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Biography
Jonathan Lyndon Carter (born 16 November 1987 in Belleplaine, Barbados) is a cricketer who plays for Barbados. He is a big-hitting left-handed batsman who also bowls right-arm medium pace.
He first played for Barbados in 2007 in a List A match against West Indies Under-19s. He has represented West Indies A. He averages around 30 in first-class cricket. He made his One Day International debut for the West Indies against South Africa on 16 January 2015.
Career
Carter has appeared for West Indies A, Barbados and Barbados Tridents in the Limocol Caribbean Premier League (CPL). In September 2013 he scored a century for West Indies A against India A. After a long wait, Carter finally got his first century in first-class cricket against Jamaica. In 2014 he scored his second List A hundred, this time for Barbados in the Regional Super 50, scoring 109. He later scored his second first-class ton against Jamaica.
He was chosen in the West Indies squad for the 2015 World Cup.