales
) was a cricket
er who played for Australia and New South Wales.
, took 44 catches
and 21 stumpings
in 28 Test matches between 1907 and 1921. As a batsman, he is often credited with the invention of the scoop shot that sails over fine-leg.
In 1932 at the age of 54, he toured the U.S.
and Canada
with an unofficial side captained by Vic Richardson
.
In 1946 the England captain Wally Hammond
and Major Rupert Howard (Secretary of Lancashire County Cricket Club
and MCC tour manager) went to visit Sammy Carter
in Sidney
. The wicketkeeper of Warwick Armstrong
's 1921 Australians, who now used a wheelchair, had donated £1,000
to the restoration of the Old Trafford cricket ground which had been bombed during the war. They wished to give him their personal thanks.
Northowram
Northowram is a village in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England that stands to the east of Halifax on the north side of Shibden valley. Southowram stands on the southern side of the valley....
, Yorkshire, England - 8 June 1948 in Bellevue Hill, New South Wales
Bellevue Hill, New South Wales
Bellevue Hill is an eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bellevue Hill is an affluent suburb, located 5 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Woollahra....
) was a cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played for Australia and New South Wales.
Career
Carter, a wicket-keeperWicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
, took 44 catches
Caught
Caught is a method of dismissing a batsman in the sport of cricket. Being caught out is the most common method of dismissal at higher levels of competition...
and 21 stumpings
Stump (cricket)
Stump is a term used in the sport of cricket where it has three different meanings:# part of the wicket# a manner of dismissing a batsman# the end of the day's play .-Part of the wicket:...
in 28 Test matches between 1907 and 1921. As a batsman, he is often credited with the invention of the scoop shot that sails over fine-leg.
In 1932 at the age of 54, he toured the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
with an unofficial side captained by Vic Richardson
Vic Richardson
Victor York Richardson OBE was a leading Australian sportsman of the 1920s and 1930s, captaining the Australian cricket team and the South Australian Australian rules football team, representing Australia in baseball and South Australia in golf, winning the South Australian state tennis title and...
.
In 1946 the England captain Wally Hammond
Wally Hammond
Walter Reginald "Wally" Hammond was an English Test cricketer who played for Gloucestershire in a career that lasted from 1920 to 1951. Beginning his career as a professional, he later became an amateur and was appointed captain of England...
and Major Rupert Howard (Secretary of Lancashire County Cricket Club
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...
and MCC tour manager) went to visit Sammy Carter
Sammy Carter
Hanson Carter was a cricketer who played for Australia and New South Wales.-Career:...
in Sidney
Sidney
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. The wicketkeeper of Warwick Armstrong
Warwick Armstrong
Warwick Windridge Armstrong was an Australian cricketer who played 50 Test matches between 1902 and 1921. An all-rounder, he captained Australia in ten Test matches between 1920 and 1921 and was undefeated, winning eight Tests and drawing two...
's 1921 Australians, who now used a wheelchair, had donated £1,000
Pound sterling
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to the restoration of the Old Trafford cricket ground which had been bombed during the war. They wished to give him their personal thanks.