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| Full name | Anthony John Benneworth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1950-12-12)12 December 1950 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 March 2018(2018-03-10) (aged 67) Ansons Bay, Tasmania, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1971–1981 | Tasmania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 22 December 1971 Tasmania v World XI | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 24 February 1979 Tasmania v New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 14 November 1972 Tasmania v South Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last List A | 7 November 1981 Tasmania v Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 2 January 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Anthony John Benneworth (12 December 1950 – 10 March 2018) was an Australian cricketer who played for Tasmania from 1971 until 1979. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.
He played in Tasmania's inaugural Sheffield Shield team in 1977–78. He was the first Tasmanian to take five wickets in an innings in a Sheffield Shield match, when he took 5 for 115, as well as making 54 and 42, against South Australia in February 1978.
Benneworth was the Liberal candidate for Bass in the 2001 federal election but lost to Labor's Michelle O'Byrne. From 1992 to 1998 he served in the Tasmanian House of Assembly.
He died in a boating accident off Ansons Bay, Tasmania on 10 March 2018.
See also
References
- ^ Willard, Jessica. "Two Northern Tasmanian men killed in boating tragedy". The Advocate. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- "Tasmanians rally behind Ponting". The Hindu. 9 January 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- Wisden 1979, pp. 975–1000.
- "2001 Bass". Election 2001 election results. Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- Gillman, Sarah (2 March 2012). "Friday Forum". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- "Anthony John (Tony) Benneworth". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
External links
- Tony Benneworth at ESPNcricinfo
- Tony Benneworth at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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