Ralph Benson (cricketer)
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| Full name | Ralph Augustus Benson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 October 1828 Hanley, Worcestershire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 March 1886 (aged 57) Marylebone, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||
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| 1855 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 29 August 2021 | |||||||||||||||
Ralph Augustus Benson JP (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.[2]
A member of the Inner Temple, he was called to the bar in January 1854.[3] Benson played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1855, against Oxford University at Oxford.[4] Batting once in the match, he was run out for 2 runs in the MCC first innings.[5] In addition to playing first-class cricket, Benson also played minor matches for Shropshire.[6] 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.[3] 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.[7] He was married to Selina Henrietta Cockerell, daughter of the cricketer Louis Cockerell.[1] His granddaughter was the novelist and travel writer Stella Benson.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Winchester College, 1836-1906: A Register. P. and G. Wells. 1907. p. 75.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar. Reeves and Turner. p. 33.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Ralph Benson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Oxford University v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1855". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Teams Ralph Benson played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ R. A. Benson of Lutwyche Hall. Wellington Journal. 13 March 1886. p. 8.
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[edit]- 1828 births
- 1886 deaths
- People from Malvern Hills District
- People educated at Winchester College
- Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford
- Members of the Inner Temple
- English barristers
- English cricketers
- Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
- English justices of the peace
- Stipendiary magistrates (England and Wales)
- Cricketers from Worcestershire