Chris Rushworth

Chris Rushworth
Personal information
Full name Christopher Rushworth
Born (1986-07-11) 11 July 1986
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm fast-medium
Role Bowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004, 2010–present Durham (squad no. 22)
First-class debut 27 April 2010 Durham v Yorkshire
List A debut 5 July 2004 Durham v Sri Lanka A
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 112 72 84
Runs scored 1,394 188 20
Batting average 12.55 12.53 3.33
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0
Top score 57 38* 5
Balls bowled 19,663 3,139 1,611
Wickets 419 111 78
Bowling average 23.76 24.90 26.94
5 wickets in innings 21 2 0
10 wickets in match 3 n/a n/a
Best bowling 9/52 5/31 3/14
Catches/stumpings 24/– 18/– 17/–
Source: CricketArchive, 27 September 2018

Christopher Rushworth (born 11 July 1986) is an English cricketer. Rushworth is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.

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]

His cousin is the former Durham wicket-keeper and captain, Phil Mustard,

References

  1. ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Chris Rushworth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  2. 1 2 "List A Matches played by Chris Rushworth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Chris Rushworth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Twenty20 Matches played by Chris Rushworth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "Durham bowler takes 15 wickets to sink Northants". BBC. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  6. ↑ Chris Rushworth takes 15 wickets in one day for Durham - see them all
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