Full Name

Joseph Emmanuel Benjamin

Born

February 02, 1961, Christ Church, St Kitts

Died

March 08, 2021, Reigate, Surrey, (aged 60y 34d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium fast

Benjamin built a belated county career - first with Warwickshire, then with Surrey - on accurate, nippy awayswingers, and in 1994, at the age of 33, he was a surprise choice for the third Test against South Africa at his home ground, The Oval. But his crucial 4-42 in the first innings was put in the shade by Devon Malcolm's feats in the second, and the rest of his international career consisted of two one-day games in Australia that winter. Even at county level he faded as quickly as he rose, and by 1997 Benjamin was no longer a regular for Surrey, who released him at the end of the 1999 season - though he was still one of their most popular players. His action, a whirl of arms and energy, lay somewhere between Gladstone Small and Dominic Cork, while his batting was based on the principle of hit out or get out.
Lawrence Booth

Joey Benjamin Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests110000.0070.00000000
ODIs210000.0060.00000000
FC1261454311614911.38--00--250
List A1686633327259.90--00--290

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests121688044/424/8020.002.8542.0100
ODIs22724711/221/2247.003.9172.0000
FC126-22664115883876/19-29.943.0658.5-171
List A168-789255031734/194/1931.804.1845.6400
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ODI

Debut/Last Matches of Joey Benjamin

FC Matches

Span
1988 - 1999

List A Matches

Span
1986 - 1999

Recent Matches of Joey Benjamin

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Sth Northumb vs 60/4404-Sep-2006Lord'sOTHEROD
Surrey vs Sussex0*1/2812-Aug-1999HoveList A
Surrey vs Northants--2/4828-Jul-1999NorthamptonList A
Surrey vs Glamorgan32/3325-Jul-1999PontypriddList A
Surrey vs Scotland--0/2123-Jun-1999EdinburghList A

Photos of Joey Benjamin

Joey Benjamin, the former Surrey and England seamer
Devon Malcolm offers a cup of tea to his chicken-pox-afflicted team-mate Joey Benjamin in his hotel room
Joey Benjamin