Chris Rushworth

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

Chris Rushworth
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Rushworth
Born (1986-07-11) 11 July 1986
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2004; 2010–presentDurham (squad no. 22)
First-class debut27 April 2010 Durham v Yorkshire
List A debut5 July 2004 Durham v Sri Lanka A
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 144 80 85
Runs scored 1,605 188 20
Batting average 11.97 11.75 3.33
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0
Top score 57 38* 5
Balls bowled 25,934 3,569 1,623
Wickets 569 128 78
Bowling average 22.33 24.16 27.19
5 wickets in innings 29 2 0
10 wickets in match 4 0 0
Best bowling 9/52 5/31 3/14
Catches/stumpings 31/– 19/– 18/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 September 2021

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]

References
  1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Chris Rushworth". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  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
  7. "Durham v Yorkshire CCC latest - Matthew Fisher and Dawid Malan push Yorkshire towards victory". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  8. "Chris Rushworth rekindles Riverside love affair as David Bedingham makes eyes with career-best 257". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  9. "Emotional Chris Rushworth breaks record as Durham power to victory". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
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