Ben Preece

Benjamin Edward Ashley Preece (born 8 November 1976 in Birmingham) is a former English first-class cricketer. Due to injury he had only a very brief career at the top level of the domestic game, appearing in three first-class and one List A games, all for Worcestershire in the 1996 season. He had previously played for a couple of years in the Worcestershire seconds, being the county's leading bowler at that level in 1995 and 1996. [1]

Ben Preece
Personal information
Full nameBenjamin Edward Ashley Preece
Born (1976-11-08) 8 November 1976
Birmingham, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1996Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 3 1
Runs scored 5 1
Batting average 2.50 N/A
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 3* 1*
Balls bowled 458 12
Wickets 8 1
Bowling average 48.50 10.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 4/79 1/10
Catches/stumpings 1/– 0/–
Source: , 6 September 2007

Preece's best performance came against South Africa A in August, when he took six wickets, including a career-best 4-79 in the first innings.[2] He was released by Worcestershire on the grounds of injury at the end of the 1996 season,[3] and then appeared very briefly at Second XI level for Sussex and Surrey.[4]

Ben is now Head coach of Gordon District Cricket Club and Gordon Womens Cricket club in Sydney Premier Cricket Australia.

References
  1. Beddow, Mike (2 May 1996). "Rhodes and company face bumpy journey". Electronic Telegraph/Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
  2. "Worcestershire v South Africa A in 1996". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
  3. "Cricket: Worcestershire release three pace bowlers". The Independent. FindArticles. 23 August 1997. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
  4. "Teams played for by Ben Preece". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
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