Durham has declared the leaving of Chris Rushworth for personal reasons following a record number of first-division signings.
The 36-year-old Rushworth is one of Durham’s most beloved players, as well as is set to finish his job at the club. He insisted that Durham left the 18-year club after the debut in the A-League with a harsh feeling and resigned for him to leave.
The story of the player
He made his 528th window in the first -class cricket in 2021, surpassing English reporter Graeme Onyon to become the best player in Durham. Rushworth had 54 plate appearances in Durham’s State Championship win in 2013 and was a player of the team that won the Royal London Cup almost a decade ago.
The decision to leave was extremely hard to make for the prominent player with a rich history of success, and for the team to let him go. He posted on his personal Twitter account that the decision to leave Durham was not easy, and he had been thinking about it for a long time. However, it had to be made, and it had to be made openly and decisively that for some personal causes he had to leave. The problem was definitely not in the team or cricket.
The leave and gratitude
He also stated with a harsh feeling that the club he played for, Durham, had always been and always would be his club and metaphorically saying his family. He would like to give thanks to everybody who took part in his career path and helped him become who he is now: his trainers, leaders, players, supporting workers and most importantly fans and team members.
Durham president Botham reacted with a testimonial to the deceased fan, in which he stated that Chris was one of the best pitchers the country has ever played and has spent many years in his home county of Durham. He was really feeling honored to have such a great and talented player in his club and his team. However, in his position and for everyone else, he wanted to grant the former player every success in his brand-new job.
