| Edward Benson | |
| Fullname: | Edward Turk Benson |
| Birth Date: | 20 November 1907 |
| Birth Place: | Cardiff, Wales |
| Death Place: | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Role: | Wicket-keeper |
| Year1: | 1928–1929 |
| Club2: | Gloucestershire |
| Year2: | 1929–1931 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 38 |
| Runs1: | 520 |
| Bat Avg1: | 12.68 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 42 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 49/12 |
| Date: | 15 February 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/9699.html Cricinfo |
Edward Benson (20 November 1907 - 11 September 1967) was a Welsh cricketer. He played for Oxford University in 1928 and 1929, and Gloucestershire between 1929 and 1931.[1]
Benson attended Blundell's School in Devon before going up to Merton College, Oxford in 1926.[2] In the 1928 University Match, batting at number 11, he and Charles Hill-Wood defended for 100 minutes to deny Cambridge victory on the last day.[3] He played for the Gentlemen at Lord's in 1929.[4] He toured New Zealand in 1929–30 with the England Test team as the reserve wicket-keeper, but did not play any of the Test matches.[5]
He also played Rugby union for Oxford and served in World War II as a colonel in the Royal Artillery. After the war he joined the Prudential Assurance Co. in South Africa and from about 1957 was their branch manager in Cape Town.[6]