Ralph Benson (cricketer) explained

Country:England
Fullname:Ralph Augustus Benson
Birth Date:15 October 1828
Birth Place:Hanley, Worcestershire, England
Death Place:Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Batting:Unknown
Club1:Marylebone Cricket Club
Year1:1855
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:2
Bat Avg1:2.00
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:2
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:–/–
Date:29 August
Year:2021
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10431.html Cricinfo

Ralph Augustus Benson (15 October 1828 — 11 March 1886) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.

The only son of Moses George Benson, he was born in October 1828 at Hanley, Worcestershire. He was educated at Winchester College,[1] before going up to Christ Church, Oxford.

A member of the Inner Temple, he was called to the bar in January 1854.[2] Benson played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1855, against Oxford University at Oxford.[3] Batting once in the match, he was run out for 2 runs in the MCC first innings.[4] In addition to playing first-class cricket, Benson also played minor matches for Shropshire.[5] He held the roles of recorder of Shrewsbury from 1866 to 1879 and was a Metropolitan Police magistrate at Southwark Crown Court from 1867 to 1879.[2] He was additionally a justice of the peace for Shropshire and the Liberty of the Tower. Benson was a member of the Carlton Club.[1]

He died at his Montagu Square residence following a prolonged illness in March 1886.[6] He was married to Selina Henrietta Cockerell, daughter of the cricketer Louis Cockerell.[1] His granddaughter was the novelist and travel writer Stella Benson.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Winchester College, 1836-1906: A Register . 1907 . P. and G. Wells . 75 . en.
  2. Book: Foster, Joseph . Men-at-the-bar . 1885 . Reeves and Turner . 33 . en.
  3. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Ralph Benson . CricketArchive . 2021-08-30 . subscription.
  4. Web site: Oxford University v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1855 . CricketArchive . 2021-08-30 . subscription.
  5. Web site: Teams Ralph Benson played for . CricketArchive . 2021-08-30 . subscription.
  6. R. A. Benson of Lutwyche Hall. Wellington Journal. 13 March 1886. p. 8.