Chris Rushworth

Christopher Rushworth (born 11 July 1986) is an English cricketer who plays for Warwickshire. 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 name
Christopher 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; 2010–2022Durham (squad no. 22)
2023–presentWarwickshire
FC debut27 April 2010 Durham v Yorkshire
LA debut5 July 2004 Durham v Sri Lanka A
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 168 87 85
Runs scored 1,765 215 20
Batting average 11.92 11.31 3.33
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0
Top score 57 38* 5
Balls bowled 29,931 3,959 1,623
Wickets 656 140 78
Bowling average 22.42 24.40 27.19
5 wickets in innings 32 2 0
10 wickets in match 6 0 0
Best bowling 9/52 5/31 3/14
Catches/stumpings 37/– 19/– 18/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 October 2023

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] In July 2022, in the County Championship match against Middlesex, Rushworth took his 600th first-class wicket.[10]

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.
  10. "Chris Rushworth milestone enlivens dull draw at Riverside". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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