Edmund Carter

Edmund Sardinson Carter (3 February 1845 – 23 May 1923 ) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman. He played for Oxford University, Victoria and Yorkshire.

Life and career Born in Malton, Yorkshire, the son of the rector of Slingsby, Yorkshire, Carter was educated at Durham School, for whom he played from 1861 to 1864, captaining the team for his last two years. He attended Worcester College, Oxford, playing for the university eleven from 1865 to 1868 and gaining his blue in 1866 and 1867. He also rowed in the University eight, gaining blues in 1867 and 1868.

On one day at Oxford in 1868, Carter played cricket, rowed several times, and was caught in the rain. He contracted pleurisy as a consequence, and on the advice of his doctor, travelled to Australia in an effort to recover. While in Victoria he played one first-class game for the Victorian team. He made his highest first-class score of 63 in this game, and the highest score on either side, as Victoria beat New South Wales by 78 runs in Sydney. A few weeks later, after a six-week stay in Australia, he returned to England aboard the SS Agamemnon.

As a boy Carter played for the Langton Wold Cricket Club, later known as the Vale of Derwent Cricket Club. In 1864 he joined the Yorkshire Gentlemen. He took 9 for 0 for Ealing Cricket Club against Willesden Cricket Club in 1874. Between 1876 and 1881, Carter played in 14 matches for Yorkshire.

Carter married Rosa Blaydon in Slingsby in September 1869. They had a large family.