Neil Rushton (cricketer)

Neil Rushton

Personal information
Full name	Neil William Rushton
Born	(1976-10-03) 3 October 1976 (age 48) Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1999/00–2003/04	Otago
2000/01–2002/03	North Otago
Source: CricInfo, 22 May 2016

Neil William Rushton (born 3 October 1976) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played five first-class and ten List A matches for Otago between the 1999–2000 and 2003–04 seasons.[1]

Rushton was born at Oamaru in North Otago in 1976 and was educated at Waitaki Boys' High School in the town.[2] He played age-group and Second XI cricket for Otago during the 1990s before making his senior debut for the side in a List A match against Canterbury towards the end of December 1999. After taking two wickets on debut, Rushton played twice more for Otago during the season, taking two more wickets.[3]

After not playing representative cricket the following season, Rushton made three first-class appearances for Otago during the 2000–01 season, although he only took two wickets. He returned to the side in 2002–03, taking two wickets in two first-class matches and two more in seven List A matches. He also played for North Otago in Hawke Cupmatches between 2000–01 and 2002–03.

After working in the construction industry, for Christchurch City Council and as a teacher at Waitaki Boy's High School, in 2014 Rushton graduated as a police constable from the Royal New Zealand Police College, going on to work in his home town.[4]

References

1. "Neil Rushton". CricInfo. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
2. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 116. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2 (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)
3. Neil Rushton, CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 December 2023. (subscription required)
4. Ryan R (2014) Former Volt facing new challenge, Otago Daily Times, 11 July 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2017.

External links

• Neil Rushton at ESPNcricinfo