Alex Carey (cricketer)

Alex Carey
Personal information
Full name Alex Tyson Carey
Born (1991-08-27) 27 August 1991
Loxton, South Australia, Australia
Batting Left-handed
Role Wicket-keeper
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 223) 19 January 2018 v England
Last ODI 24 June 2018 v England
ODI shirt no. 4
T20I debut (cap 89) 3 February 2018 v New Zealand
Last T20I 8 July 2018 v Pakistan
T20I shirt no. 4
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2013–present South Australia
2017–present Adelaide Strikers
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 3 11 27 24
Runs scored 77 64 1263 528
Batting average 25.66 21.33 27.45 40.61
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 1/7 1/2
Top score 44 37* 139 100
Catches/stumpings 1/0 8/3 100/2 25/3
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 9 July 2018

Alex Tyson Carey (born 27 August 1991) is an Australian cricketer and former Australian rules footballer. He is currently the co vice-captain of the Australia national team in T20 International cricket. He is a wicket-keeper who plays for South Australia and Adelaide Strikers in Australian domestic cricket.[1] He was the captain of the Greater Western Sydney Giants in 2010, but when they joined the Australian Football League in 2012 he was left out of the squad and returned to his home state of South Australia, where he began to play domestic cricket.

Carey initially made his debut as a specialist top-order batsman in 2013, but was unsuccessful and dropped after just three first-class matches. He moved down the batting order and became a wicket-keeper, making his return to South Australia's first-class side in the 2015–16 season. In the 2016–17 Sheffield Shield season Carey was the fourth player in history to score 500 runs and take 50 dismissals in a season and broke the record for most wicket-keeper dismissals in a season with 59.

Football career

As a teenager Carey played both Australian rules football and cricket, and as he got older he started to play football at a higher level, playing for Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) reserves competition alongside adults by the time he was 15.[2] In 2008 Carey was included in South Australia's squad for the 2008 AFL Under 18 Championships, but he did not play a game. He was also in the AIS/AFL Academy intake for 2008. He continued to advance in 2009 and played for South Australia in the 2009 AFL Under 18 Championships[3] in addition to winning the SANFL reserves premiership with Glenelg.[4]

Carey turned down a rookie contract offer from the South Australian Cricket Association and moved to Sydney in 2010 to join the Australian Football League's (AFL) new expansion club, the Greater Western Sydney Giants,[4] who were playing in the TAC Cup for the season to prepare for their entry into the AFL in 2012. Carey captained the side, who made it to the finals and, despite missing the final four rounds due to injury, won the team's best and fairest award.[2][4][5] He played for them again in 2011 in the North East Australian Football League, but he wasn't given a place in their inaugural AFL squad for the 2012 season and had to return to Adelaide.[4]

Cricket career

Domestic career

When Carey returned to Adelaide he initially intended to return to the Glenelg Football Club, but he decided to switch sports and went back into grade cricket with the Glenelg Cricket Club for the 2012–13 season. He started out as a specialist batsman and averaged close to 50 for Glenelg in all formats.[4] His form warranted his first call-up to represent South Australia. He made his List A cricket debut in a Ryobi Cup match against New South Wales and was also brought into the Sheffield Shield side, making his first-class debut.[4] He played three Shield matches and averaged only 10.1 runs in six batting innings, so he was dropped was from the side.[4][6]

Carey was given a rookie contract with South Australia for the 2013–14 season, though he didn't play a game for the state team during the season. After his failures as a top-order batsman he became a wicket-keeper and moved down the batting order. This resulted in him being able to play several matches for South Australia in the Futures League.[4] His breakout season came in 2015–16, when he scored 822 runs at an average of 90.22 in 10 matches for Glenelg, including big scores of 195 against Adelaide and 151 against West Torrens.[4][5] In the Futures League he averaged 44.13 in his five matches,[5] so he was called up to play for South Australia again in the final four rounds of the 2015–16 Sheffield Shield season, replacing experienced wicket-keeper Tim Ludeman, including an appearance in the Sheffield Shield final.[4][7]

For the 2016–17 season Carey was given his first senior contract with South Australia.[8] This season was by far his most successful yet, as he became just the fourth player to record 500 runs with the bat and 50 dismissals as a wicket-keeper in a single Sheffield Shield season after Chris Hartley, Matthew Wade and Adam Gilchrist.[4][9] During the Sheffield Shield final, he took his 59th dismissal of the tournament, a record for wicket-keeper in a single Sheffield Shield season.[10] His improvement resulted in his inclusion in Australia's National Performance Squad in the 2017 off-season,[11] and he was also named as the sole wicket-keeper in the Australia A squad which was meant to tour South Africa for the 2017 South Africa A Team Tri-Series. He was chosen ahead of former Test keepers Peter Nevill and Tim Paine, indicating he was the next in line to replace Matthew Wade in the Australian Test team if Wade became injured.[12]

