Kiran Carlson

Kiran Shah Carlson (born 16 May 1998) is a Welsh cricketer who plays for Glamorgan County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed middle order batsman and occasional off-break bowler. In September 2016 during a 2016 County Championship match against Essex, Carlson became the youngest player for Glamorgan to score a first-class century.[1]

Kiran Carlson
Personal information
Full name
Kiran Shah Carlson
Born (1998-05-16) May 16, 1998
Cardiff, Wales
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleMiddle order batsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2016–presentGlamorgan (squad no. 5)
First-class debut31 August 2016
Glamorgan v Northamptonshire
List A debut15 July 2016
Glamorgan v Pakistan A
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 60 35 46
Runs scored 2,921 821 626
Batting average 29.80 27.36 16.47
100s/50s 7/12 0/6 0/1
Top score 191 82 58
Balls bowled 661 221 1
Wickets 8 10 0
Bowling average 50.37 20.00 –
5 wickets in innings 1 0 –
10 wickets in match 0 0 –
Best bowling 5/28 4/41 –
Catches/stumpings 25/– 12/– 19/–
Source: CricketArchive, 2 October 2022

Career

Carlson played his youth cricket at Cardiff Cricket Club. He made his first class debut on 31 August 2016 against Northamptonshire, having been brought to the team as an injury replacement for Craig Meschede.[2] He made his Twenty20 debut for Glamorgan in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 7 July 2017.[3]

In 2021 Carlson captained Glamorgan to victory in the final of the Royal London One-Day Cup, top-scoring in Glamorgan's innings with 82.[4]

Personal life

Carlson was educated at Whitchurch High School in Cardiff and obtained three A-grades in his A Levels.[5] He completed a business degree at Cardiff University in 2021.[4]

References
  1. "Carlson's historic hundred delays Essex promotion party". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  2. "Cardiff teenager Kiran Carlson takes five-wicket haul on Glamorgan first-class dream debut with his part-time spin". WalesOnline. 31 August 2016.
  3. "NatWest t20 Blast, South Group: Glamorgan v Hampshire at Cardiff, Jul 7, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  4. Hopps, David (19 August 2021). "Kiran Carlson, Andrew Salter help Glamorgan lift Royal London Cup". Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  5. "ACADEMY PLAYERS ACHIEVE A-LEVEL SUCCESS". Glamorgan County Cricket Club. 18 August 2016.


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