Alex Tyson Carey is a cricketer who represents Australia on the international stage. He was born on August 27, 1991. His current role is that of a wicket-keeper for the Australian national team, which he plays for in both test matches and one-day forms. He was once a player for the Australian rules football team. He is a member of the South Australia and Adelaide Strikers teams where he competes in domestic cricket. In 2010, he served as the captain of the Greater Western Sydney Giants, but in 2012, when they became a member of the Australian Football League, he stepped down from that role.
As a result of his exclusion from the team, he went back to South Australia, his native state, and started playing cricket competitions inside the state. After making his debut in 2013 as a specialized top-order hitter, Carey was ultimately unsuccessful and dismissed from the team. After moving down the batting order, he became the wicket-keeper for the whole team. Carey was a part of the Australian teams that triumphed in the final of the 2023 ICC World Test Championship as well as the Championship of the Cricket World Cup in 2023.
Carey participated in both Australian rules football and cricket when he was a youngster. As he grew older, he began to play football at a higher level, and by the time he was 15 years old, he was playing for Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) reserves tournament with adults. During the 2008 Australian Football League Under-18 Championships, Carey was a member of South Australia’s team, although he did not participate in any of the games.
Additionally, he was a recruit for the AIS/AFL Academy in the year 2008. He continued to make progress during the year 2009, and he was a member of South Australia’s team that competed in the 2009 Australian Football League Under-18 Championships. Additionally, he won the SANFL reserves championship with Glenelg. In 2010, Carey moved to Sydney to join the Greater Western Sydney Giants, the new expansion club of the Australian Football League (AFL). At the time, the Giants were competing in the TAC Cup for the season to get ready for their entry into the AFL in 2012. Carey declined a rookie contract offer from the South Australian Cricket Association.
Alex Carey Biography
| Name | Alex Carey |
| Full Name | Alex Tyson Carey |
| Date of Birth | 27 August 1991 |
| Place of Birth | Loxton, Australia |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Father’s Name | Gordon Carey |
| Mother’s Name | Andrea Carey |
| Siblings | Ashleigh Carey |
| Spouse | Eloise |
| Marriage Date | NA |
| Children | NA |
| Role | Batting |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Right-Arm Fast |
| ODI Debut | January 19, 2018 vs. England |
| Test Debut | December 08, 2021 vs. England |
| Favourite Food | Butter Chicken’ or ‘Gulab Jamun |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Yellow |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
Although he was unable to participate in the last four rounds due to an injury, Carey was able to lead the team to victory and win the award for the best and fairest performance by the squad. He returned to Adelaide after playing for them once more in the North East Australian Football League in 2011. However, he was not selected for their debut AFL team for the 2012 season, therefore he was not able to play for them. Upon his return to Adelaide, Carey had the intention of rejoining the Glenelg Football Club. However, he ultimately decided to swap sports and instead re-entered grade cricket with the Glenelg Cricket Club for the 2012–13 season.
As a specialist hitter, he began his career with Glenelg and averaged close to fifty runs across all forms. His performance was sufficient to earn him his first call-up to play for South Australia. In addition to making his first-class debut in the Sheffield Shield, he also made his debut in the Ryobi Cup, which was a match against New South Wales. His first-class debut came in the Ryobi Cup. At the time of his dismissal from the team, he had participated in three Shield matches but had only managed to average 10.1 runs in six batting innings.
Although he did not participate in any games for the South Australian state side during the 2013–14 season, Carey was awarded a rookie contract with the state for the next sports season. Following his failures as a hitter in the top order, he slid down the batting order and became a wicket-keeper instead. As a consequence of this, he was allowed to participate in several matches competing for South Australia in the Futures League. His breakthrough season was in the 2015–16 season when he played for Glenelg and scored 822 runs at an average of 90.22 in ten matches. Among his notable scores were 195 against Adelaide and 151 against West Torrens.
In the Futures League, he played five matches and averaged 44.13. As a result, South Australia called him up to play for them again in the last four rounds of the 2015–16 Sheffield Shield season. He took over for the seasoned wicket-keeper Tim Ludeman, and he even made an appearance in the Sheffield Shield final.
It was for the 2016–17 season that South Australia offered Carey his first senior deal permanently.
Batting & Fielding Stats
| YEAR | MAT | NO | RUNS | HS | AVG | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 3 | 1 | 32 | 14* | 16.00 | 29 | 110.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 14* | 16.00 | 29 | 110.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Bowling
| YEAR | MAT | BALLS | RUNS | WKTS | BBM | AVE | ECON | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
He became just the fourth player in the history of the Sheffield Shield to score 500 runs with the bat and 50 dismissals as a wicket-keeper in a single season. The other three players who accomplished this feat were Chris Hartley, Matthew Wade, and Adam Gilchrist. This season was by far his most successful to date. It was during the final of the Sheffield Shield when he took his 59th dismissal of the competition, which set a new record for wicket-keepers in a single Sheffield Shield season.
His progress led to his selection in Australia’s National Performance Squad during the off-season of 2017. Additionally, he was identified as the solitary wicket-keeper in the Australia A squad that was scheduled to go to South Africa for the 2017 South Africa A Team Tri-Series. Both of these accomplishments were a direct consequence of his growth. His selection, which came before that of Peter Nevill and Tim Paine, both of whom had previously held the position of wicketkeeper for the Australian Test squad, indicated that he was the next in line to take over for Matthew Wade if Wade sustained an injury.
