Michael Carberry

Michael Carberry

Carberry in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Michael Alexander Carberry
Born	(1980-09-29) 29 September 1980 (age 36) Croydon, London, England
Nickname	Carbs, Toby, Blade
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Right arm off break
International information
National side	England
Test debut (cap 646)	12 March 2010 v Bangladesh
Last Test	3 January 2014 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 229)	3 September 2013 v Ireland
Last ODI	25 May 2014 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1999	Surrey Cricket Board
2001–2002	Surrey
2003–2005	Kent
2006–present	Hampshire (squad no. 15)
2008	Marylebone Cricket Club
2014–2016	Perth Scorchers (squad no. 15)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 6 6 195 168 Runs scored 345 114 13,505 4,650 Batting average 28.75 19.00 42.73 32.97 100s/50s 0/1 0/1 35/65 6/34 Top score 60 63 300* 150* Balls bowled – 6 1,565 322 Wickets – 0 17 11 Bowling average – – 63.17 27.00 5 wickets in innings – – 0 0 10 wickets in match – n/a 0 n/a Best bowling – – 2/85 3/37 Catches/stumpings 7/– 2/– 90/– 60/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 April 2017

Michael Alexander Carberry (born 29 September 1980) is an English cricketer. Carberry is a left-handed opening batsman who bowls right-arm off breaks.

Carberry began his career at Surrey, during which time he also played for the Surrey Cricket Board. He played for Surrey from 2001 to 2002, before joining Kent. He played for Kent from 2003 to 2005, before becoming frustrated with his opportunities there. He left Kent at the close of the 2005 season, joined Hampshire for the 2006 season, who Carberry currently plays for. Increasingly impressive performances for Hampshire led to international recognition, first with the England Lions, before making his Test debut against Bangladesh on England's 2009–10 tour. In July 2016 Carberry was diagnosed with a cancerous tumour.

Carberry, who was born in Croydon on 29 September 1980, is of Guyanese and Bajan descent. He was educated at St John Rigby College in West Wickham.

Carberry began playing for the Surrey Seconds in 1998, while the following season he made his List A debut for the Surrey Cricket Board against Norfolk in the 1999 NatWest Trophy. He scored 19 runs in the match, which the Surrey Cricket Board won. He played in the team's following round match against Cheshire, with Carberry being dismissed for 4 runs by Christopher Hall, in a match which ended in victory for Cheshire. He spent two further years in the Surrey Seconds, before making his first-class debut for the county against Leicestershire. He played 6 first-class matches in 2001, scoring 311 runs and scoring his maiden half century, against Glamorgan. He also made his List A debut for Surrey against Leicestershire, with the match following immediately after his first-class debut. The following season he made only one first-class appearance, against Cambridge UCCE, in a season in which Surrey won their 19th County Championship. He did, however, score his maiden first-class century in the match against Cambridge UCCE, making 153 not out. He found more opportunities that season in List A cricket, playing a handful of matches, though without success. However, with opportunities limited at Surrey, Carberry joined Kent for the 2003 season.