Jeremy Blackmore talks to a Durham legend so proud for earning a testimonial in 2019

Jeremy Blackmore

Old timer: Everpresent Chris Rushworth is a proud local Durham lad
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Chris Rushworth always had the hunger and drive to make it as a professional cricketer for Durham.
Despite being released by the county in 2006, he took temporary jobs and pressed his case playing club cricket for Sunderland in the North East Premier League. Then in 2010, his persistence paid off. Durham offered him a second chance and re-signed him.
Eight years later, as one of the most consistent b...