| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | James Robert Carpenter |
| Birth Date: | 20 October 1975 |
| Birth Place: | Birkenhead, Cheshire, England |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Club1: | Sussex |
| Year1: | 1997–2002 |
| Club2: | Cheshire |
| Year2: | 1996 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 13 |
| Runs1: | 383 |
| Bat Avg1: | 15.95 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/2 |
| Top Score1: | 65 |
| Deliveries1: | 129 |
| Wickets1: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 81.00 |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/50 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 5/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 57 |
| Runs2: | 827 |
| Bat Avg2: | 22.97 |
| 100S/50S2: | –/5 |
| Top Score2: | 64 |
| Deliveries2: | 6 |
| Wickets2: | – |
| Bowl Avg2: | – |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 29/– |
| Date: | 8 January |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10662.html Cricinfo |
James Robert Carpenter (born 20 October 1975) is a former English cricketer. Carpenter was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Birkenhead, Cheshire.
Carpenter made a single Minor Counties Championship appearance for Cheshire against Oxfordshire in 1996,[1] before joining Sussex in 1997. In that same year he made his first-class debut for the county against Surrey in the County Championship. He made infrequent appearances for Sussex in first-class cricket, making twelve more appearances, the last of which came against New Zealand A in 2000.[2] In his thirteen first-class appearances, he scored a total of 383 runs at an average of 15.95, with a high score of 65.[3] This score, which was one of two first-class fifties he made, came against Nottinghamshire in 1998.[4]
In his debut season, Carpenter also made his List A debut against Surrey in the 1997 AXA Life League. Utilised more by Sussex in the shorter format of the game, Carpenter made a total of 57 List A appearances. His appearances in this format went beyond his final first-class appearance in 2000, with his final List A match coming against Hampshire in the 2002 Norwich Union League. The majority of his List A appearances came in the 1998 and 1999 seasons, after which he found his opportunities limited.[5] In his 57 List A matches, Carpenter scored a total of 827 runs at an average of 22.97, with a high score of 64 not out.[6] This score was one of five half centuries he made in that format and came against Nottinghamshire in 1999.[7] He was released by Sussex at the end of the 2002 season.