Chris Rushworth

Chris Rushworth
Personal information
Full name Christopher Rushworth
Born 11 July 1986
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Relations Phil Mustard (cousin)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004 & 2010present Durham (squad no. 22)
20042005 Northumberland
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 54 41 39
Runs scored 627 53 12
Batting average 12.79 5.88 4.00
100s/50s
Top score 46 12* 5
Balls bowled 8,556 1,624 741
Wickets 182 70 37
Bowling average 24.84 20.78 27.02
5 wickets in innings 8 2
10 wickets in match 2
Best bowling 9/52 5/31 3/19
Catches/stumpings 8/ 8/ 5/
Source: Cricinfo, 17 September 2014

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 keep himself sober for a year for charity.[6]

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

References

  1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Chris Rushworth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "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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