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Harold Lewis Benjamin was an English cricketer active from 1911 to 1919 who played for Northamptonshire (Northants). Born in Birmingham on 13 April 1892, he died in Tettenhall, Staffordshire on 7 August 1942. Benjamin appeared in three first-class matches as a righthanded batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He scored 37 runs with a highest score of 23 and took six wickets with his best figures being three for 38. [1] [2]

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  1. Harold Benjamin at CricketArchive
  2. "Harold Benjamin". espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 30 November 2013.


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