Ben Preece

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Ben Preece
Personal information
Full name
Benjamin Edward Ashley Preece
Born (1976-11-08) 8 November 1976 (age 47)
Birmingham, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1996Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 3 1
Runs scored 5 1
Batting average 2.50 N/A
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 3* 1*
Balls bowled 458 12
Wickets 8 1
Bowling average 48.50 10.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling 4/79 1/10
Catches/stumpings 1/– 0/–
Source: [1], 6 September 2007

Benjamin Edward Ashley Preece (born 8 November 1976 in Birmingham) is a former English first-class cricketer. Due to injury, he had only a very brief career at the top level of the domestic game, appearing in three first-class and one List A games, all for Worcestershire in the 1996 season. He had previously played for a couple of years in the Worcestershire seconds, being the county's leading bowler at that level in 1995 and 1996. [1]

Preece's best performance came against South Africa A in August, when he took six wickets, including a career-best 4-79 in the first innings.[2] He was released by Worcestershire on the grounds of injury at the end of the 1996 season,[3] and then appeared very briefly at Second XI level for Sussex and Surrey.[4]

Ben is now Director of Cricket for Universities Women's Cricket Club and University of New South Wales in Sydney Premier Cricket Australia.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Beddow, Mike (2 May 1996). "Rhodes and company face bumpy journey". Electronic Telegraph/Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
  2. ^ "Worcestershire v South Africa A in 1996". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
  3. ^ "Cricket: Worcestershire release three pace bowlers". The Independent. 23 August 1997. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Teams played for by Ben Preece". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2007.

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