Chris Benjamin
Alex Carey
Pat Cummins
Travis Head
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Marnus Labuschagne
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Steven Smith
Mitchell Starc
David Warner
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Full Name
Christopher Gavin Benjamin
Born
April 29, 1999, Johannesburg, Gauteng
Age
24y 218d
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Medium
Fielding Position
Wicketkeeper
Playing Role
Wicketkeeper Batter
Education
St Andrew's College, Johannesburg; Durham University
TEAMS
Chris Benjamin was among the breakout stars of the inaugural season of the Hundred, starring on Birmingham Phoenix debut with a match-winning 24 not out off 15 balls barely three weeks after he had signed his first professional contract. "Nasser, what is that?!" yelped Kevin Pietersen as Benjamin reverse-scooped London Spirit's Blake Cullen for six. Two weeks later, another cameo sealed victory against Oval Invincibles as Phoenix finished top of the group stages.
Born in Johannesburg, Benjamin holds a British passport through his father and qualifies as a local player in English domestic cricket. He moved to the UK in 2018 to study accounting and finance at Durham University. He earned a trial at Warwickshire after being spotted playing at Loughborough by second-team coach Ian Westwood and captained them to the Second XI T20 competition in 2021.
He earned a rookie contract for the second half of the 2021 season with Warwickshire keen to add wicket-keeping back-up to their squad and made an instant impression with 60 on his full T20 debut in the Blast. He had impressed Moeen Ali in a second-team game with his ability to score quickly against spin, and Moeen recommended him as a last-minute replacement replacement in the Hundred.
Benjamin went on to score 127 from No. 3 on his Championship debut against Lancashire later in the summer, underlining his ambitions to become a multi-format player. He also made his List A debut in 2021, scoring a half-century the day before his Hundred debut.
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Chris Benjamin Career Stats
Batting & Fielding
Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FC | 13 | 23 | 2 | 537 | 127 | 25.57 | 1086 | 49.44 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
List A | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 50.00 | 57 | 87.71 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
T20s | 53 | 47 | 12 | 847 | 68* | 24.20 | 589 | 143.80 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 35 | 21 | 0 |
Bowling
Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FC | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
List A | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20s | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Debut/Last Matches of Chris Benjamin
FC Matches
List A Matches
Recent Matches of Chris Benjamin
Match | Bat | Wkt | Date | Ground | Format |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Warwcks 2nd vs Notts 2nd XI | 109* | -- | 18-Sep-2023 | Birmingham | OTHER |
Warwcks 2nd vs Lancs 2nd XI | 25 | 1c/1s & 0c/0s | 11-Sep-2023 | Birmingham | OTHER |
Warwickshire vs Surrey | 0 & 3 | -- | 03-Sep-2023 | The Oval | FC |
Warwcks 2nd vs Glouc 2nd XI | 26 | -- | 28-Aug-2023 | Bristol | OTHER |
Phoenix vs Spirit | 8* | -- | 24-Aug-2023 | Birmingham | T20 |