Matthew Rawnsley

Matthew James Rawnsley (born 8 June 1976 in Birmingham) is a former English cricketer who played county cricket at first-class and List A level for Worcestershire. He later played minor counties cricket, as well as making two List A appearances, for Herefordshire.

Matthew Rawnsley
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed batsman
BowlingSlow left arm orthodox
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 46 54
Runs scored 522 137
Batting average 11.10 7.61
100s/50s 0/0 0/1
Top score 39 61
Balls bowled 7,130 2,105
Wickets 74 53
Bowling average 44.36 29.75
5 wickets in innings 3 1
10 wickets in match 1 N/A
Best bowling 6–44 5–26
Catches/stumpings 23/0 11/0

In 2018, he returned to Worcestershire as chief executive.[1]

Rawnsley spent his Worcestershire playing career on the fringes of the first team, only rarely getting a lengthy run in the side. Comfortably his most significant season was 2001, when he played 15 first-class and 21 List A games.[2][3] In that season, he took 27 first-class wickets – albeit at an expensive average of 44.85 – and 21 List A wickets at 34.19; in both cases, these were the highest season's aggregates of his career.[4][5]

However, Rawnsley's best individual bowling performances came in other years. His first-class career best of 6–44 was achieved in the second innings against Oxford University at The University Parks in 1998; he also claimed 5–72 in the first innings to pick up his only ten-wicket match haul.[6] His best one-day performance of 5–26 came in a National League game against Kent at Tunbridge Wells.[7]

In general, Rawnsley was not a particularly accomplished batsman: in first-class cricket he never reached 40, although he did score a century for Worcestershire's Second XI in 1997.[8] In 25 List A innings he reached double figures only twice, and his highest score for Worcestershire was a mere 12.[9] However, he did contribute with the bat on one of his two List A appearances for Herefordshire: playing against Oxfordshire in the C&G Trophy at Bodicote. In an easy win for Herefordshire, Rawnsley scored 61 as well as taking 3–8.[10] He is currently playing for Ombersley Cricket Club in the Birmingham League.


Notes
  1. "County proud to announce Matt Rawnsley as new CEO". WorcestershireCCC. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Matthew Rawnsley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2006.
  3. "ListA Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Matthew Rawnsley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2006.
  4. "First-class Bowling in Each Season by Matthew Rawnsley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2006.
  5. "ListA Bowling in Each Season by Matthew Rawnsley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2006.
  6. "Oxford University v Worcestershire in 1998". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2006.
  7. "Kent v Worcestershire in 1999". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2006.
  8. "Gloucestershire Second XI v Worcestershire Second XI in 1997". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2006.
  9. "ListA Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Matthew Rawnsley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2006.
  10. "Oxfordshire v Herefordshire in 2003". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 June 2006.
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