Robert Bennett (cricketer)
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| Full name | Robert Bennett | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1831 Tunbridge Wells, Kent | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 October 1875 (aged 43/44) Chichester, Sussex | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| 1860 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||
| 1863–1864 | Kent | ||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 24 January 2012 | |||||||||||||||
Robert Bennett (1831 – 5 October 1875) was an English cricketer. He was born at Tunbridge Wells in Kent.
Bennett made his first-class cricket debut for Sussex County Cricket Club against MCC at Lord's in 1860,[1] in what was his only first-class appearance for Sussex. He later played for Kent, making his first-class debut for the county against England in 1863. He made five further first-class appearances for Kent, the last of which came against England in 1864.[1] In his seven first-class appearances, he scored 35 runs at an average of 2.50, with a high score of 12, while as a wicket-keeper he took nine catches and made two stumpings.[2]
He died at Chichester in Sussex on 5 October 1875 aged 43 or 44.
References[]
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Robert Bennett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Robert Bennett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
External links[]
Robert Bennett at ESPNcricinfo
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