Alex Carey

Alex Carey is a wicketkeeper-batsman who plays for the Australian cricket team and for South Australia and Adelaide Strikers at the domestic level. Alex Carey is a part of the victorious Australian squad of the 2023 ICC World Cup and also the ICC World Test Championship in 2023.

Alex Carey: Along the Years 

Alex Carey Records

• He was the first Australian wicket-keeper to score a century after Brad Haddin in 2013

• He set the record for the most catches by a wicket-keeper in a single edition of a World Cup with 18 catches., in the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup

• During the 2023–24 Marsh One-Day Cup, Carey equalled the record for the most dismissals by a wicket-keeper in a List A match, taking eight catches against Queensland

• Australia's 4th highest run scorer during the World Cup, behind Steve Smith, Aaron Finch and David Warner in the 2019 ICC Men’s World Cup

• He also set the record for most catches by a wicket-keeper in a single edition of the World Cup, with 18 catches in the 2019 ICC Men’s World Cup

Alex Carey Awards and Accolades

• Following the 2019 World Cup, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Carey as the rising star of the squad

• Named as wicket-keeper in the 'Team of the Tournament' for the 2019 World Cup by the ICC

• Member of the ICC 2023 World Cup winner Australian squad

• Member of the Australian squad that won the ICC World Test Championship in 2023 

Alex Carey Career 

Alex Tyson Carey was born on August 27, 1991. Currently serving as the Australian national team's wicket keeper for both one-day and test matches, he was formerly a player in Australian rules football. He plays for Adelaide Strikers and South Australia in domestic cricket.

In 2013, Carey made his debut as a top-order specialist. However, he was discarded after failing to make an impact. As he came down the batting order, he was made the wicket-keeper for the Australian squad. Carey was in Australia's squads that won the 2023 ICC World Test Championship final and the 2023 Cricket World Cup.

Alex Carey Domestic Career 

Alex Carey made his List A cricket debut in a Ryobi Cup match against New South Wales on February 17, 2013, and was also brought into the Sheffield Shield side, making his first-class debut against the same opposition on February 19, 2013. In his initial cricketing days, Carey was a specialist batsman by design in grade cricket but had a dismal start to his dreams in the new sport. He played three Shield matches and averaged only 10.1 runs in six batting innings, so he was dropped from the side.

The 2015-16 season was a stellar one for Carey in Grade cricket and such was his impact that he got a call up for the Sheffield Shield later that season for the final rounds. He took 57 Sheffield Shield catches and two stumpings in 2016-17 and was in the selectors' thoughts entering the 2017-18 Ashes, only to be nipped out of a baggy green by the return of the older, wiser Tim Paine.

Carey started the 2017–18 season playing in the JLT Cup for South Australia, coming close to a maiden century, when he scored 92 against Victoria in the elimination final as part of South Australia's fourth-biggest one-day partnership of all time, putting on 212 runs with Jake Weatherald.

Carey joined the 2017–18 Sheffield Shield season as one of the top candidates to represent Australia in the 2017–18 Ashes series owing to his selection for Australia A and his one-day form. Before the season began, Carey had only appeared in eighteen first-class matches, but he was already regarded as Australia's finest young wicketkeeper.

 During the first two matches, he had the chance to score runs and impress selectors, but he was unable to reach more than fifty before the squad was announced, though he came near with a score of 46 not out against Western Australia before he was left stranded without a partner. He was not considered for the squad, with Tim Paine selected instead.

Carey made his first-class century for South Australia against Queensland with 139 runs. However, he was not selected for the national squad.

Carey signed a contract with Sussex County Cricket Club in May 2019 to compete in the 2019 T20 Blast in England. Before the 2020 Indian Premier League, the Delhi Capitals purchased him in the 2020 Indian Premier League auction. Carey tied the record for most wicket-keeper dismissals in a List A match in the 2023–24 Marsh One-Day Cup when he took eight catches against Queensland.

Alex Carey IPL Career 

Carey had been purchased by Delhi Capitals for a whopping Rs 2.4 crore prior to the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League. The left-hander, who has scored heavily in the Big Bash League, generally bats in the middle or lower middle-order and is expected to serve a finisher’s role for his side during the IPL 2020. Carey has played just 3 matches in his entire IPL career so far, amassing 32 runs in 3 matches with his highest score being 14 not out.

Alex Carey International Career 

Carey made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Australia on January 19, 2018, taking Tim Paine's place due to illness, owing to his performance in the 2017–18 Big Bash League. Subsequently, in February 2018, he was selected for Australia's Twenty20 International (T20I) team for the 2017–18 Trans-Tasman Tri-Series. On February 3, 2018, he made his Australian T20I debut against New Zealand.

Carey received a national contract from Cricket Australia in April 2018 for the 2018–19 season. He was selected Australia T20 squad's vice-captain on May 8, 2018. He made it in Australia's Cricket World Cup team in April 2019. He was a part of the Australian squad that won the 2023 ICC World Cup and ICC World Test Championship in 2023.

Alex Carey ODI Career 

Alex Carey made his ODI debut against England on 19 January 2018, replacing an ill Tim Paine in the XI. However, he quickly became vice-captain of both limited-overs teams in the aftermath of Australian cricket's cultural review, cementing his place for the 2019 ODI World Cup. He scored 375 runs from 10 matches and was Australia’s 4th highest run scorer during the World Cup, behind Steve Smith, Aaron Finch and David Warner.

Carey was also selected for the England series after the COVID-19 induced lockdown. He has become Australia's first-choice wicketkeeper-batsman in the limited overs setup.

