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Full name | Ben Swanson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1998 (age 25–26) London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2019 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,3 July 2020 |
Ben Swanson (London) is an English first-class cricketer.
Swanson was born at London. He later studied at St Peter's College at the University of Oxford. [1] While studying at Oxford,he made two appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Cambridge University in The University Matches of 2017 and 2019. [2] Swanson took a single wicket in each of the matches with his slow left-arm orthodox bowling, [3] that of Nipuna Senaratne. [4]
Swanson was later elected captain of the University team for the 2023-24 season.
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