Claude Carter

Claude Carter
	Carter in 1912
Personal information
Full name	Claude Pagdett Carter
Born	23 April 1881; Durban, Colony of Natal
Died	8 November 1952 (aged 71); Durban, South Africa
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
International information
National side	South Africa;
Domestic team information
1897–98 to 1907–08,; 1912–13 to 1923–24	Natal
1910–11	Transvaal
Career statistics
	Source: CricketArchive, 4 February 2017

Claude Pagdett Carter, sometimes known as Claude Paget Carter (23 April 1881 in Durban, Colony of Natal – 8 November 1952 in Durban, Natal) was a South African cricketer who played in 10 Tests from 1912 to 1924.^[1]^[2]

Shortly after leaving the Durban Boys' Model School at the age of 16, Carter began playing first-class cricket for Natal, and eventually played for them from 1898 to 1923, except for a season with Transvaal in 1910–11.^[3] He toured England with the South African teams of 1912 and 1924.^[4] He was South Africa's leading bowler in the series against Australia in South Africa in 1921–22, when he took 15 wickets at an average of 21.93.^[5]

He played a season of club cricket in Yorkshire in 1905,^[6] and later played Lancashire League cricket for Lowerhouse in 1925 and 1926, and represented Cornwall in the Minor Counties Championship in 1930 and 1935.

References

^ "Claude Carter". Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
^ "Greenidge's final frenzy". ESPN Cricinfo. 12 April 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
^ Obituary, The Cricketer, Spring Annual, 1953, p. 88.
^ "First-class matches played by Claude Carter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
^ "Test bowling for South Africa 1921–22". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
^ Setay, Frederick (30 March 1912). "A Chat with Mr. C. P. Carter". Cricket: 44–45.