Former Nottinghamshire fast bowler Andrew Carter has announced his retirement from professional cricket.
The 28-year-old made his debut in 2009, going on to make a total of 21 first-class appearances for the Club, as well as a further 40 matches in the limited-overs formats of the game.
At the conclusion of the 2015 season, he opted to join Derbyshire and featured in 16 matches during the early part of the 2016 campaign, before departing the 3aaa County Ground by mutual consent in late July.
A brief stint with Hampshire followed, during which the Lincolnshire born paceman played two first-class games and took 4-52 back at Trent Bridge against Nottinghamshire.
He retires with an overall red ball record of 103 wickets, in 35 matches, at an average of 30.19.
“Since 2009 I owe almost all my thanks to Nottinghamshire,” he said. “They have supported me and given me stability in my cricket and I've played under three great leaders of men Mick Newell, Paul Franks and Chris Read.
“Thanks also go to the bowling coach for the majority of my time, Andy Pick, who backed me all the way.
“I have some fantastic friends that I've made from the game and nobody bigger than Luke Fletcher who made trucking in all day fun.
“My biggest thanks has to go to my family and girlfriend - they've put me straight when needed, supported me so much and all I wanted was to make them proud.
“It's the right time for me to move to the next chapter and I'm excited about it.”