A professional player on the MCC staff, he was a right-handed batsman and an occasional wicketkeeper. He played for the Players in the inaugural Gentlemen v Players match in 1806.[3]
When he retired from playing, he became an umpire and a cricket writer. He produced the comprehensively titled A Correct Account of all the Cricket Matches which have been played by the Mary-le-bone Club, and all other principal matches, from the Year 1786 to 1822 inclusive (1823), a facsimile edition of which was published in 1997, incorporating additional material by David Rayvern Allen.
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^"First-Class Matches played by Henry Bentley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
^"Miscellaneous Matches played by Henry Bentley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
^"Gentlemen v Players, Lord's Old Ground, Marylebone on 7th, 8th, 9th July 1806". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
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