Fred Benham

Frederick Charles Benham (18 December 1903 — 29 November 1985) was an English-born Scottish first-class cricketer and groundskeeper.

Fred Benham

Personal information
Full name	Frederick Charles Benham
Born	18 December 1903 Bexley, Kent, England
Died	29 November 1985(1985-11-29) (aged 81) Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland
Batting	Right-handed
Relations	Charles Benham (father)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1949	Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 9 Batting average 9.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 9 Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 July 2022

The son of the cricketer Charles Benham, he was born at Bexley in December 1903. He moved to Scotland as a young child, when his father's career as a professional cricketer took him there. Benham was offered a trial by Kent County Cricket Club in 1932, but turned down the offer to remain in Scotland playing club cricket for West Lothian.^[1] He played for West Lothian throughout the 1920s and 1930s, during which time he broke his leg while playing in a charity football match in 1934.^[2] He continued his association with the club following the Second World War. Benham made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Scotland against Yorkshire at Hull during Scotland's 1949 tour of England.^[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 9 runs in the Scottish first innings by Ellis Robinson, while in their second innings he ended the Scottish innings not out on 0, with the match ending in a draw.^[4] He later coached West Lothian in the 1970s.^[5] Outside of playing, Benham was a groundsman, where he was credited with keeping the wicket at Linlithgow as one of the best in Scotland.^[6] He died at Bangour General Hospital in November 1985.