Charles Benham (cricketer)

For the journalist, see Charles Benham.

Charles Edward Benham (24 June 1880 – 13 December 1961) was a Scottish first-class cricketer who played for Essex and Scotland. A right-arm fast bowler and lower-order right-hand bat, Benham played between 1904 and 1912.^[1] His most successful season - 1908 - saw him score two half-centuries with the bat and take thirty wickets at 26.96 apiece.^[2][3] He played two matches for Scotland, scoring 62 runs ^[4] and taking five wickets.^[5]

Benham was born in East Ham, Essex, and he died in Broxburn, West Lothian in Scotland.^[6] His son, Fred Benham, also played for Scotland.^[7]