Ralph Benson

Ralph Augustus Benson JP (15 October 1828 — 11 March 1886) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.

Ralph Benson
Personal information
Full name
Ralph Augustus Benson
Born15 October 1828
Hanley, Worcestershire, England
Died11 March 1886(1886-03-11) (aged 57)
Marylebone, Middlesex, England
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1855Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 2
Batting average 2.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 2
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 August 2021

The only son of Moses George Benson, he was born in October 1828 at Hanley, Worcestershire. He was educated at Winchester College,[1] before going up to Christ Church, Oxford.[2]

A member of the Inner Temple, he was called to the bar in January 1854.[3] Benson played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1855, against Oxford University at Oxford.[4] Batting once in the match, he was run out for 2 runs in the MCC first innings.[5] In addition to playing first-class cricket, Benson also played minor matches for Shropshire.[6] He held the roles of recorder of Shrewsbury from 1866 to 1879 and was a Metropolitan Police magistrate at Southwark Crown Court from 1867 to 1879.[3] He was additionally a justice of the peace for Shropshire and the Liberty of the Tower. Benson was a member of the Carlton Club.[1]

He died at his Montagu Square residence following a prolonged illness in March 1886.[7] He was married to Selina Henrietta Cockerell, daughter of the cricketer Louis Cockerell.[1] His granddaughter was the novelist and travel writer Stella Benson.

References
  1. Winchester College, 1836-1906: A Register. P. and G. Wells. 1907. p. 75.
  2. Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Benson, Ralph Augustus" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar. Reeves and Turner. p. 33.
  4. "First-Class Matches played by Ralph Benson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  5. "Oxford University v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1855". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  6. "Teams Ralph Benson played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  7. R. A. Benson of Lutwyche Hall. Wellington Journal. 13 March 1886. p. 8.
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