Graeme McCarter

Graeme McCarter
Personal information
Full name Graeme John McCarter
Born 10 October 1992
Derry, Northern Ireland
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Role Bowler
International information
National side
Only ODI (cap 47) 12 September 2014 v Scotland
ODI shirt no. 33
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–2014 Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition ODI FC LA T20
Matches 1 9 9 13
Runs scored 1 121 19 28
Batting average – 12.10 – 14.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 1* 29* 18* 18*
Balls bowled 48 1,257 321 228
Wickets 0 21 11 16
Bowling average – 36.28 23.90 21.56
5 wickets in innings – 0 0 1
10 wickets in match n/a 0 n/a n/a
Best bowling – 4/95 3/15 5/35
Catches/stumpings 0/– 2/– 1/– 7/–
Source: CricketArchive, 14 January 2015

Graeme John McCarter (born 10 October 1992) is an international cricketer who represents Ireland.

At domestic level, he has played for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club since 2012, having joined the club's academy in 2008. In June 2012, he signed a contract with Gloucestershire till the end of the 2014 season.[1] He made his One Day International debut against Scotland in September 2014.

Career

Born in Derry, Graeme McCarter began playing for Ireland at Under-15 level. He also played badminton, and represented Ireland, but chose to pursue cricket instead as he felt he was better at it.[2] McCarter joined Gloucestershire's academy in late 2008, and in November 2010 he signed a two-year contract with the club.[3]

At the same time, McCarter was also recognised as a future prospect for Ireland. The International Cricket Council (ICC) held a Europe Men's Academy in February 2011 for twelve of Europe's best players, and McCarter was one of four Ireland players to attend.[4] In June that year, he was called up to Ireland's senior squad for the first time.[5] However, he had to wait until September to make his first-class debut.

The 2011 Under-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier was held in July and August; McCarter took 14 wickets as Ireland secured one of the available places at the following year's Under-19 World Cup.[6][7]

Ireland faced Namibia in the 2011–13 ICC Intercontinental Cup, and in the absence of several first-choice players due to commitments to county cricket McCarter was included in the squad.[7] Ireland won by five wickets and McCarter took a single wicket (that of Pikky Ya France, bowled) in the match while conceding 90 runs (1/90).[8] In February 2012, McCarter was again part of the ICC's Europe Men's Academy.[2] After playing regularly for Gloucestershire's second XI,[3] he made his debut for the first team on 7 May 2012 during a Clydesdale Bank 40 match against Middlesex. He bowled Joe Denly to claim his maiden wicket in one day cricket, and finished with 3/41 as Gloucestershire won a rain-affected match.[9] The same week, McCarter played his maiden County Championship match for the club; the only other first-class match he had played was for Ireland.[10] The match against Yorkshire ended defeat. While McCarter scored 29 not out from 14 balls in his only innings, when he bowled he conceded 67 runs from 19 overs without taking a wicket.[11]

Following the 2013 season, it was announced that McCarter would head to Australia for the winter to play club cricket as well as attending coaching sessions held by former Australian test match fast bowler, Craig McDermott[12]

He made his One Day International debut against Scotland in September 2014.[13]

Career best performances

as of 1 October 2013

Batting Bowling
Score Fixture Venue Season Score Fixture Venue Season
ODI 1* Ireland v Scotland Malahide 2014 0–38 Ireland v Scotland Malahide 2014
FC 29* Gloucestershire v Yorkshire Bristol 2012 4–95 Gloucestershire v Lancashire Liverpool 2013
LA 18* Gloucestershire v Leicestershire Foxes Leicester 2013 3–15 Gloucestershire Gladiators v Leicestershire Foxes Bristol 2012

References

  1. ↑ "Graeme McCarter". Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 ICC Europe (7 February 2012), McCarter India bound, CricketEurope4.net, retrieved 7 May 2012
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Gloucestershire sign McCarter from academy, ESPNcricinfo, 10 November 2010, retrieved 7 May 2012
  4. ↑ ICC Europe (11 February 2011), Matthew Maynard to coach at ICC Europe Men's Academy in Dubai, CricketEurope4.net, retrieved 7 May 2012
  5. ↑ Hamish Marshall's international future in jeopardy, ESPNcricinfo, 17 June 2011, retrieved 7 May 2012
  6. ↑ Callender, Ian (10 August 2011), Papua New Guinea outclass disappointing Ireland, retrieved 7 May 2012
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Kevin O'Brien to lead Ireland against Namibia, ESPNcricinfo, 29 August 2011, retrieved 7 May 2012
  8. ↑ f53346 Ireland v Namibia: ICC Inter-Continental Cup 2011 to 2013, CricketArchive, retrieved 7 May 2012
  9. ↑ Howell helps Gloucestershire bounce back, ESPNcricinfo, 7 May 2012, retrieved 7 May 2012
  10. ↑ First-class matches played by Graeme McCarter, CricketArchive, retrieved 13 May 2012
  11. ↑ f54030 cc21017 Gloucestershire v Yorkshire: LV County Championship 2012 (Division 2), CricketArchive, retrieved 13 May 2012
  12. ↑ McCarter stint in Australia to include McDermott coaching, BBC Sport, retrieved 28 December 2013
  13. ↑ "Scotland tour of Ireland, 3rd ODI: Ireland v Scotland at Dublin, Sep 12, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2014.

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