| Norman Bennett | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Norman Osborn Bennett |
| Nickname: | Nobby |
| Birth Date: | 21 September 1922 |
| Birth Place: | Putney, London, England |
| Death Place: | Dinckley, Lancashire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Club1: | Worcestershire |
| Year1: | 1946 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 10 |
| Bat Avg1: | 5.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 8 |
| Deliveries1: | 0 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | - |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | - |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/0 |
| Date: | 1 December |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Source: | http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/9694.html Cricinfo |
Norman Osborn Bennett (21 September 1922 – 7 July 2005), sometimes known as Nobby, was an English sportsman. He played rugby union for England,[1] and played one game of first-class cricket, an unsuccessful outing for Worcestershire against the Combined Services in 1946.[2]
He was educated at Epsom College and St Mary's Hospital. His parents were Norman And Katherine Bennett. His father ran a large milk delivery company in the south London area. He had three siblings, Elizabeth, Audrey and June. He qualified as a doctor from St Maryshospital in London and served in the Royal Navy in the late 1940s as a doctor. He played rugby for England several times in the 1947 season and also for the Royal Navy and United Services. He married Rosalie, the daughter of a doctor in Wigan and settled in there as a GP. He and Rosalie had three children and currently has four grandchildren. After retiring from the NHS he lived in the Ribble valley and farmed a small farm on the Ribble. His cousin farms in Worcester which is the base for the Bennett family..