Brydon Carse

Brydon Carse rounded off a difficult summer by impressing for England and Durham, culminating in an impressive debut Test series in England’s tour of Pakistan.

After missing three months due to suspension, Carse returned with aplomb as he scored his second first-class century on his comeback against Somerset in the County Championship at Taunton.

Carse cleared the ropes off Jack Leach and went to his hundred with two more sixes off successive deliveries from Kasey Aldridge. Having faced 161 balls, he hit 11 fours and four maximums, a faultless knock by the England international.

Carse gave Durham hope in the T20 Blast quarter-final against Surrey, striking twice in five balls to remove first the dangerous Will Jacks and then Laurie Evans, caught at slip.

Defending a total of 162, Carse claimed figures of 2/34 in four overs, but Durham could not enforce victory over a strong Surrey.

After his Durham return, the 29-year-old received a callup for England’s IT20 and ODI series against Australia in September.

Carse came into the side for the 2nd IT20 and took vital wickets of captain Travis Head and Tim David, finishing with figures of 2/26 in four overs as England levelled the series.

Carse was ever-present in the ODI series, ending as jointhighest wicket-taker with eight wickets in five games.

His strongest showing came in England’s dominant victory at Lord’s, taking 3/36 in a fierce spell of bowling as he unsettled the Australian top order alongside Jofra Archer. Carse dismissed Head, Josh Inglis and Marnus Labuschagne as he and Matthew Potts shared seven wickets, leading England to victory by 186 runs.

Carse made his Test bow in Multan, receiving his England cap from teammate Ben Stokes.

The South African-born cricketer was England’s outstanding bowler over the first two Tests, taking nine wickets at 24.33 on a flat pitch in Multan.

Carse continued his rise in England’s Test tour of New Zealand, ending as the top wicket-taker for the series with 18 scalps. The right-arm quick was particularly impressive in the series opener, taking 10 wickets in the match with outstanding figures of 6/42 in the second innings.

Carse played six more times for England in white-ball cricket during the winter before being ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy with a left toe injury.