 He scored 5,220 runs in 141 matches with an average of 24.39, making four centuries with a highest score of 134.A noted fielder, he held 190 catches and made two stumpings.At the end of the 1859 English cricket season, Carpenter was one of the twelve players who took part in cricket's first-ever overseas tour when an England cricket team led by George Parr visited North America.