Brydon Carse: South African-Born English Fast Bowler

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Brydon Carse, a fast bowler with a rapid arm action, earned England recognition through a resilient journey with Durham, marked by injury setbacks. His breakthrough came in 2021 when England's entire squad was replaced due to COVID-19 for the Pakistan ODI series. Carse seized the opportunity, impressing with his ability to hit the deck hard and claiming a five-wicket haul in the third match.

The South Africa-born pace bowler, who honed his skills in northeast England, had already caught attention with a stellar 2019 season. He topped Durham's wicket-taking charts in the Royal London Cup and secured 35 Championship wickets at 26.85, overcoming two injury-plagued seasons.

Carse's progress earned him a spot on the England Lions tour to Australia, where he took eight wickets in four unbeaten matches, including a maiden first-class victory over Australia A at the MCG.

Having made his first-class debut for Durham in 2016, Carse demonstrated early promise with 17 wickets in eight games. Initially, he played as an overseas professional and part-time seam bowler for Burnmoor in the Durham League in 2014.

With a UK passport and completed residency qualification in 2019, Carse, son of former Northamptonshire county cricketer James Carse, solidified his place in England's ranks. A T20I debut followed in 2022, and he eventually joined the ODI World Cup squad in India as an injury replacement for Reece Topley.

 

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England’s Brydon Carse pleased by ‘full backing’ on return from cricket ban​

Brydon Carse has expressed his thanks to the “incredibly supportive” England setup after his rapid reintegration following his ban, and hopes to repay the faith shown in him, first in the remaining one-day internationals against Australia and then in the Test series in Pakistan that follows immediately.

Carse had a mixed day at Headingley on Saturday as England made it two defeats from two in their ODI series. He dismissed Travis Head and truncated Australia’s innings with two wickets in two balls, yet was spatchcocked for 75 runs. However, for Carse the only way is up.

At the end of May, he was banned for three months for a historical breach of betting rules – a 16-month sentence, 13 of them suspended for two years. He returned at the end of August, played a couple of games for Durham and was immediately called up by England for both the white-ball squads to face Australia and the Test series against Pakistan.

Carse is grateful for the opportunity he has been given. “The last three weeks have been very pleasing for me. All I’ve had from everyone is full backing and full support and I’m just looking forward to playing as much cricket in an England shirt as possible going forward.”

That includes the potential of a first Test cap during England’s three-Test tour of Pakistan. “I’m very excited to be going to Pakistan,” he said. “That’s a group of players that I have wanted to be involved with for a number of years now with a few setbacks here and there.”

Carse, alongside Gus Atkinson, Olly Stone and the 20-year old, 6ft 7in Josh Hull, will make up a formidable speed quartet, full of potential if lacking experience, alongside the steadier Chris Woakes, Matthew Potts and Ben Stokes. “I watched the last series in Pakistan … the mantra that they [England] are trying to play their Test cricket is probably shifting and trying to play a couple of bowlers that can bowl with extra pace. My role is going to be short, sharp bursts, trying to bowl quickly and get the ball to reverse.

“If these guys can all stay fit and perform, there’s a really good crop of fast bowlers that England can pick from.”

There will not be much time to adjust between the end of the ODI series at Bristol next Sunday and landing in Pakistan three days later. “I’m making sure I bowl enough overs in training to keep my loads up,” Carse said. “But the way the schedule is now I’m fully focused on white ball and [with] all of these different formats happening at the same time, the adjustment that you’ve got to do from a white ball to a red ball will be done in Pakistan when I land on 2 October.”

Before that, three more ODIs, with this inexperienced England side on a huge learning curve against the world champions. “There’s no hiding the fact that a lot of the players in that group don’t play a lot of 50-over cricket. It’s just about adapting to certain situations quicker.” The next test comes around quickly, in Durham on Tuesday, weather permitting. On Sunday no play was possible in the One-Day Cup final between Somerset and Glamorgan at Trent Bridge and the forecast for Monday’s reserve day is also grim.

England’s Brydon Carse pleased by ‘full backing’ on return from cricket ban

Brydon Carse was back in the wickets for England against Australia on Saturday and is excited by his selection for the Test series in Pakistan

www.theguardian.com

 

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Brydon Carse has been presented his Test cap by Ben Stokes, his Durham teammate, ahead of the 1st Test against Pakistan, let's just hope he isn't a surprise package for Pakistan's batters

 

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Test dream helped Carse through gambling ban

Pace bowler Brydon Carse said the idea of playing Test cricket for England helped him through a three-month ban for historic gambling offences.

The 29-year-old made his Test debut in the astonishing win over Pakistan in Multan, little more than a month after completing his suspension.

Carse was banned in May for placing 303 bets between 2017 and 2019, though none on matches he played in.

Cricket’s betting integrity rules stipulate players are not allowed to gamble on matches anywhere in the world.

Asked if the prospect of playing for England got him through some "tough moments" during the ban, Carse said: "Yeah, definitely."

Carse was permitted to train during his ban and kept his two-year England central contract. Following the retirement of James Anderson, he may have been in line to make his Test debut in the home summer had he not been suspended.

Instead, he returned for the white-ball series against Australia in September, then came into the Test side for the record-breaking first-Test defeat of Pakistan.

Carse took four wickets in the match, as well as having another chalked off by DRS and a catch dropped. He was asked to bowl sustained spells of bouncers across 38 overs in extreme heat and credited fitness work done during his time away from the game.

"I had some time off to work on a few things that I wanted to and then maybe improve my fitness in certain areas," he said.

"I've come back refreshed and just wanting to do well and play as much as I can for England.

"The group of players that we are playing with, I've got some close relationships. I just thoroughly enjoyed the occasion."

Victory in the second Test, which starts on Tuesday, also in Multan, will see England win the three-match series.

The tourists may be able to call on captain Ben Stokes, who has missed their past four matches because of a hamstring injury, but stepped up his return by training during the first Test.

Though Saturday was designated as a rest day, Stokes did some gym work, with the whole squad having the option of a training session on Sunday.

Pakistan are due to name their squad for the second Test after revamping their selection panel in the aftermath of the first-Test humbling.

Former captain Azhar Ali, pace bowler Aaqib Javed and team analyst Hassan Cheema have been added to the committee.

The most eye-catching addition is Aleem Dar, who recently stood down from the elite panel of umpires after standing in 453 internationals across a 25-year career. The 56-year-old also played 17 first-class matches as a spin-bowling all-rounder.

BBC

 

[FearlessRoar]

I am not much sure about it

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[shamaan]

He has been the best bowler in this series.

 

[Rana]

Love you Carse

Thank you for exposing Rizwan.

 

[kron]

Novelty or good?

He has a good physique for fast bowling though

 

[batandballbattle]

Has come good and created more healthy competition for places in the future
Him plus Potts Atkinson and Stone, then Wood once he returns from injury, Archer if they decide to include him again and maybe even Tongue when he's back

 

[BouncerGuy]

He certainly had the better of Rizwan in this series. He was absolutely clueless against him.