{{short description|English cricketer (born 2000)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Jack Carson | image = 3 Jack Carson mugshot.jpg | caption = Carson in 2025 | fullname = Jack Joshua Carson | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|12|3|df=yes}} | birth_place = Craigavon, County Armagh, Northern Ireland | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm off break | role = Bowler
| club1 = Sussex | year1 = {{nowrap|2020–present}} | clubnumber1 = 16
| type1 = First-class | debutdate1 = 1 August | debutyear1 = 2020 | debutfor1 = Sussex | debutagainst1 = Hampshire | type2 = List A | debutdate2 = 4 August | debutyear2 = 2023 | debutfor2 = Sussex | debutagainst2 = Durham
| columns = 3 | column1 = FC | matches1 = 68 | runs1 = 2,266 | bat avg1 = 24.36 | 100s/50s1 = 2/12 | top score1 = 105 | deliveries1 = 10,996 | wickets1 = 182 | bowl avg1 = 34.22 | fivefor1 = 7 | tenfor1 = 1 | best bowling1 = 6/67 | catches/stumpings1 = 35/– | column2 = LA | matches2 = 16 | runs2 = 291 | bat avg2 = 29.10 | 100s/50s2 = 0/2 | top score2 = 73 | deliveries2 = 773 | wickets2 = 20 | bowl avg2 = 38.55 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 4/83 | catches/stumpings2 = 6/– | column3 = T20 | matches3 = 19 | runs3 = 114 | bat avg3 = 19.00 | 100s/50s3 = 0/0 | top score3 = 26 | deliveries3 = 174 | wickets3 = 14 | bowl avg3 = 20.50 | fivefor3 = 0 | tenfor3 = 0 | best bowling3 = 2/10 | catches/stumpings3 = 5/–
| date = 5 May 2026 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1145101.html Cricinfo }} '''Jack Joshua Carson''' (born 3 December 2000) is a professional cricketer.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1145101.html |title=Jack Carson |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=1 August 2020 |archive-date=29 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529004240/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1145101.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=BT/> He made his first-class debut on 1 August 2020, for Sussex in the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy. He was Sussex's leading wicket-taker in the competition, and also the 2021 County Championship. Carson is eligible to play international cricket for either England or Ireland.
==Career== Carson began his career as a batsman, but is now predominantly a bowler.<ref name=CE/> He is eligible to play for England<ref name=Times/> having met the residency requirements to play for England in April 2020.<ref name=Cricketer20/> As Carson is currently signed to English county Sussex as a domestic player, he is presently ineligible to play for Ireland,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/young-ni-bowler-turns-heads-after-county-cricket-heroics-40363486.html| title=Young NI bowler turns heads after county cricket heroics| work=Belfast Telegraph| date=27 April 2021| accessdate=13 May 2021| archive-date=13 May 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513170937/https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/young-ni-bowler-turns-heads-after-county-cricket-heroics-40363486.html| url-status=live}}</ref> as since 2019, Irish international cricketers have to be registered as overseas players.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://wisden.com/stories/county-cricket/tim-murtgah-commits-to-middlesex-county-cricket-retires-from-ireland-duty| title=Tim Murtagh commits to Middlesex & county cricket, retires from Ireland duty| work=Wisden| date=29 November 2019| accessdate=7 June 2021| archive-date=7 June 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607092258/https://wisden.com/stories/county-cricket/tim-murtgah-commits-to-middlesex-county-cricket-retires-from-ireland-duty| url-status=live}}</ref>
As a youngster, Carson played for Waringstown Cricket Club youth teams. In 2012, he scored 121* in the All-Ireland Cup Final.<ref name=BT/><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.lurganmail.co.uk/sport/cricket/no-stopping-runmachine-carson-inall-ireland-success-2736103| title=No stopping runmachine Carson inAll-Ireland success| work=Lurgan Mail| date=5 September 2012| accessdate=13 May 2021| archive-date=13 May 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513163154/https://www.lurganmail.co.uk/sport/cricket/no-stopping-runmachine-carson-inall-ireland-success-2736103| url-status=live}}</ref> He scored 600 runs without being dismissed in the season.<ref name=BT>{{cite news| url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/jack-carson-out-to-be-big-a-hit-at-sussex-30415638.html| title=Jack Carson out to be big a hit at Sussex| work=Belfast Telegraph| date=8 July 2014| accessdate=13 May 2021| archive-date=25 February 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225122403/https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/jack-carson-out-to-be-big-a-hit-at-sussex-30415638.html| url-status=live}}</ref> He captained Waringstown in the Under-13 inter-provincial championships in 2014, and also played for Sussex from under-12 level,<ref name=BT/> after being recommended by Sussex and Ireland cricketer Ed Joyce.<ref name=CE>{{cite news| url=https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000012/001256.shtml| title=Carson signs two-year deal with Sussex| work=Cricket Europe| date=7 October 2020| accessdate=13 May 2021| archive-date=13 May 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513155449/https://www.cricketeurope.com/DATABASE/ARTICLES2020/articles/000012/001256.shtml| url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, Carson was signed up to the Cricket Ireland Academy,<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/shapoorji-pallonji-cricket-ireland-academy-new-recruits-announced| title=Shapoorji Pallonji Cricket Ireland Academy New Recruits Announced| publisher=Cricket Ireland| date=24 November 2015| accessdate=13 May 2021| archive-date=13 May 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513162126/https://www.cricketireland.ie/news/article/shapoorji-pallonji-cricket-ireland-academy-new-recruits-announced| url-status=live}}</ref> and made his last appearance for the Academy in 2016.