Eric Bensted
Australian cricketer
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Eric Charles Bensted (11 February 1901 – 24 March 1980) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Queensland from 1923 to 1936.
Fullname
Eric Charles Bensted
Born11 January 1901
Killarney, Queensland, Australia
Killarney, Queensland, Australia
Died24 March 1980 (aged 79)
Brisbane, Queensland
Brisbane, Queensland
BattingRight-handed
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| Full name | Eric Charles Bensted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 January 1901 Killarney, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 March 1980 (aged 79) Brisbane, Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1923-24 to 1936-37 | Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 27 October 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bensted, an all-rounder, was the first Queensland player to play in 50 Sheffield Shield matches.[1] His highest score was 155 against New South Wales in 1934-35, when he and Cassie Andrews added 335 in 239 minutes for the seventh wicket after Queensland were 6 for 113.[2] They set an Australian seventh-wicket record that stood until 2014.[3]