Kenny Benjamin

West Indies|Bowler
INTL CAREER: 1992 - 1998
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Full Name

Kenneth Charlie Griffith Benjamin

Born

April 08, 1967, St John's, Antigua

Age

56y 346d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Fast

Playing Role

Bowler

A valuable support act for Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose, Kenny Benjamin helped to prop up West Indies' fading pace dynasty until the late 1990s. Like a Caribbean Lance Klusener, he took a very straight approach to the wicket, then bowled from the shoulder, without much attempt at body action. A well-built fast bowler (with those middle names he had to be) from Antigua, he made his Test debut in the inaugural match against South Africa in 1991-92 and then once on the tour of Australia the following winter. Although onlt taking two wickets at Adelaide, he subjected the Australians to a fast and furious barrage. But he really burst into the limelight against England in 1993-94, grabbing 6 for 66 in the first Test at Kingston (adding to his mean reputation by being warned for bouncing tailenders) and then seven wickets in the next match. He ended the series with 22 wickets. He struggled the following winter against Australia, but was the best bowler on the 1995 tour of England, swinging the ball more reliably than anyone except Dominic Cork. He played 10 of his 26 Tests with the unrelated Winston Benjamin.

Kenny Benjamin Career Stats

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests264851322785926/6610/17430.273.2555.7441
ODIs26261319923333/343/3427.964.1939.9000
FC108-1940995564037/51-23.712.9548.1-182
List A93-456329721244/334/3323.963.9036.7100

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests2636822243*7.9253441.570028120
ODIs26137651710.838081.25003040
FC10813633119952*11.64--01--240
List A934617281229.68--00--90
Kenneth Charlie Griffith Benjamin

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Debut/Last Matches of Kenny Benjamin

Recent Matches of Kenny Benjamin

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Easterns vs North West0 & 10*2/9108-Mar-2001BenoniFC
Easterns vs E. Province--0/2219-Jan-2001GqeberhaList A
Easterns vs Gauteng221/4110-Jan-2001JohannesburgList A
Easterns vs Northerns--2/3307-Jan-2001CenturionList A
Easterns vs Boland171/3305-Jan-2001BenoniList A

Photos of Kenny Benjamin

Kenny Benjamin encourages a participant at a coaching clinic
Kenny Benjamin oversees a coaching clinic for Trinidad & Tobago's Under-13s
Benjamin prepares to bowl
Benjamin prepares to bowl
Chris Lewis is caught by Richie Richardson off Kenny Benjamin for 17