Durham’s document wicket-taker talks to Jo Harman-McGowan about bouncing again from early rejection, the advantages of sobriety, and a dialog with an England selector which finally got here to nothing.
Half One: On the scrapheap
Having first represented Durham on the age of 9, Chris Rushworth was every week shy of his 18th birthday when he made his senior debut for the membership, taking up Sri Lanka A at Chester-le-Road in 2004.
Two years later, after failing to make one other first-team look, he was advised by his residence county that he was surplus to necessities.
The rejection led to 2 yr…
