Tony Benneworth
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| Full name | Anthony John Benneworth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
12 December 1950 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-hand batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1971–1981 | Tasmania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 22 December 1971 Tasmania v World XI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class |
24 February 1979 Tasmania v New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut |
14 November 1972 Tasmania v South Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last List A | 7 November 1981 Tasmania v Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anthony John "Tony" Benneworth (born 12 December 1950 in Launceston, Tasmania[1]) is a former Australian cricketer who played for Tasmania from 1971 until 1979.[2] He was a right-handed batsman a right-arm medium-pace bowler.
He played in Tasmania's inaugural Sheffield Shield team in 1977-78. He was the first Tasmanian to take five wickets in an innings in a Sheffield Shield match, when he took 5 for 115, as well as making 54 and 42, against South Australia in February 1978.[3]
Benneworth was the Liberal candidate for Bass in the 2001 federal election but lost to Labor's Michelle O'Byrne. From 1992 to 1998 he had served in the Tasmanian House of Assembly.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856". Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ↑ "Tasmanians rally behind Ponting". The Hindu. 9 January 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ↑ Wisden 1979, pp. 975-1000.
- ↑ Gillman, Sarah (2 March 2012). "Friday Forum". ABC Online. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
External links
- Tony Benneworth at ESPNcricinfo
- Tony Benneworth at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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