Herbert Carpenter

This article is about the cricketer. For the Attorney General of Rhode Island, see Herbert L. Carpenter.

Herbert Carpenter

File:Herbert Carpenter cricket.jpg
Personal information
Full name	Herbert Arthur Carpenter
Born	(1869-07-12)12 July 1869 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Died	12 December 1933(1933-12-12) (aged 64) Whipps Cross, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm off break
Relations	Robert Carpenter (father) John O'Connor (brother-in-law) Jack O'Connor (nephew) George Carpenter, (uncle) William Carpenter (uncle)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1893–1906	MCC
1894–1920	Essex
1896–1902	Players
1896	Earl de la Warr's XI
1896–1897	South
1913	Cambridgeshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 310 Runs scored 14,939 Batting average 28.45 100s/50s 25/68 Top score 199 Balls bowled 3,871 Wickets 50 Bowling average 44.92 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 4/57 Catches/stumpings 257/0
Source: CricketArchive, 12 February 2012

Herbert Arthur Carpenter (12 July 1869 – 12 December 1933) was an English first-class cricketer and umpire who played principally for Essex in a career which spanned from 1893 to 1920.

Cricket career

Carpenter came from a cricketing family and was the son of Cambridgeshire's Robert Carpenter. He made his Essex debut in 1888 and his consistent batting helped the county achieve first-class status in 1894. Carpenter scored 1000 runs in a season on seven occasions. In 1900, he amassed 1,742 runs including five centuries. His career at Essex spanned 27 years scoring 13,043 runs in 262 matches at an average of 29.50.

External link

• Wisden obituary