Chris Rushworth
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Full name | Christopher Rushworth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1986-07-11) 11 July 1986 (age 38) Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004; 2010–2022 | Durham (squad no. 22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023–present | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FC debut | 27 April 2010 Durham v Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LA debut | 5 July 2004 Durham v Sri Lanka A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 October 2023 |
Christopher Rushworth (born 11 July 1986) is an English cricketer who plays for Warwickshire. Rushworth is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. His cousin is the former Durham wicket-keeper and captain, Phil Mustard.
Career
Rushworth made his debut in county cricket for Northumberland against Suffolk in 2004 Minor Counties Championship. He played a further Minor Counties Championship match for the county against Norfolk in 2005.[1]
In 2004, he also made his debut for Durham in a List A match against Sri Lanka A.[2] He wouldn't feature for Durham again following this match until the 2010 season, when he made his first-class debut against Yorkshire in the County Championship.[3] He featured in further List A matches in the Clydesdale Bank 40.[2] In the 2011 season, he made his Twenty20 debut against Warwickshire in the Friends Provident t20.[4]
On 17 September 2014 against Northamptonshire, Rushworth took 9 for 52 and total match figures of 15 for 95, all taken in just one day of play, the best ever match figures by a Durham bowler in the County Championship.[5] He also did it while keeping himself sober for a year for charity.[6]
In August 2020, in the opening round of fixtures in the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy, Rushworth took his 500th first-class wicket.[7] In April 2021, in the 2021 County Championship, Rushworth took his 500th wicket in the County Championship.[8] The following month in the Championship, in the match against Worcestershire, Rushworth became the leading wicket-taker for Durham, taking his 528th first-class wicket.[9] In July 2022, in the County Championship match against Middlesex, Rushworth took his 600th first-class wicket.[10]
References
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Chris Rushworth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ^ a b "List A Matches played by Chris Rushworth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Chris Rushworth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ^ "Twenty20 Matches played by Chris Rushworth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ^ "Durham bowler takes 15 wickets to sink Northants". BBC. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ Chris Rushworth takes 15 wickets in one day for Durham - see them all
- ^ "Durham v Yorkshire CCC latest - Matthew Fisher and Dawid Malan push Yorkshire towards victory". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Chris Rushworth rekindles Riverside love affair as David Bedingham makes eyes with career-best 257". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Emotional Chris Rushworth breaks record as Durham power to victory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "Chris Rushworth milestone enlivens dull draw at Riverside". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
External links
- Chris Rushworth at ESPNcricinfo
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- 1 MM Ali
- 2 Bethell
- 3 Amir Khan
- 5 Foulkes
- 7 Garton
- 8 Malik
- 10 TC Ali
- 11 Smith (wk)
- 12 Benjamin
- 14 Briggs
- 15 Hamza Shaikh
- 16 Hain
- 17 Yates
- 18 Miles
- 19 Woakes
- 20 Hannon-Dalby
- 21 Wylie
- 22 Rushworth
- 23 Lintott
- 27 Booth
- 30 Barnard
- 32 Hasan Ali
- 33 Gleeson
- 35 Rhodes
- 37 Rae
- 61 Burgess (wk)
- 65 Aamir Jamal
- 71 Davies (c & wk)
- 80 Mousley
- 99 Simmons
- Coach: Robinson