Full name Christopher Charles Benham
Born March 24, 1983, Frimley, Surrey
Current age 36 years 261 days
Major teams Hampshire, Hampshire 2nd XI, Hampshire Cricket Board, Loughborough Marylebone Cricket Club University (England), Unicorns, Wiltshire
Nickname Benny, Benoit
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height 6 ft 2 in
Education Loughborough University
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 48 | 80 | 3 | 2103 | 111 | 27.31 | 4265 | 49.30 | 2 | 10 | 51 | 0 | ||
List A | 63 | 56 | 7 | 1731 | 158 | 35.32 | 4 | 9 | 165 | 11 | 26 | 0 | ||
T20s | 37 | 32 | 4 | 447 | 59 | 15.96 | 426 | 104.92 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 20 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-class | 48 | 30 | 37 | 0 | - | - | - | 7.40 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
List A | 63 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | 24.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class debut | Somerset v Loughborough UCCE at Taunton, Apr 10-12, 2004 scorecard |
Last First-class | Yorkshire v Hampshire at Scarborough, Aug 23-26, 2010 scorecard |
List A debut | 2001 |
Last List A | Nottinghamshire v Unicorns at Nottingham, Jul 18, 2011 scorecard |
T20s debut | Sussex v Hampshire at Arundel, Jun 27, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20s | Essex v Hampshire at Chelmsford, Jul 4, 2010 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
30, 1 | Wiltshire | v Cheshire | Trowbridge | 7 Aug 2011 | Other |
0, 14 | Wiltshire | v Devon | Corsham | 24 Jul 2011 | Other |
37 | Notts 2nd XI | v Lancs 2nd XI | Todmorden | 20 Jul 2011 | Other |
88* | Notts 2nd XI | v Lancs 2nd XI | Todmorden | 19 Jul 2011 | Other OD |
16 | Unicorns | v Notts | Nottingham | 18 Jul 2011 | LA |
- | Unicorns | v Glamorgan | Cardiff | 17 Jul 2011 | LA |
18 | Unicorns A | v England U19 | Loughborough | 13 Jul 2011 | Other OD |
0, 37 | Wiltshire | v Berkshire | Newbury | 10 Jul 2011 | Other |
18 | Notts 2nd XI | v Unicorns A | Long Marston | 29 Jun 2011 | Other OD |
9, 11 | Wiltshire | v Dorset | Devizes | 26 Jun 2011 | Other |
Chris Benham made his county debut in 2004 scoring 74 against Derbyshire. He represented England at junior level, and also played first-class cricket for Loughborough UCCE. Is first major mark on the professional game came when he struck 158 in the 2006 Pro40 play-off against Glamorgan which appeared to single a promising future. However, he struggled to nail down a regular place in the Hampshire side - despite gaining positive reviews from Shane Warne - and was overtaken in the pecking order by James Vince. After the 2010 campaign the county decided he no longer had a future at the Rose Bowl.
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