James Benning (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

James Benning (cricketer)

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 04-May-1983

Place of Birth: Mill Hill, England, United Kingdom

Profession: cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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.