| Tony Benneworth | |
| Fullname: | Anthony John Benneworth |
| Birth Date: | 12 December 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia |
| Death Place: | Ansons Bay, Tasmania, Australia |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Club1: | Tasmania |
| Type1: | First-class |
| Debutdate1: | 22 December |
| Debutyear1: | 1971 |
| Debutfor1: | Tasmania |
| Debutagainst1: | World XI |
| Lastdate1: | 24 February |
| Lastyear1: | 1979 |
| Lastfor1: | Tasmania |
| Lastagainst1: | New South Wales |
| Type2: | List A |
| Debutdate2: | 14 November |
| Debutyear2: | 1972 |
| Debutfor2: | Tasmania |
| Debutagainst2: | South Australia |
| Lastdate2: | 7 November |
| Lastyear2: | 1981 |
| Lastfor2: | Tasmania |
| Lastagainst2: | Queensland |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 15 |
| Runs1: | 580 |
| Bat Avg1: | 23.20 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/3 |
| Top Score1: | 75 |
| Deliveries1: | 2,247 |
| Wickets1: | 26 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 38.92 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/115 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 6/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 10 |
| Runs2: | 72 |
| Bat Avg2: | 9.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 21 |
| Deliveries2: | 510 |
| Wickets2: | 9 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 31.33 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 3/14 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 1/– |
| Date: | 2 January |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2/2396/2396.html CricketArchive |
Anthony John Benneworth (12 December 1950 – 10 March 2018)[1] was an Australian cricketer who played for Tasmania from 1971 until 1979.[2] He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.
He played in Tasmania's inaugural Sheffield Shield team in 1977–78. He was the first Tasmanian to take five wickets in an innings in a Sheffield Shield match, when he took 5 for 115, as well as making 54 and 42, against South Australia in February 1978.[3]
Benneworth was the Liberal candidate for Bass in the 2001 federal election but lost to Labor's Michelle O'Byrne.[4] From 1992 to 1998 he served in the Tasmanian House of Assembly.[5] [6]
He died in a boating accident off Ansons Bay, Tasmania on 10 March 2018.[1]