Graeme McCarter

Irish cricketer

Graeme McCarter
Personal information
Full name
Graeme John McCarter
Born (1992-10-10) 10 October 1992 (age 31)
Derry, Northern Ireland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
International information
National side
  • Ireland (2014–2015)
Only ODI (cap 47)12 September 2014 v Scotland
T20I debut (cap 31)18 June 2015 v Scotland
Last T20I20 June 2015 v Scotland
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–2014Gloucestershire
2016–presentNorthern Knights
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 1 3 14 29
Runs scored 1 – 232 89
Batting average – – 16.57 7.41
100s/50s 0/0 – 0/1 0/0
Top score 1* – 62* 23
Balls bowled 48 30 1,854 1,264
Wickets 0 0 26 36
Bowling average – – 39.92 24.91
5 wickets in innings – – 0 1
10 wickets in match – – 0 0
Best bowling – – 4/95 6/32
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 3/– 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 July 2021

Graeme John McCarter (born 10 October 1992) is an international cricketer who represents the Ireland cricket team. He played matches for the national team in 2014 and 2015 before being dropped and reselected to represent them in 2021.[1]

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.[2] He made his One Day International debut against Scotland in September 2014. He made his Twenty20 International debut against Scotland on 18 June 2015.[3]

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.[4] McCarter joined Gloucestershire's academy in late 2008, and in November 2010 he signed a two-year contract with the club.[5]

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.[6] In June that year, he was called up to Ireland's senior squad for the first time.[7] 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.[8][9]

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.[9] 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).[10] In February 2012, McCarter was again part of the ICC's Europe Men's Academy.[4] After playing regularly for Gloucestershire's second XI,[5] 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.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13]

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[14]

He made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Scotland in September 2014.[15]

In May 2021, McCarter was named in Ireland's ODI squad for their series against the Netherlands.[16] This came after McCarter was the leading wicket-taker for the Ireland Wolves tour against the Netherlands A team.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Ireland name 15-man squad for CWC Super League ODIs against Netherlands". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Graeme McCarter". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Scotland tour of Ireland, 1st T20I: Ireland v Scotland at Bready, Jun 18, 2015". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  4. ^ a b ICC Europe (7 February 2012), McCarter India bound, CricketEurope4.net, archived from the original on 3 March 2016, retrieved 7 May 2012
  5. ^ a b Gloucestershire sign McCarter from academy, ESPNcricinfo, 10 November 2010, retrieved 7 May 2012
  6. ^ ICC Europe (11 February 2011), Matthew Maynard to coach at ICC Europe Men's Academy in Dubai, CricketEurope4.net, archived from the original on 4 March 2016, retrieved 7 May 2012
  7. ^ Hamish Marshall's international future in jeopardy, ESPNcricinfo, 17 June 2011, retrieved 7 May 2012
  8. ^ Callender, Ian (10 August 2011), Papua New Guinea outclass disappointing Ireland, archived from the original on 20 August 2011, retrieved 7 May 2012
  9. ^ a b Kevin O'Brien to lead Ireland against Namibia, ESPNcricinfo, 29 August 2011, retrieved 7 May 2012
  10. ^ f53346 Ireland v Namibia: ICC Inter-Continental Cup 2011 to 2013, CricketArchive, retrieved 7 May 2012
  11. ^ Howell helps Gloucestershire bounce back, ESPNcricinfo, 7 May 2012, retrieved 7 May 2012
  12. ^ First-class matches played by Graeme McCarter, CricketArchive, retrieved 13 May 2012
  13. ^ f54030 cc21017 Gloucestershire v Yorkshire: LV County Championship 2012 (Division 2), CricketArchive, retrieved 13 May 2012
  14. ^ McCarter stint in Australia to include McDermott coaching, BBC Sport, retrieved 28 December 2013
  15. ^ "Scotland tour of Ireland, 3rd ODI: Ireland v Scotland at Dublin, Sep 12, 2014". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  16. ^ "Ireland Men's squad announced for World Cup Super League fixtures against Netherlands". Cricket Ireland. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Ireland name Graeme McCarter for ODIs against Netherlands". CricBuzz. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

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