10 Facts About Stan Worthington

Thomas Stanley Worthington was a cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1923 and 1947 and for England between 1930 and 1937.

Stan Worthington was an all-rounder, scoring over 19,000 runs and taking over 600 first-class wickets.

Stan Worthington became an electrician with the Bolsover Colliery Company and played for the Colliery Club in the Bassetlaw League.

Stan Worthington played his debut for Derbyshire in August 1924 against Nottinghamshire, his only game that year.

Stan Worthington scored a duck in his first innings and 12 in his second, but took four wickets in the match.

Stan Worthington played three matches in 1925 and from 1926 played for the full season for the rest of his career.

Stan Worthington was a middle order right-hand batsman and a medium-fast right-arm bowler.

Stan Worthington then toured Australia and New Zealand with Gubby Allen, but an attempt to turn him into an opener was not a success, and he played no more Test cricket.

Stan Worthington was Lancashire coach in the sixties, nurturing players like Harry Pilling.

Stan Worthington was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1937.