Robert Bentley (cricketer)

Robert Bentley
Personal information
Full name	Robert Mulock Bentley
Born	3 November 1958 (age 63); Bindura, Mashonaland, Rhodesia
Batting	Left-hand batsman
Bowling	Right-arm off-break
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
1978-1979	Rhodesia
1980-1992	Natal
Career statistics
	Source: CricketArchive, October 24 1992

Robert Mulock Bentley (born 3 November 1958 in Bindura, Rhodesia) is a former first-class cricketer who played for both his native Rhodesia and Natal in the Currie Cup.

Bentley lined up for Rhodesia for the first time in the 1978/79 Currie Cup. In the following season's campaign the team was renamed Zimbabwe-Rhodesia before the county became fully independent in 1980. Later that year he represented Zimbabwe in two first-class matches against Middlesex who were touring the country.^[1] While many of his teammates went on to play One Day International cricket for Zimbabwe, Bentley instead moved to South Africa and joined Natal. He was a regular batsman in the middle order at Natal, often at three, throughout the 1980s and early 1990s.

After spending the 1982 English summer as a professional at Lancashire League club Haslingden, Bentley returned to South Africa and had his most prolific season with 639 runs at 45.64.^[2]

Also a capable off spin bowler, his first-class wickets include Graeme Pollock, Kepler Wessels, Peter Kirsten and Allan Lamb.^[3]

References[]

^ "Middlesex in Zimbabwe 1980/81". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
^ "First-class Batting and Fielding in South Africa for 1982/83". CricketArchive.
^ "Player Oracle - Robert Bentley". CricketArchive.

External links[]

[1] "Middlesex in Zimbabwe 1980/81". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2017-10-27.

[2] "First-class Batting and Fielding in South Africa for 1982/83". CricketArchive.

[3] "Player Oracle - Robert Bentley". CricketArchive.

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