Robert Bennett (cricketer)
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Full name | Robert Bennett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
1831 Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died |
5 October 1875 Chichester, Sussex, England | (aged 43/44)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting style | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1863–1864 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1860 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 January 2012 |
Robert Bennett (1831 – 5 October 1875) was an English cricketer. Bennett's batting style is unknown, though it is known he fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Wells, Kent.
Bennett made his first-class debut for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1860,[1] in what was his only first-class appearance for Sussex. He later played for his home county of 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 six first-class appearances, he scored 32 runs at an average of 2.66, with a high score of 12, while behind the stumps he took 8 catches and made a single stumping.[2]
He died at Chichester, Sussex on 5 October 1875.
References
- 1 2 "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.