Background
Worsley was born at Hovingham Hall, Yorkshire, England, the son of Sir William Henry Arthington Worsley of Hovingham, 3rd Baronet (born 12 January 1861) and Lady Worsley (Augusta Mary Chivers Bower) (died 1913).
Worsley was born at Hovingham Hall, Yorkshire, England, the son of Sir William Henry Arthington Worsley of Hovingham, 3rd Baronet (born 12 January 1861) and Lady Worsley (Augusta Mary Chivers Bower) (died 1913).
Eton College.
Worsley served as a lieutenant and subsequently captain with the Green Howards (now part of the Yorkshire Regiment) in World War I. He was wounded and taken prisoner. Worsley was Lord Lieutenant of the North Riding of Yorkshire from 1951 to 1965. In 1967, Worsley was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Leeds.
He captained Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1928 and 1929, his only seasons of first-class cricket.
He had been unable to accept the captaincy in 1924 due to business commitments. Worsley followed Major Arthur Lupton as captain, but only accepted the position after the Yorkshire committee had initially offered Herbert Sutcliffe the captaincy.
Sutcliffe refused the offer after controversy broke out over the decision. The county lost only twice whilst Worsley was captain.
He was awarded his county cap in 1928.
A right-handed batsman, he scored 722 runs at 15.69, with a highest score of 60 against Hampshire, and took 32 catches in the field His great-uncle, George Cayley, played four games for the Master Control Console and Cambridge University. He was President of Yorkshire Commodity Credit Corporation from 1960, until his death in 1973.
And was President of the Master Control Console in 1962.