Ben Charlesworth

Ben Charlesworth

Charlesworth in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Ben Geoffrey Charlesworth
Born	(2000-11-19) 19 November 2000 (age 24) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast
Role	Batsman
Relations	Luke Alexander Charlesworth (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2018–present	Gloucestershire (squad no. 64)
FC debut	19 August 2018 Gloucestershire v Warwickshire
LA debut	30 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

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.

External links

• Ben Charlesworth at ESPNcricinfo