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Charles Albert Benbow (1870 – 29 March 1912) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Wellington in New Zealand from 1891 to 1897.

Life and career

Charles Benbow was born in England and migrated with his family in the 1870s to New Zealand, where his father was the manager of South British Insurance in Wellington. He attended Wellington College, then joined the AMP Society.

Benbow married Alice Birch in Wellington in March 1902. In 1905 they moved to New Plymouth, where he managed the new branch of the AMP Society. He and his wife had a daughter and a son. He died of pneumonia in New Plymouth on 29 March 1912 after a period of ill-health. His funeral on 31 March was the largest in New Plymouth for some years.

Cricket career

In his first first-class match Benbow was Wellington's most successful bowler in their one-wicket victory over Nelson, taking 3 for 35 and 4 for 31. His best first-class figures were 4 for 9 (off 12 overs) against Fiji in 1894–95.

References

1. ^ "Obituary: Mr. C. A. Benbow". Taranaki Daily News. 30 March 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
2. "Marriage". Evening Post: 2. 29 March 1902.
3. "Personal". Taranaki Daily News. 1 April 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
4. "Nelson v Wellington 1891-92". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
5. "Wellington v Fijians 1894-95". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 March 2018.

External links

• Charles Benbow at ESPNcricinfo

• 1870 births
• 1912 deaths
• People educated at Wellington College, Wellington
• New Zealand cricketers
• Wellington cricketers
• Cricketers from Solihull
• New Zealand businesspeople
• British emigrants to New Zealand
• Cricketers from Warwickshire