| Robert Bentley | |
| Country: | Zimbabwe |
| Fullname: | Robert Mulock Bentley |
| Birth Date: | 3 November 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Bindura, Mashonaland, Rhodesia |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off-break |
| Role: | Batsman |
| Club1: | Rhodesia |
| Year1: | 1978/79 |
| Club2: | Zimbabwe-Rhodesia |
| Year2: | 1979/80 |
| Club3: | Natal |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 98 |
| Runs1: | 5,091 |
| Bat Avg1: | 32.84 |
| 100S/50S1: | 5/35 |
| Top Score1: | 151 |
| Deliveries1: | 6,818 |
| Wickets1: | 91 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 33.04 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 4/33 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 47/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 100 |
| Runs2: | 2,455 |
| Bat Avg2: | 29.93 |
| 100S/50S2: | 3/13 |
| Top Score2: | 112 |
| Deliveries2: | 1,158 |
| Wickets2: | 26 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 34.61 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 3/20 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 21/– |
| Date: | 15 August |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/5/5033/5033.html CricketArchive |
Robert Mulock Bentley (born 3 November 1958) is a former first-class cricketer who played for both his native Rhodesia and Natal in the Currie Cup.
Bentley lined up for Rhodesia for the first time in the 1978/79 Currie Cup. In the following season's campaign the team was renamed Zimbabwe-Rhodesia before the county became fully independent in 1980. Later that year he represented Zimbabwe in two first-class matches against Middlesex who were touring the country.[1] While many of his teammates went on to play One Day International cricket for Zimbabwe, Bentley instead moved to South Africa and joined Natal. He was a regular batsman in the middle order at Natal, often at three, throughout the 1980s and early 1990s.
After spending the 1982 English summer as a professional at Lancashire League club Haslingden, Bentley returned to South Africa and had his most prolific season with 639 runs at 45.64.[2]
Also a capable off spin bowler, his first-class wickets include Graeme Pollock, Kepler Wessels, Peter Kirsten and Allan Lamb.[3]