Background
He was born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.
He was born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.
Rushworth is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm fast-medium. 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.
In 2004, he also made his debut for Durham in a List A match against Sri Lanka A. 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.
He featured in further List A matches in the Clydesdale Bank 40. In the 2011 season, he made his Twenty20 debut against Warwickshire in the Friends Provident t20.
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. He also did it while keeping himself sober for a year for charity.