| Eric Bensted | |
| Country: | Australia |
| Fullname: | Eric Charles Bensted |
| Birth Date: | 11 January 1901 |
| Birth Place: | Killarney, Queensland, Australia |
| Death Place: | Brisbane, Queensland |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Club1: | Queensland |
| Year1: | 1923-24 to 1936-37 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 58 |
| Runs1: | 2700 |
| Bat Avg1: | 26.73 |
| 100S/50S1: | 3/15 |
| Top Score1: | 155 |
| Deliveries1: | 6,598 |
| Wickets1: | 76 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 43.34 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 4/28 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 38/– |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/4296.html Cricinfo |
| Date: | 27 October 2019 |
Eric Charles Bensted (11 February 1901 – 24 March 1980) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Queensland from 1923 to 1936.
Bensted, an all-rounder, was the first Queensland player to play in 50 Sheffield Shield matches.[1] His highest score was 155 against New South Wales in 1934-35, when he and Cassie Andrews added 335 in 239 minutes for the seventh wicket after Queensland were 6 for 113.[2] They set an Australian seventh-wicket record that stood until 2014.[3]