| James Benning | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | James Graham Edward Benning |
| Birth Date: | 4 May 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Mill Hill, London, England |
| Heightft: | 5 |
| Heightinch: | 11 |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium pace |
| Club1: | Leicestershire |
| Year1: | 2009 – 2010 |
| Club2: | Surrey |
| Year2: | 2003 – 2009 |
| Clubnumber2: | 3 |
| Columns: | 3 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 36 |
| Runs1: | 1642 |
| Bat Avg1: | 31.57 |
| 100S/50S1: | 4/7 |
| Top Score1: | 128 |
| Deliveries1: | 1287 |
| Wickets1: | 14 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 70.71 |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/57 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 14/– |
| Column2: | LA |
| Matches2: | 77 |
| Runs2: | 2465 |
| Bat Avg2: | 33.76 |
| 100S/50S2: | 3/15 |
| Top Score2: | 189 |
| Deliveries2: | 968 |
| Wickets2: | 31 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 35.06 |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | 4/43 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 26/– |
| Column3: | T20 |
| Matches3: | 50 |
| Runs3: | 1032 |
| Bat Avg3: | 22.43 |
| 100S/50S3: | –/7 |
| Top Score3: | 88 |
| Deliveries3: | 42 |
| Wickets3: | 2 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 28.50 |
| Fivefor3: | – |
| Tenfor3: | – |
| Best Bowling3: | 1/7 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 15/– |
| Date: | 27 July |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Source: | http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/10061.html Cricinfo |
James Benning (born 4 May 1983 in Mill Hill, London) is an English cricketer who played for Leicestershire County Cricket Club and Surrey. He is a right-hand bat and right-arm medium pace bowler. Benning played for the minor county team, Buckinghamshire, in 2001, in one Under-19 "Test" for England in 2002 and joined Surrey in 2003.
Benning won the NBC Denis Compton Award for young players in 2003.
James, who used to attend Caterham School, shared in a one-day world record 496-4 (with Surrey) in 2007. He and Ali Brown, also a former Caterham School pupil, put on 296 opening for Surrey, with Benning going on to make 152.
He finished the 2005/06 domestic one day campaign with the highest average of any county player. After leaving Surrey he joined Leicestershire, but was released after the 2010 season.