A right arm fast bowler, Benjamin spent much of his international career bowling alongside Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose. He made his Test debut in their side's first ever Test against South Africa, in 1991–92. He never really made a name for himself until a spell of 6–66 against England in 1993–94 which he followed up with seven wickets in his next Test, finishing the series with 22 wickets.
Benjamin was West Indies’ top bowler during the six-Test series in England in 1995. His 23 wickets at 22.00 saw him finish ahead of Ambrose, Walsh and Ian Bishop, while his 10-wicket haul in the fifth Test (5/107 & 5/69) at Trent Bridge bumped him to 10th in the ICC Rankings.
After a playing career that included spells in English and South African domestic cricket, Benjamin coached the United States cricket team.[2] While playing for Netherfield cricket team(Kendal) in England's Northern Premier League system, Benjamin was also contracted to coach schoolchildren, one of whom, Will Greenwood, went on to play international rugby for England. Greenwood remembers Benjamin's unique approach to keeping his young pupils attentive:
"If you were foolish enough to horse about, he'd bowl at you, coming in off just one yard and fire down the fastest ball you ever faced. He would then walk down the wicket, and, in a lazy West Indian drawl, say, "Don't mess about in my net sessions"."[3]
Michael Vaughan, in his autobiography, gives credit to a "scary" time spent facing Benjamin in the nets, as formative in his development in facing fast bowlers. Aged 14, Vaughan made the first team at Sheffield Collegiate, for whom Benjamin also played.[4]
References
^"Kenny Benjamin | West Indies Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPNcricinfo". ESPNcricinfo.
^"USA name squad for Champions Trophy | USA Cricket News". ESPNcricinfo.
^Greenwood, Will (3 August 2010). Will: The Autobiography of Will Greenwood – Will Greenwood – Google Books. ISBN9781407088785.
^Vaughan, Michael (28 April 2011). Michael Vaughan: Time to Declare My Autobiography – Michael Vaughan – Google Books. ISBN9781848948617.
January 06, 2023
kenny, benjamin, caribbean, jurist, kenneth, benjamin, judge, kenneth, charlie, griffith, benjamin, born, april, 1967, former, cricketer, from, antigua, barbuda, played, tests, internationals, west, indies, personal, informationfull, namekenneth, charlie, grif. For the Caribbean jurist see Kenneth Benjamin judge Kenneth Charlie Griffith Benjamin born 8 April 1967 is a former cricketer from Antigua and Barbuda who played 26 Tests and 26 One Day Internationals for the West Indies 1 Kenny BenjaminPersonal informationFull nameKenneth Charlie Griffith BenjaminBorn 1967 04 08 8 April 1967 age 55 St John s Antigua and BarbudaBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm fastInternational informationNational sideWest Indies 1992 1998 Test debut18 April 1992 v South AfricaLast Test13 February 1998 v EnglandODI debut4 December 1992 v PakistanLast ODI17 December 1996 v PakistanDomestic team informationYearsTeam1988 1999Leeward Islands1993Worcestershire1999 2000Gauteng2000 2001EasternsCareer statisticsCompetition Test ODI FC LAMatches 26 26 108 93Runs scored 222 65 1 199 281Batting average 7 92 10 83 11 64 9 68100s 50s 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Top score 43 17 52 22Balls bowled 5 132 1 319 19 445 4 563Wickets 92 33 403 124Bowling average 30 27 27 96 23 71 23 965 wickets in innings 4 0 18 010 wickets in match 1 0 2 0Best bowling 6 66 3 34 7 51 4 33Catches stumpings 2 4 24 9 Source CricketArchive 21 October 2010A right arm fast bowler Benjamin spent much of his international career bowling alongside Courtney Walsh and Curtly Ambrose He made his Test debut in their side s first ever Test against South Africa in 1991 92 He never really made a name for himself until a spell of 6 66 against England in 1993 94 which he followed up with seven wickets in his next Test finishing the series with 22 wickets Benjamin was West Indies top bowler during the six Test series in England in 1995 His 23 wickets at 22 00 saw him finish ahead of Ambrose Walsh and Ian Bishop while his 10 wicket haul in the fifth Test 5 107 amp 5 69 at Trent Bridge bumped him to 10th in the ICC Rankings After a playing career that included spells in English and South African domestic cricket Benjamin coached the United States cricket team 2 While playing for Netherfield cricket team Kendal in England s Northern Premier League system Benjamin was also contracted to coach schoolchildren one of whom Will Greenwood went on to play international rugby for England Greenwood remembers Benjamin s unique approach to keeping his young pupils attentive If you were foolish enough to horse about he d bowl at you coming in off just one yard and fire down the fastest ball you ever faced He would then walk down the wicket and in a lazy West Indian drawl say Don t mess about in my net sessions 3 Michael Vaughan in his autobiography gives credit to a scary time spent facing Benjamin in the nets as formative in his development in facing fast bowlers Aged 14 Vaughan made the first team at Sheffield Collegiate for whom Benjamin also played 4 References Edit Kenny Benjamin West Indies Cricket Cricket Players and Officials ESPNcricinfo ESPNcricinfo USA name squad for Champions Trophy USA Cricket News ESPNcricinfo Greenwood Will 3 August 2010 Will The Autobiography of Will Greenwood Will Greenwood Google Books ISBN 9781407088785 Vaughan Michael 28 April 2011 Michael Vaughan Time to Declare My Autobiography Michael Vaughan Google Books ISBN 9781848948617 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kenny Benjamin amp oldid 1129217658, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
