Leo Carter (born 10 December 1994) is a New Zealand

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er who plays for

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. He is the son of former Canterbury and Northamptonshire batsman, and current

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coach, Bob Carter.

Career

He was part of New Zealand's squad for the

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. In June 2018, he was awarded a contract with

for the 2018–19 season. On 5 January 2020, in the 2019–20 Super Smash match between Canterbury and Northern Districts, Carter hit six sixes in one over off the bowling of Anton Devcich. He was the fourth batsman to do this in a Twenty20 match, and the first New Zealand cricketer. In February 2020, in the match against

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in the 2019–20 Plunket Shield season, Carter scored his maiden double century in

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, finishing with an unbeaten 226. In June 2020, he was offered a contract by Canterbury ahead of the 2020–21 domestic cricket season, and in November 2020, he was named as the captain of Canterbury ahead of their

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campaign.

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* 1994 births Living people New Zealand people of English descent New Zealand cricketers Canterbury cricketers Cricketers from Wellington City {{NewZealand-cricket-bio-1990s-stub