Edward Benson (cricketer)

Edward Benson
Personal information
Full name Edward Turk Benson
Born (1907-11-20)20 November 1907
Cardiff, Wales
Died 11 September 1967(1967-09-11) (aged 59)
Cape Town, South Africa
Batting Right-handed
Role Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1928–1929 Oxford University
1929–1931 Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC
Matches 38
Runs scored 520
Batting average 12.68
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 42
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 49/12
Source: Cricinfo, 4 August 2013

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 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.[2] He played for the Gentlemen at Lord's in 1929.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Edward Benson". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  2. ↑ Wisden 1968, p. 998.
  3. ↑ "Gentlemen v Players, Lord's 1929". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "England to New Zealand 1929-30". Test Cricket Tours. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Edward Turk Benson". Clifton Rugby Football Club History. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
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