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Full name | Christopher Gavin Benjamin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa | 29 April 1999||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Durham MCCU | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–present | Warwickshire (squad no. 12) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | →Durham (on loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021–2023 | Birmingham Phoenix | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 26 March 2019 Durham MCCU v Durham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Only List A | 22 July 2021 Warwickshire v Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,20 July 2024 |
Christopher Gavin Benjamin (born 29 April 1999) is a South African cricketer who plays for Warwickshire. [1] [2] He made his first-class debut on 26 March 2019,for Durham MCCU against Durham,as part of the Marylebone Cricket Club University fixtures. [3] In July 2021,he was awarded a rookie contract with Warwickshire County Cricket Club. [4] He made his Twenty20 debut on 18 July 2021,for Birmingham Bears in the 2021 T20 Blast. [5] He made his List A debut on 22 July 2021,for Warwickshire in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup. [6]
Benjamin was a last minute addition to the Birmingham Phoenix team for the 2021 season of The Hundred,replacing injured Warwickshire teammate Adam Hose just one day before the tournament was due to begin. [7] He received wide praise for his performance in the Phoenix's first match,scoring 24 runs in 15 balls against the London Spirit to secure a three-wicket victory. [8] In August 2021,in the 2021 County Championship,Benjamin scored his maiden century in first-class cricket. [9]
Benjamin attended St. Andrew's College,Grahamstown. [10] In April 2022,he was bought by the Birmingham Phoenix for the 2022 season of The Hundred. [11]
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