Edward Benson (20 November 1907 – 11 September 1967) was a Welsh cricketer. He played for Oxford University in 1928 and 1929, and Gloucestershire between 1929 and 1931.[1]
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| Full name | Edward Turk Benson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1907-11-20)20 November 1907 Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 September 1967(1967-09-11) (aged 59) Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1928–1929 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1929–1931 | Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 15 February 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Benson attended Blundell's School in Devon before going up to Merton College, Oxford in 1926.[2] In the 1928 University Match, batting at number 11, he and Charles Hill-Wood defended for 100 minutes to deny Cambridge victory on the last day.[3] He played for the Gentlemen at Lord's in 1929.[4] He toured New Zealand in 1929–30 with the England Test team as the reserve wicket-keeper, but did not play any of the Test matches.[5]
He also played Rugby union for Oxford and served in World War II as a colonel in the Royal Artillery. After the war he joined the Prudential Assurance Co. in South Africa and from about 1957 was their branch manager in Cape Town.[6]