Robert Bennett
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| Intro | Cricketer | ||
| Places | United Kingdom | ||
| was | Athlete Cricketer | ||
| Work field | Sports | ||
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| Birth | 1831, Royal Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom | ||
| Death | 5 October 1875Chichester, United Kingdom (aged 44 years) | ||
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Robert Bennett (1831 – 5 October 1875) was an English cricketer. He was born at Tunbridge Wells in Kent.
Bennett made his first-class cricket debut for Sussex County Cricket Club against MCC at Lord's in 1860, in what was his only first-class appearance for Sussex. He later played for Kent, making his first-class debut for the county against England in 1863. He made five further first-class appearances for Kent, the last of which came against England in 1864. In his seven first-class appearances, he scored 35 runs at an average of 2.50, with a high score of 12, while as a wicket-keeper he took nine catches and made two stumpings.
He died at Chichester in Sussex on 5 October 1875 aged 43 or 44.