Alex Carey (cricketer)

Alex Carey
Carey in 2021
Personal information
Full name
Alex Tyson Carey
Born (1991-08-27) 27 August 1991 (age 33)
Loxton, South Australia
NicknameKez[1]
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[2]
BattingLeft-handed
RoleWicket-keeper-batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 461)8 December 2021 v England
Last Test8 March 2024 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 223)19 January 2018 v England
Last ODI24 September 2024 v England
ODI shirt no.4
T20I debut (cap 89)3 February 2018 v New Zealand
Last T20I9 August 2021 v Bangladesh
T20I shirt no.4
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012/13–presentSouth Australia (squad no. 5)
2016/17–presentAdelaide Strikers (squad no. 5)
2019Sussex (squad no. 4)
2020Delhi Capitals (squad no. 5)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 32 76 86 127
Runs scored 1,339 1,978 4,682 3,732
Batting average 31.88 34.70 36.29 35.54
100s/50s 1/8 1/10 8/26 3/23
Top score 111 106 143 128*
Catches/stumpings 121/12 84/8 329/18 144/11
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing  Australia
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner 2023 India
ICC World Test Championship
Winner 2021-2023
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 12 November 2024

Alex Tyson Carey (born 27 August 1991) is an Australian international cricketer. Formerly an Australian rules footballer, he is currently a wicket-keeper who plays for the Australian national team in test match and one day formats. In domestic cricket, he plays for South Australia and Adelaide Strikers.[3] 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 batter in 2013, but was unsuccessful and dropped. He moved down the batting order and became a wicket-keeper. Carey was a member of the Australian teams that won the 2023 Cricket World Cup and the 2023 ICC World Test Championship final.

  1. ^ Sellar, Lachlan (11 September 2017). "The rise and rise of Alex Carey". South Australian Cricket Association. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  2. ^ https://www.cricket.com.au/players/CA:291 [bare URL]
  3. ^ "Alex Tyson Carey". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 November 2017.