Full name Arthur William Carr Born May 21, 1893, Mickleham, Surrey Died February 7, 1963, West Wilton, Yorkshire Major teams England, Nottinghamshire Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling style Right-arm medium
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1923
Arthur Carr played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire while still at school. His impressive performance earned him captaincy in 1919. His debut for England came in 1923 in a series against South Africa.
Arthur Carr played an important part in developing the bodyline bowling strategy. He encouraged his Nottinghamshire bowlers, Harold Larwood and Bill Voce, to target the batsmen's bodies and close fielders were placed to grab any consequent catches. Douglas Jardine used the strategy in the infamous Bodyline series, much to the contempt of the world.
Arthur Carr got a fair round of royalties from those bowlers who adopted his strategy in county cricket. He was hit on the head on no few counts, and received as many on other parts of his body. In the end Arthur Carr declared his own tactic unfair.
Heavily criticized in his club over the bodyline issue, Arthur Carr retired in 1934.
Arthur Carr made 11 test appearances and scored 237 runs at an average of 19.75.
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