| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Amara Danielle Carr | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 April 1994 Plymouth, Devon, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2019 | Devon | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | →Middlesex (on loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Western Storm | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–present | Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2024 | Sunrisers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | London Spirit | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Manchester Originals | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricketArchive,19 October 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Amara Danielle Carr (born 17 April 1994) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Middlesex. She plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She has previously played for Devon,Sunrisers,London Spirit and Manchester Originals. [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. [4] 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] In 2024,she played 26 matches for Sunrisers,across the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy and the Charlotte Edwards Cup,making 26 dismissals. [24] [25]
In October 2024,she signed for Essex Women ahead of the 2025 women's domestic cricket restructure. [26] [27]