Carter attended Sydney Boys High School in 1894.[1] A wicket-keeper, he made his debut for New South Wales in 1897–98, and after two matches in 1901–02 he was selected to tour England in 1902 as the deputy wicket-keeper.
He played his first Test in 1907–08, when he played all five Tests against England. He toured England again in 1909, playing all five Tests, and he also played all five Tests when South Africa toured in 1910–11, and when England toured in 1911–12. He resumed his Test career for the last two Tests against England in 1920–21, although he was nearly 43, and toured England in 1921, playing four Tests, and South Africa in 1921–22, playing his last two Tests.
In all he took 44 catches and 21 stumpings in 28 Test matches. As a batsman, he is often credited with the invention of the scoop shot that sails over fine-leg.[2] He often made useful runs, though in Tests he seldom batted higher than number 10. His highest Test score was 72, batting at number 3 as nightwatchman, against England in Adelaide in 1911–12. His highest first-class score was 149 for New South Wales against Queensland in 1904–05.
He was the first wicket-keeper to squat on his haunches rather than bend over from the waist.[3]
In 1932, at the age of 54, he toured the U.S. and Canada with an unofficial side captained by Vic Richardson.
In 1946 the England captain Wally Hammond and Major Rupert Howard (Secretary of Lancashire County Cricket Club and MCC tour manager) went to visit Sammy Carter in Sydney. The wicketkeeper of Warwick Armstrong's 1921 Australians, who now used a wheelchair, had donated £1,000 to the restoration of the Old Trafford cricket ground which had been bombed during the war. They wished to give him their personal thanks.[4]
He worked as an undertaker, sometimes coming to matches in a hearse.[5]
ReferencesEdit
^Australian Sporting Representatives 23 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine. shsobu.org.au
^Patrick Kidd (10 August 2008). "The batting evolution." Cricinfo.
^The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket, Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, p. 100.
^Clif Cary (1948) Cricket Controversy. T. Werner laurie Ltd. p. 213.
sammy, carter, hanson, sammy, carter, march, 1878, june, 1948, cricketer, played, australia, south, wales, carter, about, 1909personal, informationborn15, march, 1878northowram, yorkshire, englanddied8, june, 1948, aged, bellevue, hill, south, wales, australia. Hanson Sammy Carter 15 March 1878 8 June 1948 was a cricketer who played for Australia and New South Wales Sammy CarterCarter in about 1909Personal informationBorn15 March 1878Northowram Yorkshire EnglandDied8 June 1948 aged 70 Bellevue Hill New South Wales AustraliaBattingRight handedInternational informationNational sideAustraliaTest debut cap 88 13 December 1907 v EnglandLast Test26 November 1921 v South AfricaCareer statisticsCompetition Test First classMatches 28 128Runs scored 873 2 897Batting average 22 97 20 11100s 50s 0 4 2 13Top score 72 149Catches stumpings 44 21 181 89Source Cricinfo 12 October 2022Career Edit Carter keepingCarter attended Sydney Boys High School in 1894 1 A wicket keeper he made his debut for New South Wales in 1897 98 and after two matches in 1901 02 he was selected to tour England in 1902 as the deputy wicket keeper He played his first Test in 1907 08 when he played all five Tests against England He toured England again in 1909 playing all five Tests and he also played all five Tests when South Africa toured in 1910 11 and when England toured in 1911 12 He resumed his Test career for the last two Tests against England in 1920 21 although he was nearly 43 and toured England in 1921 playing four Tests and South Africa in 1921 22 playing his last two Tests In all he took 44 catches and 21 stumpings in 28 Test matches As a batsman he is often credited with the invention of the scoop shot that sails over fine leg 2 He often made useful runs though in Tests he seldom batted higher than number 10 His highest Test score was 72 batting at number 3 as nightwatchman against England in Adelaide in 1911 12 His highest first class score was 149 for New South Wales against Queensland in 1904 05 He was the first wicket keeper to squat on his haunches rather than bend over from the waist 3 In 1932 at the age of 54 he toured the U S and Canada with an unofficial side captained by Vic Richardson In 1946 the England captain Wally Hammond and Major Rupert Howard Secretary of Lancashire County Cricket Club and MCC tour manager went to visit Sammy Carter in Sydney The wicketkeeper of Warwick Armstrong s 1921 Australians who now used a wheelchair had donated 1 000 to the restoration of the Old Trafford cricket ground which had been bombed during the war They wished to give him their personal thanks 4 He worked as an undertaker sometimes coming to matches in a hearse 5 References Edit Australian Sporting Representatives Archived 23 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine shsobu org au Patrick Kidd 10 August 2008 The batting evolution Cricinfo The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket Oxford Melbourne 1996 p 100 Clif Cary 1948 Cricket Controversy T Werner laurie Ltd p 213 Christopher Martin Jenkins 1983 The Complete Who s Who of Test Cricketers Rigby Adelaide p 183 ISBN 0856134872 External links Edit Media related to Sammy Carter at Wikimedia Commons Sammy Carter at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sammy Carter amp oldid 1162441812, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
