Paul Carey (cricketer)

Paul Alexander Huntly Carey (21 May 1920 – 13 November 2009) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1943 to 1948. He was born in Horsham and died in Perth, Western Australia.

Carey appeared in 52 first-class matches as a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He scored 869 runs with a highest score of 96 and took 136 wickets with a best performance of six for 80.

During the Second World War, Carey was stationed in India where he played 10 games of first-class cricket from 1943 to 1946.[1] He was a member of the Baroda team that won the Ranji Trophy in 1942-43.[2]

After returning to England he played for Sussex from 1946 to 1948. In 1947 he took 54 wickets, including a hat-trick against Glamorgan.[3] He also played Minor Counties cricket for Dorset in 1938 and Durham in 1950 and 1951.[4]

He migrated to Australia in 1964.[3]

  1. ^ "First-class matches played by Paul Carey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Hyderabad v Baroda 1942-43". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b Wisden 2010, p. 1658.
  4. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Paul Carey". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2017.