Ben Charlesworth

Ben Charlesworth
Charlesworth in 2023
Personal information
Full name
Ben Geoffrey Charlesworth
Born (2000-11-19) 19 November 2000 (age 23)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBatsman
RelationsLuke Alexander Charlesworth (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2018–presentGloucestershire (squad no. 64)
FC debut19 August 2018 Gloucestershire v Warwickshire
LA debut30 June 2019 Gloucestershire v Australia A
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 43 19 30
Runs scored 1,840 598 520
Batting average 28.30 37.37 24.76
100s/50s 2/10 0/4 0/2
Top score 210 99* 56
Balls bowled 711 24 45
Wickets 14 0 1
Bowling average 35.21 93.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 3/25 1/32
Catches/stumpings 25/– 9/– 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 September 2024

Ben Geoffrey Charlesworth (born 19 November 2000) is an English cricketer.[1] He made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire in the 2018 County Championship on 17 August 2018.[2] He made his List A debut on 30 June 2019, for Gloucestershire against Australia A cricket team.[3] In October 2019, he was named in the England under-19 cricket team's squad for a 50-over tri-series in the Caribbean.[4] In December 2019, he was named in England's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.[5] Charlessworth scored a first-class career-best 210 against Leicestershire in August 2024,[6] going on to make a total of 723 County Championship runs for Gloucestershire over the season at an average of 48.20 and was rewarded with a new two-year contract in October that year.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Ben Charlesworth". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Specsavers County Championship Division Two at Birmingham, Aug 19-22 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Australia A tour of England at Bristol, Jun 30 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  4. ^ "England name Under-19s squad for tri-series in West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  5. ^ "England squad named for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Gloucestershire pair score double centuries". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Charlesworth signs new two-year Gloucestershire deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
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