{{Short description|South African cricketer}} {{EngvarB|date=August 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = David Nosworhty | image = | country = South Africa | fullname = David Owen Nosworthy | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|12|25}} | birth_place = [[Johannesburg]], [[Transvaal Province]], South Africa | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]], [[off break]] | role = Batsman | club1 = [[Northerns cricket team|Northern Transvaal]] | year1 = 1989–1991 | club2 = [[Border cricket team|Border]] | year2 = 1991–1996 | type1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]] | debutdate1 = 8 December | debutyear1 = 1988 | debutfor1 = South African Defence Force | debutagainst1 = [[Boland cricket team|Boland]] | lastdate1 = 15 December | lastyear1 = 1995 | lastfor1 = Border B | lastagainst1 = [[Westerns cricket team|Western Transvaal]] | type2 = [[List A cricket|LA]] | debutdate2 = 18 October | debutyear2 = 1991 | debutfor2 = Border | debutagainst2 = Northern Transvaal | lastdate2 = 24 February | lastyear2 = 1995 | lastfor2 = Border | lastagainst2 = [[Western Province cricket team (South Africa)|Western Province]] | columns = 2 | column1 = [[First-class cricket|FC]] | matches1 = 29 | runs1 = 1,451 | bat avg1 = 28.45 | 100s/50s1 = 1/8 | top score1 = 141* | deliveries1 = 110 | wickets1 = 1 | bowl avg1 = 69.00 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 1/57 | catches/stumpings1 = 9/– | column2 = [[List A cricket|LA]] | matches2 = 14 | runs2 = 244 | bat avg2 = 24.40 | 100s/50s2 = 0/2 | top score2 = 69 | deliveries2 = – | wickets2 = – | bowl avg2 = – | fivefor2 = – | tenfor2 = n/a | best bowling2 = – | catches/stumpings2 = 1/– | date = 28 February | year = 2013 | source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4066/4066.html CricketArchive }}
'''David Owen Nosworthy''' (born 25 December 1967) is a South African former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and occasional right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] and [[off break]] bowler, he enjoyed modest success as a player playing 29 [[First-class cricket|first-class]] matches and 14 [[List A cricket|list A]] games, but has made his name as a coach and his portfolio of first-class coaching roles include the South African franchises [[Highveld Lions cricket team|Highveld Lions]] and [[Titans cricket team|Nashua Titans]], in New Zealand with [[Canterbury cricket team|Canterbury]] and in England with [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]].
==Early years and playing career== Nosworthy was born in [[Johannesburg]], South Africa, on Christmas Day, 1967, and took up [[cricket]] at a young age whilst growing up in Johannesburg. He played cricket for [[Grey High School]] in [[Port Elizabeth]] where he broke the great batsman [[Graeme Pollock]]'s record for the most runs in a school season.<ref name="World A-Team Interview">{{cite interview|last=Nosworthy |first=David |interviewer=Andy Mellon |title=The Coach's View: Dave Nosworthy |url=http://www.world-a-team.net/content/view/95/28/ |publisher=World A-Team |date=19 May 2007 |accessdate=28 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828212003/http://www.world-a-team.net/content/view/95/28/ |archivedate=28 August 2008 |df=dmy }}</ref> As a young player he played in England for Yorkshire club side Marsden CC.<ref name="World A-Team Interview"/>
Nosworthy made his first class debut in December 1988 for a South African Defence Force XI against [[Boland cricket team|Boland]]; the match was drawn with Nosworthy batting at [[Batting order (cricket)#Top order|number 3]], scoring 14 and 5.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/50/50714.html |title=South African Defence Force v Boland, at Windhoek, 8–10 December 1988 |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=28 February 2013 }}</ref> It took Nosworthy a further two seasons to record his first first-class half century, scoring 85 for [[Northerns cricket team|Northern Transvaal B]] against [[Natal cricket team|Natal B]] in December 1990.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/53/53735.html |title=Northern Transvaal B v Natal B, at Verwoerdburg, 20–22 December 1990 |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=28 February 2013 }}</ref> Nosworthy moved from Northern Transvaal to [[Border cricket team]] at the end of the 1990/91 season. Nosworthy made the only first-class century of his career whilst captaining the Border B side against [[Easterns cricket team|Easterns]] in November 1995, playing in a team including future South Africa test wicket-keeper [[Mark Boucher]], Nosworthy scored 141 [[not out]] in his side's draw in match which turned out to be his second last first-class game.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/61/61344.html |title=Easterns v Border B, at Springs, 24–26 November 1995 |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=28 February 2013 }}</ref>
