Tony Benneworth

Anthony John Benneworth (12 December 1950 – 10 March 2018)[1] was an Australian cricketer who played for Tasmania from 1971 until 1979.[2] He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.

Tony Benneworth
Personal information
Full name
Anthony John Benneworth
Born(1950-12-12)12 December 1950
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Died10 March 2018(2018-03-10) (aged 67)
Ansons Bay, Tasmania, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1971–1981Tasmania
First-class debut22 December 1971 Tasmania v World XI
Last First-class24 February 1979
Tasmania v New South Wales
List A debut14 November 1972
Tasmania v South Australia
Last List A7 November 1981 Tasmania v Queensland
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 15 10
Runs scored 580 72
Batting average 23.20 9.00
100s/50s 0/3 0/0
Top score 75 21*
Balls bowled 2,247 510
Wickets 26 9
Bowling average 38.92 31.33
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 5/115 3/14
Catches/stumpings 6/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 2 January 2011

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 served in the Tasmanian House of Assembly.[4][5]

He died in a boating accident off Ansons Bay, Tasmania on 10 March 2018.[1]

See also

References

  1. Willard, Jessica. "Two Northern Tasmanian men killed in boating tragedy". The Advocate. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. "Tasmanians rally behind Ponting". The Hindu. 9 January 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  3. Wisden 1979, pp. 975–1000.
  4. Gillman, Sarah (2 March 2012). "Friday Forum". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
  5. "Anthony John (Tony) Benneworth". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 26 July 2022.


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