Battle of the Benjamins

[Starfighter]

WKM imo.

 

[Bijed]

Benjamin Aislabie

 

[trundler]

I'm pretty confused since none of them have Benjamin in their names.

Edit! Nvm

 

[andmark]

I heard a funny story about Winston Benjamin. A village team in England had never had much luck in their league, so one year they hired a professional. The problem was that it turned out to be a young Winston Benjamin. Naturally, he tore through his opponents and won the league. In the winter, he went home, and the club decided that they'd try their luck again. The next season came and they got their professional. It was Curtly Ambrose...

 

[Dendarii]

Abraham Benjamin

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Benjamin Pushpakumara

 

[Fuller Pilch]

If there's a battle, surely you'd pick Benjamin Stokes

 

[fredfertang]

I heard a funny story about Winston Benjamin. A village team in England had never had much luck in their league, so one year they hired a professional. The problem was that it turned out to be a young Winston Benjamin. Naturally, he tore through his opponents and won the league. In the winter, he went home, and the club decided that they'd try their luck again. The next season came and they got their professional. It was Curtly Ambrose...

It was Chester Boughton Hall, then in the Liverpool and District League - Curtly took 84 wickets at 9.80 so not bad - Benjamin had taken more than 100, but I don't know at what cost

 

[andmark]

It was Chester Boughton Hall, then in the Liverpool and District League - Curtly took 84 wickets at 9.80 so not bad - Benjamin had taken more than 100, but I don't know at what cost

Here we are, "[t]hat season Chester Boughton Hall won the league by a considerable margin with Winston claiming 106 wickets at an average of 7.57 per wicket. His best performance was 8-20 and he got 5 or more wickets on no fewer than 11 occasions." He scored 400 runs too. It must have been surreal to everyone who saw what was happening.

 

[a massive zebra]

I'm pretty confused since none of them have Benjamin in their names.

They do, lol.

Starfighter just hasn't bothered to write their surnames.

 

[Burgey]

It was Chester Boughton Hall, then in the Liverpool and District League - Curtly took 84 wickets at 9.80 so not bad - Benjamin had taken more than 100, but I don't know at what cost

His dignity imo

 

[fredfertang]

His dignity imo

Tbf it's not that close to Tranmere

 

[Burgey]

My mistake.

I do like a random appearance by a top player in a local comp though. I read there was a local A grade park side in Adelaide in the 70s who were scratching for players ahead of a game one Saturday when one of them suggested they pop around the corner to where everyone knew Gary Sobers lived and ask if he wanted a game. The story goes he played for them and went quite well.

I don’t know if it’s true but I hope it is, just for the reaction of the opposition when they rolled up on game day.

 

[fredfertang]

Doesn't JBMac have a story like that, involving Wes Hall?

 

[Burgey]

I think so.

 

[AndrewB]

There's a scorecard in "Cricket's Strangest Matches" of a game in 1925 in which Percy Chapman (who became England captain the following year) scored 183 in a total of 201 all out for Hythe Brewery against Kent County Police, Elham Division. Of the other 18 runs, 11 were extras and the last pair of brewers scored 2 and 4.

 

[mr_mister]

Wasn't Winston far and away the best?

 

[Starfighter]

They do, lol.

Starfighter just hasn't bothered to write their surnames.

I expect my fellow cricketwebbers to be knowledgeable enough about that sort of thing.


Especially Joey Benjamin.

 

[Second Spitter]

I am convinced most members of this forum are on the autistic spectrum.