==Coaching career== After retiring from playing he delved into the business world for a few years,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.somersetcountycc.co.uk/2012/12/dave-nosworthy-appointed-as-somersets-director-of-cricket/#.US9Py6K8GSo |title=Dave Nosworthy Appointed as Somerset's Director of Cricket |publisher=Somerset CCC |date=20 December 2012 |accessdate=28 February 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109010403/http://www.somersetcountycc.co.uk/2012/12/dave-nosworthy-appointed-as-somersets-director-of-cricket/#.US9Py6K8GSo |archive-date=9 January 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> before in 2000 taking up a coaching role with the [[Pretoria]] based franchise, the [[Nashua Titans]] where he led them to two T20 trophies and numerous finals. During his time with the Titans he was also appointed as the [[South Africa Under-19 cricket team|South Africa U19]] Head Coach on a tour to England and the [[South Africa A cricket team|South Africa A team]] Head Coach in a series against the [[Sri Lanka A cricket team|Sri Lankans]]. Nosworthy left the Titans in March 2005,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/146569.html |title=No contract extension for Titans coach |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |date=31 March 2005 |accessdate=28 February 2013 }}</ref> and following this was briefly the head coach of the United Cricket Board's (now [[Cricket South Africa]]) National Academy.
Nosworthy then left South Africa for New Zealand where he in July 2005 he was appointed head coach of the [[Canterbury cricket team]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/214371.html |title=Canterbury appoint Nosworthy as coach |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |date=26 July 2005 |accessdate=28 February 2013 }}</ref> Nosworthy lead the team to a State Championship title in 2007–08 and victories in the State Shield and the Twenty20 competition in 2005–06. In 2007, Nosworthy was appointed as the coach for the New Zealand A team tour to Australia as part of the Emerging Players tournament.<ref name="India application">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/300026.html |title=Three apply for India coaching job – report |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |date=29 June 2007 |accessdate=28 February 2013 }}</ref> In June 2007 it was also reported that Nosworthy had applied for the [[India national cricket team|Indian]] national team position.
On 16 June 2008, Nosworthy quit as head coach of Canterbury to take charge of South African franchise the Johannesburg-based [[Highveld Lions cricket team|Highveld Lions]], with Nosworthy explaining that "opportunity to coach a South African first-class side at one of the world's best Test venues was too good to turn down."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/354978.html |title=Nosworthy quits as Canterbury coach |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |date=16 June 2008 |accessdate=28 February 2013 }}</ref> Nosworthy spent four years with the Lions before in June 2012 resigning his post 11 months before the end of his contract, although he did not win a trophy during his time with the Lions they reached two Twenty20 finals and qualified for the [[Champions League Twenty20]] on two occasions.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/southafrica/content/story/570014.html |title=Nosworthy adds to coach exodus |first=Firdose |last=Moonda |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |date=25 June 2012 |accessdate=28 February 2013 }}</ref>
In December 2012, Nosworthy was appointed as [[Somerset County Cricket Club]]'s Director of Cricket, following [[Brian Rose (cricketer)|Brian Rose]] who stepped down at the end of the 2012 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/20802765 |title=Somerset appoint Dave Nosworthy as director of cricket |publisher=BBC Sport |date=20 December 2012 |access-date=28 February 2013 }}</ref> On 29 August 2014, Somerset announced that Nosworthy was to leave his position at the end of the 2014 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/county-cricket-2014/content/story/775373.html |title=Nosworthy to leave Somerset |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=29 August 2014 |accessdate=28 September 2014 }}</ref>
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==External links== * {{cricketarchive|ref=Archive/Players/4/4066/4066.html}} * {{cricinfo|ref=ci/content/player/46587.html}}
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