Kiran Shah Carlson (born 16 May 1998) is a Welsh

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er who plays for

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. He is a right-handed middle order batsman and occasional off-break bowler. In September 2016 during a

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match against Essex, Carlson became the youngest player for Glamorgan to score a first-class century.

Career

Carlson played his youth cricket at Cardiff Cricket Club. He made his first class debut on 31 August 2016 against

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, having been brought to the team as an injury replacement for Craig Meschede. He made his

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debut for Glamorgan in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 7 July 2017. In 2021 Carlson captained Glamorgan to victory in the final of the

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, top-scoring in Glamorgan's innings with 82.

Personal life

Carlson was educated at

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and obtained three A-grades in his

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. He completed a business degree at

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in 2021.

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* * 1998 births Living people Welsh cricketers Cricketers from Cardiff Glamorgan cricketers People educated at Whitchurch High School Wales National County cricketers Cardiff MCCU cricketers {{Wales-cricket-bio-stub