Keacy Uydess Carty (born 19 March 1997) is a

Sint Maarten Sint Maarten () is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean. With a population of 41,486 as of January 2019 on an area of , it encompasses the southern 44% of the divided island of Saint Martin, while the nort ...

cricketer who represents the Leeward Islands in West Indian domestic cricket. He is a right-handed middle-order batsman. He made his international debut for the

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in May 2022.

Career

Born on Sint Maarten to an

Anguilla Anguilla ( ) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin. The territo ...

n immigrant father, Carty debuted for the Leeward Islands under-19s in 2013, aged 16. He made his West Indies under-19s debut at the 2014–15 Regional Super50, where matches held List A status. Carty played in all three of his team's matches in the competition, against

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, the Leeward Islands, and

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. In December 2015, Carty was named in the West Indies squad for the 2016 Under-19 World Cup. At the tournament, which began in January 2016, he played in all six of his team's matches, becoming the first Sint Maartener to play for a West Indies team (at any level). In the tournament final, against

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, Carty scored 52 not out from 125 balls to guide the West Indies to a five-wicket victory, for which he was named player of the final. On his return to Sint Maarten, he was received by both the country's

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William Marlin William Marlin (born 21 October 1950) is a Sint Maarten politician who served as the 3rd Prime Minister of Sint Maarten from 2015 to 2017. Marlin was the leader of the National Alliance, and was the leader of the First and Second Marlin cabinet ...

, and

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Eugene Holiday Eugene Bernard Holiday (born 14 December 1962) is a Sint Maarten politician and the first governor of Sint Maarten, which became a country ( nl, land) within the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 10 October 2010. He was installed by the Council of Min ...

. Carty made his senior debut for the Leeward Islands debut later in February 2016, playing against Trinidad and Tobago in the

2015–16 Regional Four Day Competition The 2015–16 Regional Four Day Competition was the 50th edition of the Regional Four Day Competition, the domestic first-class cricket competition for the countries of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB). The competition ran from 6 November 201 ...

. He opened the batting with Montcin Hodge on debut, and in the second innings scored a maiden first-class half-century, 59 runs from 115 balls. On 10 February 2021, in the

2020–21 Super50 Cup The 2020–21 Super50 Cup was the 47th edition of the Super50 Cup, the domestic limited-overs cricket competition for the countries of the Cricket West Indies (CWI). The tournament took place in February 2021 in Antigua and Barbuda. Six teams ...

tournament, Carty scored his first century in List A cricket, with an unbeaten 123 runs. In May 2022, he was named in the West Indies

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(ODI) squads for their series against

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and

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. He became the first Sint Maarten player to be selected for the

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. He made his ODI debut on 31 May 2022, for the West Indies against the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. He made his

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debut on 21 September 2022, for St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in the

2022 Caribbean Premier League The 2022 Caribbean Premier League (CPLT20) or CPL 10 or for sponsorship reasons, Hero CPL 2022 was the tenth season of the Caribbean Premier League, the domestic Twenty20 cricket league that was played in the West Indies. The tournament was held ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Carty, Keacy 1997 births Living people West Indies One Day International cricketers Sint Maarten cricketers Sint Maarten people of Anguillan descent Leeward Islands cricketers West Indies under-19 cricketers