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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.

Benson attended Blundell's School in Devon before going up to Merton College, Oxford in 1926. 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. He played for the Gentlemen at Lord's in 1929. 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.

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.

References

1. "Edward Benson". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
2. Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900–1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 181.
3. Wisden 1968, p. 998.
4. "Gentlemen v Players, Lord's 1929". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
5. "England to New Zealand 1929-30". Test Cricket Tours. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
6. "Edward Turk Benson". Clifton Rugby Football Club History. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

External links

• Edward Benson at ESPNcricinfo
• Edward Benson at CricketArchive (subscription required)

• 1907 births
• 1967 deaths
• Welsh cricketers
• People educated at Blundell's School
• Gloucestershire cricketers
• Oxford University cricketers
• Oxford University RFC players
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• Cricketers from Cardiff
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• Alumni of Merton College, Oxford
• Royal Artillery officers
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• English cricketers of 1919 to 1945
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