Tony Benneworth
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| Full name | Anthony John Benneworth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 December 1950 Launceston, Tasmania, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 March 2018 (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 and politician. He played for Tasmania from 1971 until 1979.[1] He was a right-handed batsman a right-arm medium-pace bowler.
He 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.[2]
Benneworth died in a boating accident off Ansons Bay, Tasmania on 10 March 2018.[3]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Tasmanians rally behind Ponting". The Hindu. 9 January 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Gillman, Sarah (2 March 2012). "Friday Forum". ABC Online. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ↑ "Two Northern Tasmanian men killed in boating tragedy". Archived from the original on 2018-03-11. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
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