# Zachary Carter (cricketer)
**Zachary Carter**, full name Zachary Nathan Carter (born 2006 in Barbados), is a West Indian cricketer who plays as a left-handed opening batsman and part-time slow left-arm orthodox bowler.[1](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/135579-zachary-carter-playerprofile) • [2](https://www.windiescricket.com/players/zachary-carter-20660/) He has represented the West Indies Under-19s and, in 2026, the Barbados Tridents in the [Caribbean Premier League](https://www.edgepedia.org/caribbean-premier-league) and the Desert Vipers in the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League.[2](https://www.windiescricket.com/players/zachary-carter-20660/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name / born | Zachary Nathan Carter, 2006, Barbados[1](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/135579-zachary-carter-playerprofile) |
| National side | West Indies[1](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/135579-zachary-carter-playerprofile) |
| Role | Opening batsman; part-time second-change bowler[2](https://www.windiescricket.com/players/zachary-carter-20660/) |
| Batting / bowling style | Left-handed bat; slow left-arm orthodox[1](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/135579-zachary-carter-playerprofile) |
| Teams | Barbados Tridents, Desert Vipers, Barbados Under-19s Men, Barbados Under-17s, West Indies Under-19s, Settlers, Brownhill Dolphins[2](https://www.windiescricket.com/players/zachary-carter-20660/) • [1](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/135579-zachary-carter-playerprofile) |
| 2026 T20 record | 15 matches, 287 runs, highest score 57, average 19.13, two fifties; 1 wicket at 34.00[2](https://www.windiescricket.com/players/zachary-carter-20660/) |
| Youth ODI record | 17 matches, 381 runs, highest score 114 v South Africa Under-19s, average 22.41; 10 wickets, best 3/42[3](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/135579-zachary-carter-playerprofile/stats) |
## Playing style and teams
Carter bats left-handed and opens the innings, bowling occasional slow left-arm orthodox as a second-change option.[2](https://www.windiescricket.com/players/zachary-carter-20660/) His listed teams span the [West Indies](https://www.edgepedia.org/west-indies) pathway and franchise cricket: the Barbados Under-17s and Under-19s Men, the West Indies Under-19s, and the senior franchises the Barbados Tridents and the Desert Vipers.[2](https://www.windiescricket.com/players/zachary-carter-20660/) At domestic level he has played for Settlers and the Brownhill Dolphins.[1](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/135579-zachary-carter-playerprofile)
## Youth international career
Carter's youth [One Day International](https://www.edgepedia.org/one-day-international) record with the West Indies Under-19s covers 17 matches, all as a batsman, in which he scored 381 runs at an average of 22.41 with a strike rate of 113.06.[3](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/135579-zachary-carter-playerprofile/stats) His highest score was 114 against South Africa Under-19s, his only youth ODI century, and he also made one fifty.[3](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/135579-zachary-carter-playerprofile/stats) Against England Under-19s he made 157 runs in six innings with a best of 87, and against Sri Lanka Under-19s 91 runs in seven innings.[3](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/135579-zachary-carter-playerprofile/stats)
As a part-time bowler he took 10 youth ODI wickets at an average of 36.30, with best figures of 3/42 against Sri Lanka Under-19s.[3](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/135579-zachary-carter-playerprofile/stats)
## Franchise cricket, 2026
**CPL and Global Super League.** In the 2026 season Carter played 10 matches for the Barbados Tridents in the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League, scoring 203 runs at an average of 20.30 with a highest score of 57, and 4 matches for the Desert Vipers in the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League, scoring 81 runs at 20.25 with a best of 55.[2](https://www.windiescricket.com/players/zachary-carter-20660/) Across the 2026 List A Twenty20 season he totaled 15 matches, 287 runs at 19.13, and two fifties, with a highest score of 57.[2](https://www.windiescricket.com/players/zachary-carter-20660/)
His bowling in senior T20 cricket has been occasional: in the 2026 season he bowled 25 balls in two innings, both for the Desert Vipers, taking 1 wicket at an average of 34.00 with best figures of 1/9.[2](https://www.windiescricket.com/players/zachary-carter-20660/)
One of his CPL 2026 dismissals was recorded on video: in match 32 against the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots at the [Kensington Oval](https://www.edgepedia.org/kensington-oval) in [Bridgetown](https://www.edgepedia.org/bridgetown), Carter pulled a delivery from [Jason Holder](https://www.edgepedia.org/jason-holder) into the air and was caught at deep square leg by Wanindu Hasaranga.[4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ntJw4qqGFs)
## References
1. [Zachary Carter Profile, NDTV Sports](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/135579-zachary-carter-playerprofile)
2. [Zachary Carter stats, news, videos and records, West Indies players (windiescricket.com)](https://www.windiescricket.com/players/zachary-carter-20660/)
3. [Zachary Carter Overall Stats, NDTV Sports](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/135579-zachary-carter-playerprofile/stats)
4. [Zachary Carter Skies It, Wanindu Hasaranga Takes It! | CPL 2026, CPL T20 on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ntJw4qqGFs)
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