Joey Benjamin
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Joseph Emmanuel Benjamin (born 2 February 1961, Christ Church Nichola Town, St Kitts) is a former English
cricket
er who played in one Test
and 2 ODIs from 1994 to 1995.
He was a strong medium-fast bowler who came into county cricket late, first with Warwickshire
and then with Surrey
, after success in Minor Counties cricket with Staffordshire
. He took 387 wickets in first-class cricket
between 1988 and 1999 at an average of 29.94. In his final season, Surrey won the County Championship
, though he only played in two of the matches. His best effort with the bat was a first-class 49.
A One Test Wonder
, his single Test match appearance for England came in 1994 when he was selected for the final Test of the series against South Africa
at The Oval
, his home ground. He performed well in the match taking four wickets in the first innings. However, his effort was overshadowed by Devon Malcolm
's spectacular nine-wicket haul in the second innings. He was 33 at the time, and did not play any more Test matches for England as the national selectors preferred to concentrate on younger fast bowlers.
Benjamin is now a cricket coach; he lives in Reigate, Surrey.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played in one Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
and 2 ODIs from 1994 to 1995.
He was a strong medium-fast bowler who came into county cricket late, first with Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
and then with Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
, after success in Minor Counties cricket with Staffordshire
Staffordshire County Cricket Club
Staffordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Staffordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
. He took 387 wickets in first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
between 1988 and 1999 at an average of 29.94. In his final season, Surrey won the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
, though he only played in two of the matches. His best effort with the bat was a first-class 49.
A One Test Wonder
One Test Wonder
In cricket, a One-Test wonder is usually a cricketer who is only selected for one Test match during his career and never represents his country again . Examples include Andy Ganteaume, who scored 112 for the West Indies in his only Test innings in 1948...
, his single Test match appearance for England came in 1994 when he was selected for the final Test of the series against South Africa
South African cricket team
The South African national cricket team represent South Africa in international cricket. They are administrated by Cricket South Africa.South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council, also known as ICC, with Test and One Day International, or ODI, status...
at The Oval
The Oval
The Kia Oval, still commonly referred to by its original name of The Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth. In the past it was also sometimes called the Kennington Oval...
, his home ground. He performed well in the match taking four wickets in the first innings. However, his effort was overshadowed by Devon Malcolm
Devon Malcolm
Devon Malcolm is a former English cricketer.Malcolm was one of England's few genuinely fast bowlers of the 1990s. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, he settled in England, making his first-class debut for Derbyshire in 1984, and qualifying to play for England in 1987...
's spectacular nine-wicket haul in the second innings. He was 33 at the time, and did not play any more Test matches for England as the national selectors preferred to concentrate on younger fast bowlers.
Benjamin is now a cricket coach; he lives in Reigate, Surrey.