Amara Carr

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Amara Carr
Personal information
Full nameAmara Danielle Carr
Born (1994-04-17) 17 April 1994 (age 27)
Plymouth, Devon, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–2019Devon
2016–2019Western Storm
2017–2019→ Middlesex (on loan)
2020–presentMiddlesex
2020–presentSunrisers
2021–presentLondon Spirit
Career statistics
Competition WLA WT20
Matches 91 49
Runs scored 1,599 633
Batting average 20.24 19.78
100s/50s 1/7 0/2
Top score 105 52
Catches/stumpings 46/33 11/19
Source: CricketArchive, 25 February 2021

Amara Danielle Carr (born 17 April 1994) is an English cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter and wicket-keeper. She is currently the 50-over captain of the regional team Sunrisers, and signed for Middlesex in 2020, having previously played for Devon since 2008.[1][2] She plays for London Spirit in The Hundred.[3]

Early life[]

Carr was born on 17 April 1994 in Plymouth, Devon.[4] She attended Exeter University,[5] where she graduated with a degree in sports science.[6] In 2016, she won the ECB's Young Coach of the Year award.

Domestic career[]

Carr made her county debut for Devon in 2008, at the age of 14, in which she scored 13 runs in a victory over Cornwall.[2][7] Carr soon became a regular for Devon over the following years, and was part of the England Development Squad that won the Women's European Cricket Championship in 2010.[8] She achieved her maiden List A century in 2019, scoring 105 for Devon against Middlesex.[9]

From 2017 to 2019, Carr played in the Women's Twenty20 Cup for Middlesex, and was part of their side that won the tournament in 2018.[10] In February 2020, it was announced that Carr was joining Middlesex from Devon in both formats.[2]

Carr was also part of the Western Storm squad for every season of the Women's Cricket Super League, from 2016 to 2019, but did not play a match.[5] In 2020, she joined Sunrisers for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and was subsequently named as captain of the side.[1] Whilst her side finished bottom of the South Group, Carr hit 99 in a match against South East Stars.[11] In December 2020, it was announced that Carr was one of the 41 female cricketers that had signed a full-time domestic contract.[12] She has signed to play for London Spirit in The Hundred.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "CARR TO CAPTAIN THE SUNRISERS". Sunrisers. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "AMARA CARR SIGNS FOR MIDDLESEX WOMEN IN ALL FORMATS". Middlesex Cricket. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Player Profile: Amara Carr". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Player Profile: Amara Carr". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "WESTERN STORM WELCOME BACK NAOMI AND AMARA". Somerset CCC. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Amara Carr wins ECB Young Coach of the Year award". Devon Cricket. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Devon Women v Cornwall Women, 5 May 2008". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Amara Carr List A Matches". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Middlesex Women v Devon Women, 27 May 2019". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Amara Carr T20 Matches". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  11. ^ "South East Stars v Sunrisers, 31 August 2020". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Forty-one female players sign full-time domestic contracts". ESPN England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  13. ^ "The Hundred squads 2021: Full men's and women's player lists". The Cricketer. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

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