Ben Dawkins (cricketer)

Ben Dawkins

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Joshua Dawkins
Born	(2006-10-19) 19 October 2006 (age 19) Johannesburg, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years	Team

Men's cricket
Representing   England
ICC U19 World Cup
Runner-up	2026 Zimbabwe & Namibia

Source: CricInfo, 27 September 2025

Benjamin Joshua Dawkins (born 19 October 2006) is an English cricketer who plays for Kent County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman who plays as a wicket-keeper. He has played for the England national under-19 cricket team.

Born in South Africa in 2006, Dawkins was educated at Sevenoaks School and played age-group cricket for Kent. ^[1] A wicket-keeper, he made his Kent Second XI debut in 2023. He scored 48 runs against Zimbabwe A in a 50-over match in July 2024, and 108 not out from 52 deliveries against Essex Second XI in May 2025. In 2024 and 2025 he played for the England under-19 side, scoring 93 against Sri Lanka under-19s in a one-day match in 2024 June, and half-centuries in three Youth One-Day International matches against India under-19s in July 2025. ^[2]

Dawkins signed his first professional cricket contract with Kent in July 2025 ^[3] and made his first-class cricket debut on 29 July 2025 against Leicestershire. ^[4] Later in the season he made scores of 85 and 111 not out in the 2025 One-Day Cup. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

In December 2025, he was named in the England squad for the 2026 Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup. ^[8]

References

1. Ben Dawkins, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2025-08-07. (subscription required)
2. Reeves, Thomas (11 July 2025). "Kent Academy product and England under-19 wicketkeeper-batsman Ben Dawkins, 18, signs two-year rookie contract". Kentonline. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
3. "England U19 wicket keeper Dawkins signs first Kent deal". BBC Sport. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
4. Reeves, Thomas (30 July 2025). "Kent leg-spinner Matt Parkinson on playing alongside - and coaching - teenagers Ben Dawkins and Ekansh Singh, and eight-point County Championship Division 2 penalty". Kentonline. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
5. "Jaydn Denly, Ben Dawkins guide Kent to victory". espncricinfo. 17 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
6. "Northants v Kent". espncricinfo. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
7. "Ben Dawkins makes maiden List A century as Kent cruise past Northamptonshire". The Cricketer. 21 August 2025. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
8. "ENGLAND NAME SQUAD FOR U19 WORLD CUP". icc-cricket.com. 23 December 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.