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Full name Thomas Stanley Worthington
Born August 21, 1905, Bolsover, Derbyshire
Died August 31, 1973, King's Lynn, Norfolk (aged 68 years 10 days)
Major teams England,Derbyshire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Other Coach
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
6s
Ct
St
Tests
9
11
0
321
128
29.18
1
1
0
8
0
First-class
453
720
59
19221
238*
29.07
31
94
339
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
9
11
633
316
8
2/19
3/43
39.50
2.99
79.1
0
0
0
First-class
453
49020
19929
682
8/29
29.22
2.43
71.8
16
2
Career statistics
Test debut
New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Jan 10-13, 1930 scorecard
Last Test
Australia v England at Melbourne, Feb 26-Mar 3, 1937 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1924 - 1947
Profile
Thomas Stanley Worthington, who died in hospital on September 1, aged 68, while on holiday at King"s Lynn, was a fine all-rounder for Derbyshire between 1924 and 1947. He took part in nine Test matches for England, five of them when a member of G. O. Allen"s team in Australia in 1936-37. He distinguished himself at the Oval in 1936 when scoring 128, he and W. R. Hammond (217) adding 266 and setting up a fourth wicket record against India which still stands.
During his career, Stan Worthington, as he was always known, scored as a firm-hitting right-handed batsman, 19,221 runs, average 29.07; hit 31 centuries-two in the same match against Nottinghamshire at Ilkeston in 1938; with bowling of splendid length at above medium pace, took 682 wickets at a cost of 29.22 runs apiece and held 326 catches.
Unlike several Derbyshire players of his time, he did not begin his working life as a miner. At the age of 17 he became an electrician with the Bolsover Colliery Company and achieved much success for their cricket club in the Bassetlaw League. He did not play for the county with any regularity till 1926, but soon proved his value. He hit a glorious 133 against Essex at Chesterfield in 1928, completing his century in 100 minutes, and in that year he reached 1,000 runs for the first of ten seasons.
When his first-class career ended, he played for Northumberland and in Lancashire League cricket and for ten years served as chief coach to Lancashire C.C.C., at Old Trafford.
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