Duncan Carter (6 November 1939 – 20 August 2008) was a Barbadian
cricket
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er and politician. He played in one
first-class match for the
Barbados cricket team
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in 1964/65.
He also served as a
member of parliament for the
Parliament of Barbados
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from 1994 to 2003.
Life
Carter was born on 6 November 1939 in Vauxhall,
Christ Church. He played cricket for the
Royal Barbados Police Force
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in the 1960s and played in England for
Littleborough Cricket Club
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The club was founded in 1839 and it played on the ...
in the
Central Lancashire League
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. He was manager of the Barbados team in 1988. He was also a former chairman of the National Sports Council.
He served in Parliament for the constituency of
Christ Church East Central. He lost in the
1991 general election but won at the next election, serving from 6 September 1994 to 21 May 2003 as a representative of the
Barbados Labour Party
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.
He married Pauline and they have two children, Desmond and Hazel. He died on 20 August 2008 in Warners Park, Christ Church.
See also
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List of Barbadian representative cricketers
This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket for the Barbados national cricket team in the West Indies. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the interveni ...
References
External links
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1939 births
2008 deaths
Barbadian cricketers
Barbados cricketers
Cricketers from Christ Church, Barbados
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