<ref name=CE/> In 2018, he played in a Sussex pre-season tour with the senior squad in Cape Town, South Africa.<ref name=ES>{{cite web| url=https://educationsussex.com/hurst-student-joins-sussex-cricket-pro-squad-south-africa/| title=Hurst student joins Sussex Cricket pro squad in South Africa| publisher=Education Sussex| date=21 February 2018| accessdate=13 May 2021| archive-date=13 May 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513160427/https://educationsussex.com/hurst-student-joins-sussex-cricket-pro-squad-south-africa/| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.brightonandhoveindependent.co.uk/sport/cricket/academy-boys-tour-sussex-squad-836161| title=Academy boys to tour with Sussex squad| work=Brighton and Hove Independent| date=9 February 2018| accessdate=13 May 2021| archive-date=13 May 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513163158/https://www.brightonandhoveindependent.co.uk/sport/cricket/academy-boys-tour-sussex-squad-836161| url-status=live}}</ref>
Carson made his first-class debut on 1 August 2020, for Sussex in the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy.<ref name="FC">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1227592.html |title=South Group, Hove, Aug 1-4 2020, Bob Willis Trophy |access-date=1 August 2020 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |archive-date=18 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618091928/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/bob-willis-trophy-2020-1227582/sussex-vs-hampshire-south-group-1227592/full-scorecard |url-status=live }}</ref> He took a wicket with the second delivery that he bowled in the match,<ref name=Cricketer20>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/news/jack_carson_interview_waringstown_ireland_sussex_hove.html| title=The rise of Jack Carson, the Waringstown boy making waves at Hove| magazine=The Cricketer| date=17 October 2020| accessdate=13 May 2021| archive-date=13 May 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513162126/https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/news/jack_carson_interview_waringstown_ireland_sussex_hove.html| url-status=live}}</ref> and finished with match figures of 5/52.<ref name=Cricketer>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/countychampionship/sussex_v_lancashire_county_championship_2021_result_report_score_scorecard.html| title=Jack Carson has the last laugh to turn the spotlight on Lancashire| magazine=The Cricketer| date=30 April 2021| accessdate=13 May 2021| archive-date=13 May 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513161221/https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/countychampionship/sussex_v_lancashire_county_championship_2021_result_report_score_scorecard.html| url-status=live}}</ref> Carson took his first five-wicket haul in a Bob Willis Trophy match against Surrey at The Oval.<ref name=CE/><ref name=Cricketer20/> In total, he took 15 wickets in the competition, the most of any Sussex player.<ref name=CE/> In October 2020, Carson signed a two year rookie contract with Sussex, which would be upgraded to a fully professional contract once Carson played five first-class matches.<ref name=CE/> After Sussex's 2021 County Championship match against Yorkshire, Carson was compared to England off-spinner Dom Bess.<ref name=Times>{{cite news| url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/cricket/article/jack-carson-young-irish-born-spinner-turning-heads-in-sussex-6t62b8gd9| title=Jack Carson: Young Ulster-born spinner turning heads in Sussex| work=The Times| url-access=subscription| date=26 April 2021| access-date=13 May 2021| archive-date=13 May 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513155448/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/jack-carson-young-irish-born-spinner-turning-heads-in-sussex-6t62b8gd9| url-status=live}}</ref> Carson had taken a five-wicket haul in the match, including the wicket of England captain Joe Root.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/19263566.jack-carson-follows-mushtaq-ahmeds-example-sussex/| title=Jack Carson follows Mushtaq Ahmed's example at Sussex| work=The Argus| date=28 April 2021| accessdate=13 May 2021| archive-date=13 May 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513162127/https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/19263566.jack-carson-follows-mushtaq-ahmeds-example-sussex/| url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2021, Carson signed a multi-year contract extension with Sussex.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://sussexcricket.co.uk/news/jack-carson-signs-contract-extension| title=Jack Carson signs contract extension| work=Sussex County Cricket Club| date=4 June 2021| accessdate=4 June 2021| archive-date=4 June 2021| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604124207/https://sussexcricket.co.uk/news/jack-carson-signs-contract-extension| url-status=live}}</ref> He was Sussex's top wicket-taker in the 2021 County Championship with 37 wickets at an average of 36.10.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://sussexcricket.co.uk/news/vote-now-winners-2021-mens-end-season-awards| title=Vote now for winners of 2021 Men's End of Season Awards| publisher=Sussex County Cricket Club| date=27 September 2021| accessdate=27 September 2021}}</ref>
In January 2026, Carson was named as captain of Sussex 50-over team for that year's season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sussexcricket.co.uk/news/sussex-announce-mens-captains-2026|title=Sussex Announce Men's Captains for 2026|publisher=Sussex County Cricket Club|accessdate=22 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cn7jknge5dgo|title=Robinson to captain Sussex in County Championship|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=22 January 2026}}</ref>
==Personal life== Carson is from Craigavon, County Armagh, Northern Ireland,<ref name=Cricketer/> and his family now live in Waringstown, County Down. He has two older brothers, and their father played cricket for Donacloney Cricket Club.<ref name=Cricketer20/> He attended Banbridge Academy, and Hurstpierpoint College.<ref name=ES/>
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