Herbert Carpenter

This article is about the cricketer. For the Attorney General of Rhode Island, see Herbert L. Carpenter.
Herbert Carpenter
Personal information
Full name
Herbert Arthur Carpenter
Born(1869-07-12)12 July 1869
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Died12 December 1933(1933-12-12) (aged 64)
Whipps Cross, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Relations
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1893–1906MCC
1894–1920Essex
1896–1902Players
1896Earl de la Warr's XI
1896–1897South
1913Cambridgeshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 310
Runs scored 14,939
Batting average 28.45
100s/50s 25/68
Top score 199
Balls bowled 3,871
Wickets 50
Bowling average 44.92
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/57
Catches/stumpings 257/0
Source: CricketArchive, 12 February 2012

Herbert Arthur Carpenter (12 July 1869 – 12 December 1933) was an English first-class cricketer and umpire who played principally for Essex in a career which spanned from 1893 to 1920.[1]

Cricket career

Carpenter came from a cricketing family and was the son of Cambridgeshire's Robert Carpenter. He made his Essex debut in 1888 and his consistent batting helped the county achieve first-class status in 1894. Carpenter scored 1000 runs in a season on seven occasions.[2] In 1900, he amassed 1,742 runs including five centuries.[2] His career at Essex spanned 27 years scoring 13,043 runs in 262 matches at an average of 29.50.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "First-class batting and fielding in each season by Herbert Carpenter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  3. ^ "First-class batting and fielding for each team by Herbert Carpenter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2024.


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