Scott George Borthwick (born 19 April 1990) is an English

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er. He is a left-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who captains

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. He was born in

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. Borthwick played in the North East Premier League for Philadelphia during the 2005 campaign, and played sporadic matches for Durham's Second XI in 2006. Borthwick played for Durham Academy in the North East Premier League 2007 and 2008 competitions. He also represented Tynemouth Cricket Club, as their Durham contract player for the 2009 season, with his performances safeguarding them from relegation. Borthwick made his Twenty20 debut for

against

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, and despite not batting, he bowled four overs, taking 3–23. In May 2009 Borthwick took two catches while fielding as substitute for England in the second Test against the

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at the

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. Borthwick's uncle,

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, played one List-A match for

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in 1994. In 2013 Borthwick was promoted up the order and finished Durham's top scorer as they won the

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, scoring 1022 runs and also taking 28 wickets (fewer than only

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, Chris Rushworth and

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), though he still described himself as "a legspinner who bats". Borthwick left for Surrey at the end of the 2016 season but returned to Durham for 2021.

International career

Borthwick was announced as a member of the England

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(ODI) squad for their match against Ireland in August 2011. In the one-off match he scored 15 runs off 9 balls late in England's innings, and bowled just 1 over, conceding 13 runs. He made his

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(T20I) début on 25 September 2011 in the match against the West Indies. Borthwick was touted in December 2013 as a future

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bowler by retiring England bowler

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, who said: He was subsequently called up to the England Test squad for the Ashes (alongside

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) in time for the 4th

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Test as a replacement for Swann. He eventually made his

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debut in the fifth Test at Sydney, alongside fellow debutants

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and

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. Borthwick took four wickets, including 3-33 in the second innings, but England lost heavily to complete a 5-0

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defeat. Borthwick has not played international cricket since. As of July 2022, he holds an unusual record as the bowler with the most Test wickets without ever bowling a

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