James Carpenter (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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English cricketer
Date of Birth: 20-Oct-1975
Place of Birth: Birkenhead, England, United Kingdom
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About James Carpenter (cricketer)
- James Robert Carpenter (born 20 October 1975) is a former English cricketer.
- Carpenter was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox.
- He was born at Birkenhead, Cheshire. Carpenter made a single Minor Counties Championship appearance for Cheshire against Oxfordshire in 1996, before joining Sussex in 1997.
- In that same year he made his first-class debut for the county against Surrey in the County Championship.
- He made infrequent appearances for Sussex in first-class cricket, making twelve more appearances, the last of which came against New Zealand A in 2000.
- In his thirteen first-class appearances, he scored a total of 383 runs at an average of 15.95, with a high score of 65.
- This score, which was one of two first-class fifties he made, came against Nottinghamshire in 1998.In his debut season, Carpenter also made his List A debut against Surrey in the 1997 AXA Life League.
- Utilised more by Sussex in the shorter format of the game, Carpenter made a total of 57 List A appearances.
- His appearances in this format went beyond his final first-class appearance in 2000, with his final List A match coming against Hampshire in the 2002 Norwich Union League.
- The majority of his List A appearances came in the 1998 and 1999 seasons, after which he found his opportunities limited.
- In his 57 List A matches, Carpenter scored a total of 827 runs at an average of 22.97, with a high score of 64 not out.
- This score was one of five half centuries he made in that format and came against Nottinghamshire in 1999.
- He was released by Sussex at the end of the 2002 season.
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