| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting style | Right-handed batsman | |||
| Bowling style | Slow left arm orthodox | |||
| International information | ||||
| National side | English | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | First-class | List A | ||
| Matches | 46 | 54 | ||
| Runs scored | 522 | 137 | ||
| Batting average | 11.10 | 7.61 | ||
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/1 | ||
| Top score | 39 | 61 | ||
| Balls bowled | 7,130 | 2,105 | ||
| Wickets | 74 | 53 | ||
| Bowling average | 44.36 | 29.75 | ||
| 5 wickets in innings | 3 | 1 | ||
| 10 wickets in match | 1 | N/A | ||
| Best bowling | 6-44 | 5-26 | ||
| Catches/stumpings | 23/0 | 11/0 | ||
| Source: CricketArchive, | ||||
Matthew James Rawnsley (born 8 June 1976) is a former English cricketer who played county cricket at first-class and List A level for Worcestershire. He later played minor counties cricket, as well as making two List A appearances, for Herefordshire. He was born in Birmingham.
Rawnsley spent his Worcestershire career on the fringes of the first team, only rarely getting a lengthy run in the side. Comfortably his most significant season was 2001, when he played 15 first-class and 21 List A games.[1][2] In that season, he took 27 first-class wickets — albeit at an expensive average of 44.85 — and 21 List A wickets at 34.19; in both cases, these were the highest season's aggregates of his career.[3][4]
However, Rawnsley's best individual bowling performances came in other years. His first-class career best of 6-44 was achieved in the second innings against Oxford University at The University Parks in 1998; he also claimed 5-72 in the first innings to pick up his only ten-wicket match haul.[5] His best one-day performance of 5-26 came in a National League game against Kent at Tunbridge Wells.[6]
In general, Rawnsley was not a particularly accomplished batsman: in first-class cricket he never reached 40, although he did score a century for Worcestershire's Second XI in 1997.[7] In 25 List A innings he reached double figures only twice, and his highest score for Worcestershire was a mere 12.[8] However, he did contribute with the bat on one of his two List A appearances for Herefordshire: playing against Oxfordshire in the C&G Trophy at Bodicote. In an easy win for Herefordshire, Rawnsley scored 61 as well as taking 3-8.[9] He is currently playing for Ombersley Cricket Club in the Birmingham League.