Nick Benton
Personal information
Full name
Nicholas John Benton
Born (1991-06-29) 29 June 1991
Ashford, South Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleBowler
RelationsJeffrey Benton (father)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014/15–2016/17South Australia (squad no. 30)
First-class debut13 March 2015 South Australia v Queensland
Last First-class17 November 2016 South Australia v Queensland
List A debut2 October 2016 South Australia v Western Australia
Last List A9 October 2016 South Australia v Queensland
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 5 3
Runs scored 70 24
Batting average 23.33 12.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 33* 21
Balls bowled 1,002 156
Wickets 11 3
Bowling average 50.09 56.33
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 4/95 2/74
Catches/stumpings 2/– 2/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 6 October 2021

Nicholas John Benton (born 29 June 1991) is an Australian cricketer.[1] He made his List A debut for South Australia in the 2016–17 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup on 2 October 2016.[2]

Career

Born in Ashford, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, Benton made his first-class debut for South Australia in the final match of the 2014–15 Sheffield Shield season, taking four wickets and scoring 33 not out against Queensland. This earned him his first SACA contract, officially joining the South Australian squad for the 2015–16 season.[3] He played three Sheffield Shield matches in the 2015–16 season, across which he took six wickets,[4] and the highlight of his season came in a match against Western Australia. Benton dislocated his shoulder in a fielding mishap on the first day of the match, meaning he was unable to bowl for the rest of the match,[5] with later scans showing the damage was severe enough that he couldn't play for the rest of the season.[6] In the last innings South Australia needed seven runs to win and keep their season alive when the ninth wicket fell, and Benton was the only player yet to bat. Benton fought through his injury and scored the winning runs with a mishit through the slips.[5]

Benton was in South Australia's one-day squad for the first time in the 2016–17 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup, making his List A debut against Western Australia.[2]

Outside cricket

In April 2021, Benton was a housemate in Big Brother Australia Season 13.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Nicholas Benton". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Matador BBQs One-Day Cup, 2nd Match: Western Australia v South Australia at Perth, Oct 2, 2016". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Burnett, Adam (21 April 2015). "Ferguson, Zampa re-sign with Redbacks". Cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  4. ↑ "Nick Benton". Cricket.com.au. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  5. 1 2 Partland, Warren (8 March 2016). "Sheffield Shield: Nick Benton defies dislocated shoulder to help Redbacks conquer WA by one wicket". The Advertiser. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  6. ↑ McArdle, Jordan (8 March 2016). "Injured South Australian tailender Nick Benton hits winning runs in one-wicket triumph over Western Warriors". PerthNow. Seven West Media. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Big Brother Australia: Meet Nick the colour blind painter who's a barrel of laughs". 7News. 31 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2 April 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Colour-blind house painter the next announced within the four walls of the Big Brother house". TV Blackbox. 31 March 2021. Archived from the original on 31 March 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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