| Leo Carter | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Fullname: | Leo James Carter |
| Birth Date: | 10 December 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm spin |
| Role: | Batter |
| Family: | Bob Carter (father) |
| Year2: | 2024/25 |
| Type1: | FC |
| Debutdate1: | 9 March |
| Debutyear1: | 2015 |
| Debutfor1: | Canterbury |
| Debutagainst1: | Northern Districts |
| Type2: | LA |
| Debutdate2: | 30 December |
| Debutyear2: | 2014 |
| Debutfor2: | Canterbury |
| Debutagainst2: | Auckland |
| Columns: | 3 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 57 |
| Runs1: | 2,686 |
| Bat Avg1: | 30.87 |
| 100S/50S1: | 3/13 |
| Top Score1: | 226 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 55/– |
| Column2: | LA |
| Matches2: | 51 |
| Runs2: | 1,238 |
| Bat Avg2: | 34.38 |
| 100S/50S2: | 2/8 |
| Top Score2: | 107 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 17/– |
| Column3: | T20 |
| Matches3: | 66 |
| Runs3: | 999 |
| Bat Avg3: | 22.70 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/4 |
| Top Score3: | 88 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 27/– |
| Date: | 16 August |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/625956.html ESPNcricinfo |
Leo James Carter (born 10 December 1994) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Otago.[1] He is the son of former Canterbury and Northamptonshire batsman, and former New Zealand women's national cricket team coach, Bob Carter.
Carter played for Canterbury for ten seasons, scoring 2,686 first-class runs, 1,238 List A runs and 999 Twenty20 runs, leaving the province as the team's eighth highest Twenty20 run scorer.[2] [3]
Carter was born at Wellington in 1994 and educated at St Andrew's College, Christchurch and Lincoln University. He played age-group cricket for Canterbury and made his debut for the New Zealand under-19 side in April 2013 before going on to be part of New Zealand's squad for the 2014 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He made his senior provincial debut at the end of 2014. He spent the 2015 off-season on a cricket scholarship in the United Kingdom, playing Second XI cricket for Northamptonshire and Surrey County Cricket Clubs,[4] before establishing himself as a key member of the Cantrbury side.[5] [6]
Described as an "elegant" left-handed batter who was one of Canterbury's "most reliable and consistent performers",[6] Carter became the first New Zealander to hit six sixes in one over. He achieved this in a January 2020 Super Smach match between against Northern Districts off of the bowling of Anton Devcich, becoming the fourth batsman to his six sixes from an over in Twenty20 cricket.[7] [8]
In February 2020, in a match against Wellington in the 2019–20 Plunket Shield season, Carter scored his maiden double century in first-class cricket, finishing with an unbeaten 226.[9] In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Canterbury ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season,[10] [11] and in November 2020, he was named as the captain of Canterbury ahead of their 2020–21 Ford Trophy campaign.[12]
Carter announced that he would leave Canterbury in July 2024. He joined Otago later the same month.[2] [6]