William Benton (cricketer), Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam Benton (cricketer)
British cricketer
Date of Birth: 11-Jul-1873
Date of Death: 17-Aug-1916
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About William Benton (cricketer)
- William Manstead Benton (11 July 1873 – 17 August 1916) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Middlesex in two matches in 1913.
- He was born in Chelsea, London and died near Méricourt-l'Abbé, France, on active service during World War I.A clergyman and soldier, he served throughout the Boer War.
- The year before his death on active service, he was wounded in France and sent home as an invalid in 1915.
- Before the First World War, he had been curate-in-charge of Bearsted in Kent, and his club cricket was for Mote Park Cricket Club in Maidstone.
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