Tris Bennett

Cecil Tristram "Tris" Bennett (10 August 1902 – 3 February 1978) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Middlesex, Surrey, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and Cambridge University between 1922 and 1927 as a right-handed batsman. Regarded as a brilliant slip fielder, Bennett held 43 catches in his 50 first-class matches.^[1][2]

Tris Bennett

Bennett in Jamaica in 1926
Personal information
Full name	Cecil Tristram Bennett
Born	(1902-08-10)10 August 1902 Tulse Hill, London, England
Died	3 February 1978(1978-02-03) (aged 75) Islington, London, England
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1922	Surrey
1923–25	Cambridge University
1926–27	Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 50 Runs scored 1,335 Batting average 17.56 100s/50s 0/5 Top score 88 Catches/stumpings 43/–
Source: Cricinfo, 4 May 2025

Bennett was educated at Harrow School, where he captained the first XI in his final year, 1921, and at Cambridge University, where he also captained the first XI in his final year, 1925.^[3][1] His highest first-class score was 88, when he captained Cambridge University to victory over Sussex in 1925.^[4] He toured the West Indies in 1925–26 with the MCC team, but played in only four of the 12 first-class matches.^[5]

Bennett wrote a memoir of his cricket career in the 1974 edition of Wisden, titled "When Three-Day Cricket Was Worthwhile".^[3]