Herbert Carpenter

Herbert Carpenter
Personal information
Full name Herbert Arthur Carpenter
Born (1869-07-12)12 July 1869
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Died 12 December 1933(1933-12-12) (aged 64)
Whipps Cross, England
Batting style Right-hand
Bowling style Right-arm off break
Relations Father Robert Carpenter, Brother-in-law John O'Connor, Nephew Jack O'Connor, Uncle George Carpenter, Uncle William Carpenter
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1893-1906 Marylebone Cricket Club
1894-1920 Essex
1896-1902 Players
1896 Earl de la Warr's XI
1896-1897 South
1913 Cambridgeshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 310
Runs scored 14939
Batting average 28.45
100s/50s 25/
Top score 199
Balls bowled 3871
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: Cricket archive, 12 February 2012

Herbert Arthur Carpenter (born 12 July 1869 in Cambridge- d.12 December 1933 in Whipps Cross) was an English cricketer and umpire who played principally for Essex in a career which spanned from 1893-1920.[1]

Cricket career

Carpenter came from a cricketing family and was the son of Cambridgeshire cricketer, 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 six occasions. In 1900, he amassed 1468 runs including four centuries. His career at Essex spanned 26 years scoring 13,403 runs in 264 matches at an average of 29.50.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Herbert Arthur Carpenter profile Retrieved 10 February 2012
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