Joe Carter (cricketer)

Joseph Franklyn Carter (born 17 December 1992) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Northern Districts.^[1] Educated at Tauranga Boys' College where he captained the 2010 First XI, Carter made his Twenty20 debut for Northern Districts on 4 December 2016 in the 2016–17 Super Smash.^[2] Prior to his Twenty20 debut, he was part of New Zealand's squad for the 2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[3]

Joe Carter

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Franklyn Carter
Born	(1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 32) Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2013/14–present	Northern Districts
FC debut	31 October 2013 Northern Districts v Auckland
LA debut	5 March 2014 Northern Districts v Otago
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 73 60 39 Runs scored 4,315 1,900 628 Batting average 35.66 38.77 20.93 100s/50s 9/24 3/13 0/3 Top score 197 106 76* Catches/stumpings 52/– 28/– 15/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 October 2024

On 7 November 2018, in the fifth round fixture of the 2018–19 Ford Trophy between Northern Districts and Central Districts, he and Brett Hampton set a new record in List A cricket for the most runs scored off one over, with 43.^[4] The over was bowled by Willem Ludick^[5] and included two no-balls, six sixes, a four and a single.^[6]

In March 2020, in round five of the 2019–20 Plunket Shield season, Carter and Mark Chapman scored centuries in both innings of the match.^[7] It was the first time that two batsman had scored a century in each innings in the same match in the Plunket Shield.^[8] In November 2020, Carter was named in the New Zealand A cricket team for practice matches against the touring West Indies team.^[9][10]