Edward Benson (cricketer)
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| Full name | Edward Turk Benson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 November 1907 Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 September 1967 (aged 59) Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1928–1929 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1929–1931 | Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 February 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edward Benson (20 November 1907 – 11 September 1967) was a Welsh cricketer. He played for Oxford University in 1928 and 1929, and Gloucestershire between 1929 and 1931.[1]
Benson attended Blundell's School in Devon before going up to Merton College, Oxford in 1926.[2] In the 1928 University Match, batting at number 11, he and Charles Hill-Wood defended for 100 minutes to deny Cambridge victory on the last day.[3] He played for the Gentlemen at Lord's in 1929.[4] He toured New Zealand in 1929–30 with the England Test team as the reserve wicket-keeper, but did not play any of the Test matches.[5]
He also played Rugby union for Oxford and served in World War II as a colonel in the Royal Artillery. After the war he joined the Prudential Assurance Co. in South Africa and from about 1957 was their branch manager in Cape Town.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Edward Benson". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
- ^ Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900–1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 181.
- ^ Wisden 1968, p. 998.
- ^ "Gentlemen v Players, Lord's 1929". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
- ^ "England to New Zealand 1929-30". Test Cricket Tours. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
- ^ "Edward Turk Benson". Clifton Rugby Football Club History. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
External links
[edit]- Edward Benson at ESPNcricinfo
- Edward Benson at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- 1907 births
- 1967 deaths
- Welsh cricketers
- People educated at Blundell's School
- Gloucestershire cricketers
- Oxford University cricketers
- Oxford University RFC players
- Gentlemen cricketers
- Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
- Cricketers from Cardiff
- Gentlemen of England cricketers
- Alumni of Merton College, Oxford
- Royal Artillery officers
- British Army personnel of World War II
- English cricketers of 1919 to 1945
- H. D. G. Leveson Gower's XI cricketers
- Wicket-keepers
- Military personnel from Cardiff