James Benning (cricketer)

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.

James Benning

Personal information
Full name	James Graham Edward Benning
Born	(1983-05-04) 4 May 1983 (age 41) Mill Hill, London, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium pace
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2009 – 2010	Leicestershire
2003 – 2009	Surrey (squad no. 3)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 36 77 50 Runs scored 1642 2465 1032 Batting average 31.57 33.76 22.43 100s/50s 4/7 3/15 –/7 Top score 128 189* 88 Balls bowled 1287 968 42 Wickets 14 31 2 Bowling average 70.71 35.06 28.50 5 wickets in innings – – – 10 wickets in match – – – Best bowling 3/57 4/43 1/7 Catches/stumpings 14/– 26/– 15/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 July 2009

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

• Surrey County Cricket Club official website
• Cricket Archive page on James Benning
• Cricinfo page on James Benning