Eric Charles Bensted (11 February 1901 – 24 March 1980) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Queensland from 1923 to 1936.

Eric Bensted
Personal information
Full name
Eric Charles Bensted
Born(1901-01-11)11 January 1901
Killarney, Queensland, Australia
Died24 March 1980(1980-03-24) (aged 79)
Brisbane, Queensland
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1923-24 to 1936-37Queensland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 58
Runs scored 2700
Batting average 26.73
100s/50s 3/15
Top score 155
Balls bowled 6,598
Wickets 76
Bowling average 43.34
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/28
Catches/stumpings 38/–
Source: Cricinfo, 27 October 2019

Bensted, an all-rounder, was the first Queensland player to play in 50 Sheffield Shield matches.[1] His highest score was 155 against New South Wales in 1934-35, when he and Cassie Andrews added 335 in 239 minutes for the seventh wicket after Queensland were 6 for 113.[2] They set an Australian seventh-wicket record that stood until 2014.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "White Coat for Bensted". Courier-Mail. 23 February 1937. p. 9.
  2. ^ The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket, Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, p. 59.
  3. ^ "Marsh, Whiteman flatten India A with huge stand". Cricinfo. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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