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| Full name | Christopher Rushworth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 July 1986 Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004; 2010–2022 | Durham (squad no. 22) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 27 April 2010 Durham v Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 5 July 2004 Durham v Sri Lanka A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 1 October 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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]