Carlton Saunders

Carlton Urias Saunders (born 29 October 1957) is a former cricketer who played for the Turks and Caicos Islands. Saunders was a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born at Grand Turk.

Carlton Saunders
Personal information
Full nameCarlton Urias Saunders
Born (1957-10-29) 29 October 1957
Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RelationsH Saunders (brother)
International information
National side
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2007/08Turks and Caicos Islands
Career statistics
Competition Twenty20
Matches 1
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Balls bowled 12
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Source: Cricinfo, 8 March 2012

Saunders first played for the Turks and Caicos Islands in the 2003/04 Americas Affiliates Championship against the Bahamas.[1] He later played a single Twenty20 match for the Turks and Caicos Islands against Montserrat in the 2008 Stanford 20/20 at the Stanford Cricket Ground.[2] The Turks and Caicos Islands innings ended at 67/9 from their twenty overs, meaning Saunders, who was due to bat at number eleven, wasn't required to do so. Montserrat went on to win the match by 9 wickets, with Saunders bowling two wicketless overs for the cost of 16 runs.[3]

Saunders made his debut at the age of 50 years and 92 days, making him, as of April 2016, both the oldest player ever and the oldest player to debut at Twenty20 level, records which had previously been held by Mario Ford and Venris Bennett, respectively.[4][5] His brother, Henry, has also played for the Turks and Caicos Islands.

References
  1. "Other matches played by Carlton Saunders". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  2. "Twenty20 Matches played by Carlton Saunders". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  3. "Montserrat v Turks and Caicos Islands, 2008 Stanford 20/20". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  4. Records / Twenty20 matches / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Oldest players – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
  5. Records / Twenty20 matches / Individual records (captains, players, umpires) / Oldest players on debut – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
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