Herbert Carpenter
Personal information
Full name
Herbert Arthur Carpenter
Born(1869-07-12)12 July 1869
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Died12 December 1933(1933-12-12) (aged 64)
Whipps Cross, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Relations
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1893–1906MCC
1894–1920Essex
1896–1902Players
1896Earl de la Warr's XI
1896–1897South
1913Cambridgeshire
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.[1]

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 six occasions. In 1900, he amassed 1468 runs including four centuries. His career at Essex spanned 26 years scoring 13,403 runs in 264 matches at an average of 29.50.[1]

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