Carey started the 2017–18 season playing in the JLT Cup for South Australia, coming close to a maiden century when he scored 92 against Victoria in the elimination final as part of South Australia's fourth-biggest one-day partnership of all time, putting on 212 runs with Jake Weatherald.[13][14] As a result of his selection for Australia A and one-day form, Carey went into the 2017–18 Sheffield Shield season as one of the main contenders to play for Australia in the 2017–18 Ashes series. Though he had only played 18 first-class matches prior to the start of the season, Carey was considered the best young wicket-keeper in Australia.[15] He had an opportunity to score runs and impress selectors in the first two matches,[16] but he failed to score above fifty before the squad was named, coming close when he scored 46 not out before being stranded without any partners left against Western Australia. He was overlooked for the team, with Tim Paine being chosen instead.[17] Despite his failure to make it into the national team, Carey scored his maiden first-class century when he made 139 for South Australia against Queensland.[18]

International career

On Saturday January 13, 2018 Alex Carey opened the batting for the Adelaide Strikers, playing against the Perth Scorchers in the first KFC Big Bash League game to be played in Alice Springs. On Wednesday January 17, 2018 Carey hit his first Big Bash century when he opened the batting against the Hobart Hurricanes at his home ground, the Adelaide Oval. This form saw him flown to the Gabba two days later to make his One Day International (ODI) debut for Australia, replacing an ill Tim Paine on 19 January 2018.[19] Later the same month, he was named in Australia's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the 2017–18 Trans-Tasman Tri-Series, which started in February 2018.[20] He made his T20I debut for Australia against New Zealand on 3 February 2018.[21]

In April 2018, he was awarded a national contract by Cricket Australia for the 2018–19 season.[22][23] On the 8th May 2018 he was named vice-captain of the Australia T20 team.[24]

References

  1. ↑ "Alex Tyson Carey". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 Ramsey, Andrew (23 September 2017). "Carey's crushed AFL hopes pave new path". Cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. ↑ McCartney, Jason (27 May 2009). "NAB AFL U18 titles: the Division One guns". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sellar, Lachlan (11 September 2017). "The rise and rise of Alex Carey". SACA.com.au. South Australian Cricket Association. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Alex Carey". Cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  6. ↑ Earle, Richard (24 March 2017). "Former GWS Giant Alex Carey hoping to claim Shield glory". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  7. ↑ Jolly, Laura (22 February 2016). "Siddons puts Redbacks players on notice". Cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Cosgrove and Cooper cut by South Australia". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  9. ↑ Coverdale, Brydon (28 March 2017). "Holland takes seven as Victoria remain on top". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  10. ↑ Coverdale, Brydon (29 March 2017). "Alex Carey breaks wicketkeeping record". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  11. ↑ Brettig, Daniel (19 April 2017). "Carey, Labuschagne, McDermott among NPS intake". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Inc. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  12. ↑ Ferris, Sam (22 May 2017). "Carey on the cusp of national call-up". Cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  13. ↑ Earle, Richard (20 October 2017). "Redbacks skipper Travis Head says keeper Alex Carey is right in the mix for an Ashes Test debut". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  14. ↑ Earle, Richard (19 October 2017). "JLT Cup: South Australia overwhelm Victoria to storm into Cup final". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  15. ↑ Horne, Ben (8 September 2017). "The Ashes 2017-18: South Australia keeper Alex Carey enters selection fray as Matthew Wade's star dims". The Daily Telegraph. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  16. ↑ Lalor, Peter (20 October 2017). "Alex Carey: the Test keeper in waiting you've never heard of". The Australian. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  17. ↑ Earle, Richard (22 November 2017). "South Australia coach Jamie Siddons says Tim Paine's Ashes resurrection could give hope to Callum Ferguson". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  18. ↑ "SA bowlers leave Queensland reeling after Carey's maiden ton". ESPN Cricinfo. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  19. ↑ Cameron, Louis (19 January 2018). "Carey to debut in place of ill Paine". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  20. ↑ "Richardson, Holland in Australia squad for South Africa Tests". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  21. ↑ "1st Match (N), Twenty20 Tri Series at Sydney, Feb 3 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  22. ↑ "Carey, Richardson gain contracts as Australia look towards World Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  23. ↑ "Five new faces on CA contract list". Cricket Australia. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  24. ↑ https://www.cricket.com.au/news/reports-australia-odi-squad-tim-paine-captain-aaron-finch-speculation-england-tour/2018-05-08%3Fmode%3Damp
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