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Leo Carter (born 10 December 1994) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Canterbury.[1] He is the son of former Canterbury and Northamptonshire batsman, and current White Ferns coach, Bob Carter.

Leo Carter

Personal information
Born	(1994-12-10) 10 December 1994 (age 27) Wellington, New Zealand
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right arm off-break
Role	Batter
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2014–present	Canterbury
First-class debut	9 March 2015 Canterbury v Northern Districts
List A debut	30 December 2015 Canterbury v Auckland
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 43 33 52 Runs scored 2,198 634 663 Batting average 33.30 27.56 18.41 100s/50s 3/12 0/5 0/2 Top score 226* 63* 70* Catches/stumpings 41/0 9/0 17/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 13 September 2022

Career

He was part of New Zealand's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with Canterbury for the 2018–19 season.[2] On 5 January 2020, in the 2019–20 Super Smash match between Canterbury and Northern Districts, Carter hit six sixes in one over off the bowling of Anton Devcich.[3] He was the fourth batsman to do this in a Twenty20 match, and the first New Zealand cricketer.[4]

In February 2020, in the match against Wellington in the 2019–20 Plunket Shield season, Carter scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket, finishing with an unbeaten 226.[5] In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Canterbury ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season,[6][7] and in November 2020, he was named as the captain of Canterbury ahead of their 2020–21 Ford Trophy campaign.[8]

References

External links

• Leo Carter at ESPNcricinfo

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