Amara Danielle Carr (born 17 April 1994) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Middlesex. She plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She has previously played for Devon, Sunrisers, London Spirit and Manchester Originals.[1][2]
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| Full name | Amara Danielle Carr | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 April 1994 Plymouth, Devon, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2019 | Devon | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | → Middlesex (on loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Western Storm | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–present | Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Sunrisers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | London Spirit | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Manchester Originals | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 19 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
Carr was born on 17 April 1994 in Plymouth, Devon.[3] She attended the University of Exeter, where she graduated with a degree in sports science.[4] In 2016, she won the ECB's Young Coach of the Year award.[5]
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.[1][6] 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.[7] She achieved her maiden List A century in 2019, scoring 105 for Devon against Middlesex.[8]
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.[9] In February 2020, it was announced that Carr was joining Middlesex from Devon in both formats.[1] She scored 45 runs in four matches for the side in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[10]
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.[4] In 2020, she joined Sunrisers for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and was subsequently named as captain of the side.[11] Whilst her side finished bottom of the South Group, Carr hit 99 in a match against South East Stars.[12] In December 2020, it was announced that Carr was one of the 41 female cricketers that had signed a full-time domestic contract.[13] She played eight matches for the side in 2021, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with a top score of 25, missing parts of the season due to injury.[14][15][16] She also played five matches for London Spirit in The Hundred, scoring 19 runs and making two stumpings.[17] She played six matches for Sunrisers in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 129 runs.[18][19] She also played one match for London Spirit in The Hundred.[20]
In 2023, she played 19 matches for Sunrisers, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring one half-century and making 14 dismissals.[21][22] She also played one match for Manchester Originals in The Hundred.[23] In 2024, she played 26 matches for Sunrisers, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, making 26 dismissals.[24][25]
In October 2024, she signed for Essex Women ahead of the 2025 women's domestic cricket restructure.[26][27]
References
External links
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