Stan Worthington
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Full name | Thomas Stanley Worthington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Bolsover, Derbyshire, England | 21 August 1905|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 31 August 1973 King's Lynn, Norfolk, England | (aged 68)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut | 10 January 1930 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 26 February 1937 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1924–1947 | Derbyshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1949 | Northumberland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 19 April 2010 |
Thomas Stanley Worthington (21 August 1905 – 31 August 1973) was a
Career
Worthington was born at Bolsover, Derbyshire and went to Netherthorpe Grammar School, Staveley, Derbyshire. He became an electrician with the Bolsover Colliery Company and played for the Colliery Club in the Bassetlaw League. Fred Tate, who was talent-spotting for Derbyshire, saw him and introduced him to the club in 1923.[1]
Worthington played his debut for Derbyshire in August 1924 against Nottinghamshire, his only game that year. He scored a duck in his first innings and 12 in his second, but took four wickets in the match. He played three matches in 1925 and from 1926 played for the full season for the rest of his career.
Worthington was a middle order right-hand batsman and a medium-fast right-arm bowler. In neither role did he often hit the headlines, but his consistency and reliability was big factor in the success that Derbyshire enjoyed through the 1930s. The county, normally one of the weaker English first-class cricket teams, won the County Championship for the only time in its history in 1936, for which each player was awarded with a Gold Watch, engraved with the players name, date and championship title.
Worthington played
Worthington with Derbyshire stayed for a couple of seasons after the
He was a
Worthington died at King's Lynn in 1973.
References
- ^ Wisden Almanack – Cricketer of the Year
- ^ Stan Worthington at Cricket Archive
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ a b Sky Sports Cricket The Cricket Lockdown Vodcast broadcast 11 June 2020