Jack Carson (cricketer)

Jack Carson
Carson in 2023
Personal information
Full name
Jack Joshua Carson
Born (2000-12-03) 3 December 2000 (age 24)
Craigavon, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2020–presentSussex (squad no. 16)
First-class debut1 August 2020 Sussex v Hampshire
List A debut4 August 2023 Sussex v Durham
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 50 9 12
Runs scored 1,514 101 68
Batting average 22.59 16.83 22.66
100s/50s 0/11 0/0 0/0
Top score 97 20* 26
Balls bowled 8,555 467 108
Wickets 150 16 10
Bowling average 32.32 30.93 17.60
5 wickets in innings 6 0 0
10 wickets in match 1 0 0
Best bowling 6/67 4/83 2/10
Catches/stumpings 26/– 3/– 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 September 2024

Jack Joshua Carson (born 3 December 2000) is a professional cricketer.[1][2] He made his first-class debut on 1 August 2020, for Sussex in the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy. He was Sussex's leading wicket-taker in the competition, and also the 2021 County Championship. Carson is eligible to play international cricket for either England or Ireland.

Career

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Carson began his career as a batsman, but is now predominantly a bowler.[3] He is eligible to play for England[4] having met the residency requirements to play for England in April 2020.[5] As Carson is currently signed to English county Sussex as a domestic player, he is presently ineligible to play for Ireland,[6] as since 2019, Irish international cricketers have to be registered as overseas players.[7]

As a youngster, Carson played for Waringstown Cricket Club youth teams. In 2012, he scored 121* in the All-Ireland Cup Final.[2][8] He scored 600 runs without being dismissed in the season.[2] He captained Waringstown in the Under-13 inter-provincial championships in 2014, and also played for Sussex from under-12 level,[2] after being recommended by Sussex and Ireland cricketer Ed Joyce.[3] In 2015, Carson was signed up to the Cricket Ireland Academy,[9] and made his last appearance for the Academy in 2016.[3] In 2018, he played in a Sussex pre-season tour with the senior squad in Cape Town, South Africa.[10][11]

Carson made his first-class debut on 1 August 2020, for Sussex in the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy.[12] He took a wicket with the second delivery that he bowled in the match,[5] and finished with match figures of 5/52.[13] Carson took his first five-wicket haul in a Bob Willis Trophy match against Surrey at The Oval.[3][5] In total, he took 15 wickets in the competition, the most of any Sussex player.[3] In October 2020, Carson signed a two year rookie contract with Sussex, which would be upgraded to a fully professional contract once Carson played five first-class matches.[3] After Sussex's 2021 County Championship match against Yorkshire, Carson was compared to England off-spinner Dom Bess.[4] Carson had taken a five-wicket haul in the match, including the wicket of England captain Joe Root.[14] In June 2021, Carson signed a multi-year contract extension with Sussex.[15] He was Sussex's top wicket-taker in the 2021 County Championship with 37 wickets at an average of 36.10.[16]

Personal life

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Carson is from Craigavon, County Armagh, Northern Ireland,[13] and his family now live in Waringstown, County Down. He has two older brothers, and their father played cricket for Donacloney Cricket Club.[5] He attended Banbridge Academy, and Hurstpierpoint College.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Jack Carson". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 29 May 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Jack Carson out to be big a hit at Sussex". Belfast Telegraph. 8 July 2014. Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Carson signs two-year deal with Sussex". Cricket Europe. 7 October 2020. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Jack Carson: Young Ulster-born spinner turning heads in Sussex". The Times. 26 April 2021. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "The rise of Jack Carson, the Waringstown boy making waves at Hove". The Cricketer. 17 October 2020. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Young NI bowler turns heads after county cricket heroics". Belfast Telegraph. 27 April 2021. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Tim Murtagh commits to Middlesex & county cricket, retires from Ireland duty". Wisden. 29 November 2019. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  8. ^ "No stopping runmachine Carson inAll-Ireland success". Lurgan Mail. 5 September 2012. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Shapoorji Pallonji Cricket Ireland Academy New Recruits Announced". Cricket Ireland. 24 November 2015. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Hurst student joins Sussex Cricket pro squad in South Africa". Education Sussex. 21 February 2018. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Academy boys to tour with Sussex squad". Brighton and Hove Independent. 9 February 2018. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  12. ^ "South Group, Hove, Aug 1-4 2020, Bob Willis Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Jack Carson has the last laugh to turn the spotlight on Lancashire". The Cricketer. 30 April 2021. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Jack Carson follows Mushtaq Ahmed's example at Sussex". The Argus. 28 April 2021. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Jack Carson signs contract extension". Sussex County Cricket Club. 4 June 2021. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Vote now for winners of 2021 Men's End of Season Awards". Sussex County Cricket Club. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
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