- Colin Rutterford
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Personal information Full name Colin Rutterford Born 1 August 1943
Lakenheath, Suffolk, EnglandBatting style Right-handed Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium Domestic team information Years Team 1978 Minor Counties East 1965–1986 Suffolk Career statistics Competition List A Matches 11 Runs scored 58 Batting average 11.60 100s/50s –/– Top score 28* Balls bowled 666 Wickets 11 Bowling average 29.63 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 3/14 Catches/stumpings –/– Source: Cricinfo, 8 July 2011 Colin Rutterford (born 1 August 1943) is a former English cricketer. Rutterford was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Lakenheath, Suffolk.
Rutterford made his debut for Suffolk in the 1965 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. Rutterford played Minor counties cricket for Suffolk from 1965 to 1986, making 119 Minor Counties Championship appearances[1] and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.[2] Rutterford took 431 wickets in the Minor Counties Championship for Suffolk, second only to Cyril Perkins, who took 779.[3] He made his List A debut against Kent in the 1966 Gillette Cup. He made 7 further List A matches for Suffolk, the last of which came against Worcestershire in the 1984 NatWest Trophy.[4] In his 8 List A matches for Suffolk, he scored 57 runs at an average of 28.50, with a high score of 22 not out.[5] With the ball, he took 7 wickets at a bowling average of 29.28, with best figures of 3/14.[6]
Playing for Suffolk allowed Rutterford to represent Minor Counties East in the 1978 Benson & Hedges Cup, with him making 3 appearances against Middlesex, Sussex and Northamptonshire.[4] In these 3 matches, he took 4 wickets at an average of 30.25, with best figures of 2/16.[6]
References
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Colin Rutterford". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34824/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Colin Rutterford". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34824/Minor_Counties_Trophy_Matches.html. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ Briggs, Simon (3 June 2011). "Former Suffolk cricketer Cyril Perkins celebrates 100th birthday". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/8555148/Former-Suffolk-cricketer-Cyril-Perkins-celebrates-100th-birthday.html. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ a b "List A Matches played by Colin Rutterford". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34824/List_A_Matches.html. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Colin Rutterford". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34824/a_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ a b "List A Bowling For Each Team by Colin Rutterford". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34824/a_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
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Categories:- 1943 births
- Living people
- People from Lakenheath
- English cricketers
- Suffolk cricketers
- Minor Counties cricketers
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