| Amara Carr | |
| Female: | true |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Amara Danielle Carr |
| Birth Date: | 17 April 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Plymouth, Devon, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper |
| Club1: | Devon |
| Year1: | 2008–2019 |
| Club2: | → Middlesex (on loan) |
| Year2: | 2017–2019 |
| Club3: | Western Storm |
| Year3: | 2016–2019 |
| Club4: | Middlesex |
| Year4: | 2020–present |
| Club5: | Sunrisers |
| Year5: | 2020–present |
| Club6: | London Spirit |
| Year6: | 2021–2022 |
| Club7: | Manchester Originals |
| Year7: | 2023–present |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Column1: | WLA |
| Matches1: | 112 |
| Runs1: | 1,917 |
| Bat Avg1: | 19.96 |
| 100S/50S1: | 1/8 |
| Top Score1: | 105 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 55/40 |
| Column2: | WT20 |
| Matches2: | 75 |
| Runs2: | 904 |
| Bat Avg2: | 19.23 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/2 |
| Top Score2: | 52 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 17/31 |
| Date: | 20 October 2023 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/228/228179/228179.html CricketArchive |
Amara Danielle Carr (born 17 April 1994) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Middlesex, Sunrisers and Manchester Originals. She plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She has previously played for Devon and London Spirit.[1] [2]
Carr was born on 17 April 1994 in Plymouth, Devon.[3] She attended the University of Exeter, where she graduated with a degree in sports science.[4] In 2016, she won the ECB's Young Coach of the Year award.[5]
Carr made her county debut for Devon in 2008, at the age of 14, in which she scored 13 runs in a victory over Cornwall.[1] [6] Carr soon became a regular for Devon over the following years, and was part of the England Development Squad that won the Women's European Cricket Championship in 2010.[7] She achieved her maiden List A century in 2019, scoring 105 for Devon against Middlesex.[8]
From 2017 to 2019, Carr played in the Women's Twenty20 Cup for Middlesex, and was part of their side that won the tournament in 2018.[9] In February 2020, it was announced that Carr was joining Middlesex from Devon in both formats.[1] She scored 45 runs in four matches for the side in the 2021 Women's Twenty20 Cup.[10]
Carr was also part of the Western Storm squad for every season of the Women's Cricket Super League, from 2016 to 2019, but did not play a match. In 2020, she joined Sunrisers for the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, and was subsequently named as captain of the side.[11] Whilst her side finished bottom of the South Group, Carr hit 99 in a match against South East Stars.[12] In December 2020, it was announced that Carr was one of the 41 female cricketers that had signed a full-time domestic contract.[13] She played eight matches for the side in 2021, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, with a top score of 25, missing parts of the season due to injury.[14] [15] [16] She also played five matches for London Spirit in The Hundred, scoring 19 runs and making two stumpings.[17] She played six matches for Sunrisers in 2022, across the Charlotte Edwards Cup and the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy, scoring 129 runs.[18] [19] She also played one match for London Spirit in The Hundred.[20]
In 2023, she played 19 matches for Sunrisers, across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup, scoring one half-century and making 14 dismissals.[21] [22] She also played one match for Manchester Originals in The Hundred.[23]