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

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

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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 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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