James Benning
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Personal information
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Full name
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James Graham Edward Benning
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Born
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(1983-05-04) 4 May 1983
Mill Hill, London, England
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Height
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5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
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Batting style
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Right-handed
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Bowling style
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Right-arm medium pace
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Domestic team information
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Years
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Team
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2009 – 2010
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Leicestershire
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2003 – 2009
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Surrey (squad no. 3)
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Career statistics
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Competition
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FC
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LA
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T20
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Matches
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36
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77
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50
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Runs scored
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1642
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2465
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1032
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Batting average
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31.57
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33.76
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22.43
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100s/50s
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4/7
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3/15
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–/7
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Top score
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128
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189*
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88
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Balls bowled
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1287
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968
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42
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Wickets
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14
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31
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2
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Bowling average
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70.71
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35.06
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28.50
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5 wickets in innings
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–
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–
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–
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10 wickets in match
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–
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–
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–
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Best bowling
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3/57
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4/43
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1/7
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Catches/stumpings
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14/–
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26/–
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15/–
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 July 2009
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James Benning (born 4 May 1983 in Mill Hill, London) is an English cricketer who played for Leicestershire County Cricket Club and Surrey. He is a right-hand bat and right-arm medium pace bowler. Benning played for the minor county team, Buckinghamshire, in 2001, in one Under-19 "Test" for England in 2002 and joined Surrey in 2003.
Benning won the NBC Denis Compton Award for young players in 2003.
James, who used to attend Caterham School, shared in a one-day world record 496-4 (with Surrey) in 2007. He and Ali Brown, also a former Caterham School pupil, put on 296 opening for Surrey, with Benning going on to make 152.
He finished the 2005/06 domestic one day campaign with the highest average of any county player. After leaving Surrey he joined Leicestershire, but was released after the 2010 season.
References
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Surrey CCC official website
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Cricket Archive page on James Benning
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Cricinfo page on James Benning
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