Anthony Borrington

Anthony John Borrington (born 8 December 1948) is a former English cricketer who played one-day and first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1970 and 1981.

Anthony Borrington
Personal information
Full nameAnthony John Borrington
Born (1948-12-08) 8 December 1948
Spondon, Derbyshire, England
BattingRight-handed batsman
BowlingLeg-break bowler
RoleOccasional wicket-keeper
RelationsPaul Borrington
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19701981Derbyshire
First-class debut9 June 1971 Derbyshire v Essex
Last First-class20 August 1980 Derbyshire v Middlesex
List A debut7 June 1970 Derbyshire v Sussex
Last List A5 August 1981 Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 122 150
Runs scored 4230 2866
Batting average 23.63 21.22
100s/50s 3/22 1/17
Top score 137 101
Balls bowled 22
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 0-1 /
Catches/stumpings 57/0 54/1
Source: , January 2012

Borrington was born at Spondon, Derbyshire. He appeared for Derbyshire's Second XI from 1965 and made his one-day debut in the 1970 season. His first-class debut came in the 1971 season. He appeared fairly regularly in the 1973 season but then played only occasionally for a couple of years, playing only one first-class game in the 1975 season. He regained a regular place in 1976 season and held it until the 1980 season, winning his county cap in 1977. Borrington continued to represent the Derbyshire team in limited overs cricket regularly until 1980 and played one match for the team which won the NatWest Trophy in the 1981 season, although he failed to score.

Borrington was a right-hand batsman and played 122 first-class matches with an average of 23.63 and a top score of 137. He played 150 one-day matches at an average of 21.22 and a top score of 101. He was a leg-break bowler who bowled 22 balls in the first-class game without taking a wicket. He also acted as wicketkeeper in a few matches.[1]

Borrington now works at Grace Dieu Manor preparatory school in Leicestershire as a geography teacher and deputy headmaster.

Borrington's son, Paul, signed a professional contract with Derbyshire in 2006.

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