Carey played all three of the ODIs during the 2020 England tour and was still Australia's ODI wicketkeeper. Carey scored his first-ever ODI century on September 16, 2020, in the third ODI of the trip, scoring 106 off 114 deliveries. He and Glenn Maxwell combined for 212 runs at the sixth wicket, which helped Australia win the game by three wickets.

Carey took over as captain of Australia for their first One-Day International (ODI) match against the West Indies in July 2021, replacing Aaron Finch, who was sidelined due to a knee injury. Carey, who had previously served as the team's vice captain, was chosen Australia's ODI captain for the first time. Under his leadership, Australia won the opening One-Day International by 133 runs, and Carey amassed 1000 runs and 50 catches during the tournament. Carey was a part of the Australian squad that won the 2023 ICC Men’s World Cup.

Alex Carey Test Career 

On December 8, 2021, Carey played in his first Test match of the 2021–2022 Ashes series. Following Tim Paine's resignation from the Test team, he was selected to start the first two Tests of the series as the wicket-keeper. With eight catches on his Test debut, Carey tied the record for most catches by a wicketkeeper. Carey participated in three Tests and ODIs, before being chosen for Australia's 2022 tour to Pakistan. Carey scored 19 runs off of 43 balls in the opening innings of the first test. Australia chose not to bat again, and the game ended in a draw. During the first inning of the second test, Carey made 93 runs off 159.

The game ended in a tie while Carey did not bat in the second inning. With a best score of 92, former Australian captain and wicketkeeper Tim Paine was one run ahead of him with his highest score. Carey helped Australia gather 391 runs in the first innings of the third and final test, scoring 67 runs off of 105 balls. Australia won the match by a margin of 115 runs and the three-match series 1-0 since Carey did not bat in the second innings. With a maximum score of 93 and an average of 59.66, the second-highest on the Australian side, Carey concluded the test series with 179 runs from 3 innings. Alex Carey was also a key member of the Australian squad that won the ICC World Test Championship in 2023.

Alex Carey T20I Career 

On the back of some splendid performances in the domestic circuit, Carey was selected for the Trans-Tasman series and made his T20I debut for Australia against New Zealand on 3 February 2018. In the first match, he fished two scalps behind the stumps, catching the nicks of Ross Taylor and Colin Munro. He came to bat when the Australian team was already home and therefore did not face a ball but stayed not out. In his short T20 career, Carey has played 30 T20Is and become an integral part of the Australian side in the shortest format.

Carey was included in a preliminary 26-man team on July 16, 2020, in anticipation of an upcoming visit to England after the COVID-19 pandemic. Cricket Australia announced on August 14, 2020, that the matches would go ahead and that Carey will be a part of the visiting team. Carey was benched at the expense of Matthew Wade for the third Twenty20 International match after appearing in the previous two as wicketkeeper. For the remainder of 2020 and 2021, Wade remained Australia's T20I wicketkeeper, despite Carey appearing in a few T20I matches as a batsman. Carey played all three of the ODIs during the 2020 England tour and was still Australia's ODI wicketkeeper.  

Alex Carey Captaincy 

Carey received a national contract from Cricket Australia in April 2018 for the 2018–19 campaign. He was selected as the Australia T20 squad's vice-captain on May 8, 2018. He was selected in Australia's Cricket World Cup team in April 2019.

Carey took over as captain of Australia for their first One-Day International (ODI) match against the West Indies in July 2021, replacing Aaron Finch, who had to withdraw due to a knee injury. Carey, who had previously served as the team's deputy captain, was chosen Australia's ODI captain for the first time. Under his leadership, Australia won the opening One-Day International by 133 runs, and Carey recorded 1000 runs and 50 catches during the tournament.

Alex Carey Under-19 Career 

Carey played cricket and Australian rules football as a youngster. As he grew older, he began to play football at a higher level, and by the time he was 15, he was playing with adults for Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) reserves tournament. Carey did not participate in any games, despite being included in the South Australian side for the 2008 AFL Under 18 Championships. He was also admitted to the 2008 AIS/AFL Academy. In 2009, he made more progress, competing for South Australia in the AFL Under 18 Championships and leading Glenelg to the SANFL Reserves Premiership.

Carey moved to Sydney in 2010 to join the Greater Western Sydney Giants, the new expansion team of the Australian Football League (AFL), who were participating in the TAC Cup to get ready for their AFL debut in 2012. Carey declined a rookie contract offer from the South Australian Cricket Association. Carey led the team to the championship, where he earned the team's best and fairest award, despite being injured throughout the last four rounds. He returned to Adelaide after playing for them in the North East Australian Football League in 2011, but was not selected for their maiden AFL team for the 2012 season.

Carey chose to switch sports and rejoin the Glenelg Cricket Club for the 2012–13 season, after originally planning to rejoin the Glenelg Football Club upon his return to Adelaide. Initially trained as a specialist hitter, he averaged over fifty runs per game for Glenelg across every format of the sport. His performance earned him his initial call-up to the South Australian national team. He was picked into the Sheffield Shield team, making his first-class debut, and made his debut in List A cricket in a Ryobi Cup match against New South Wales. He was dropped from the team after playing in three Shield matches and averaging just 10.1 in six batting innings.

Alex Carey Family 

Alex's father’s name is Gordon Carey, and his mother’s name is Andrea Carey. Alex Carey also has a sister named Ashley Carey. Alex Carey and Eloise Carey have been married since September 2016 and are parents to two children.