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Full name Donald Bryce Carr
Born December 28, 1926, Wiesbaden, Germany
Current age 81 years 209 days
Major teams England,Derbyshire,Oxford University
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Other Referee
India v England at Chennai, Feb 6-10, 1952 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1945 - 1968
List A span
1963 - 1963
ICC match referee statistics
Test debut
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Sialkot, Dec 12-17, 1991 scorecard
Last Test
South Africa v Australia at Durban, Mar 25-29, 1994 scorecard
Test matches
9
Test statistics
ODI debut
Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Sargodha, Jan 10, 1992 scorecard
Last ODI
South Africa v Australia at Bloemfontein, Apr 8, 1994 scorecard
ODI matches
19
ODI statistics
Profile
Donald Carr was a schoolboy wonder, making his first-class debut in the Victory match against the Australian Services at Lord's in 1945. He was a talented allrounder - a no-nonsense batsman, slow left-arm bowler, and outstanding close fielder - and led Derbyshire with intelligence and good humour between 1955 and 1962. Despite this, he played only twice for England, both games on the tour of India in 1951-52. In the Madras Test he captained England (in the absence of Nigel Howard) to their first defeat in India.
But Carr is probably best remembered for his subsequent exploits in cricket administration. He managed three overseas tours, was assistant secretary of the MCC (1962-74), and secretary of the Cricket Council and TCCB (1973-86). He was also secretary of Derbyshire (1959-62). He was also a useful footballer, winning a Blue at Oxford and making two Amateur Cup final appearances with Pegasus.
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