Full name Mark Richard Benson
Born July 6, 1958, Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex
Current age 61 years 336 days
Major teams England, Kent
Nickname Benny
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Other Umpire
Height 5 ft 9 in
Education Sutton Vallence School
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 1 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 30 | 25.50 | 162 | 31.48 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODIs | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24.00 | 58 | 41.37 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 292 | 491 | 34 | 18387 | 257 | 40.23 | 48 | 99 | 140 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 269 | 257 | 11 | 7838 | 119 | 31.86 | 5 | 53 | 68 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ODIs | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class | 292 | 467 | 493 | 5 | 2/55 | 98.60 | 6.33 | 93.4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| List A | 269 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Only Test | England v India at Birmingham, Jul 3-8, 1986 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| Only ODI | England v New Zealand at Leeds, Jul 16, 1986 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1980 - 1995 |
| List A span | 1980 - 1995 |
| Test debut | Bangladesh v New Zealand at Dhaka, Oct 19-22, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Test | Australia v West Indies at Adelaide, Dec 4-8, 2009 scorecard |
| Test matches | 27 |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | England v West Indies at Nottingham, Jun 27, 2004 scorecard |
| Last ODI | New Zealand v West Indies at Napier, Jan 13, 2009 scorecard |
| ODI matches | 72 |
| ODI statistics | |
| T20I debut | South Africa v West Indies at Johannesburg, Sep 11, 2007 scorecard |
| Last T20I | New Zealand v Pakistan at The Oval, Jun 13, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I matches | 19 |
| T20I statistics |
Mark Benson was a left-hand opening batsman who played for Kent from 1980 until 1997. With a reputation for being sound against fast bowling, Benson, whose career average was always on the right side of 40, was unfortunate to play only one Test in an era when England struggled against the pace of West Indies. His one chance came in 1986 when he replaced the injured Wayne Larkins against India at Edgbaston - Benson made 30 and 21, batting for more than four hours and looking quite comfortable. One ODI followed, and then he was dumped. He continued to score heavily for Kent until he was almost 40, and on retiring he became a first-class umpire in 2000. He stood in his first international match in June 2004 and was elevated to the ICC Elite Panel in April 2006.
Martin Williamson April 2006
- Mark Benson - the umpire who made history - calls time on career (Jan 20, 2016)
- Umpire Benson confirms retirement (Feb 5, 2010)
- Benson to remain on ICC elite panel (Dec 8, 2009)
- Benson clarification expected on Tuesday (Dec 7, 2009)
- Umpire Benson heading for retirement (Dec 6, 2009)
Dec 14, 2008
Umpire Mark Benson has a word with Daniel Vettori
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Dec 12, 2008
Umpires Tony Hill, Amiesh Saheba and Mark Benson inspect the wet outfield
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Dec 11, 2008
Umpires Amish Sahiba and Mark Benson have a look at the light meter
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