James Benning is an English cricket

Cricket

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er who currently plays for Leicestershire County Cricket Club

Leicestershire County Cricket Club

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 having previously represented Surrey

Surrey County Cricket Club

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. 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

English cricket team

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 in 2002 and joined Surrey in 2003.

Benning won the NBC Denis Compton Award

NBC Denis Compton Award

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 for young players in 2003.

James, who used to attend Caterham School

Caterham School

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, scored a one-day world record 496-4 (with Surrey) in 2007. Alongside Ali Brown

Ali Brown

Alistair Duncan Brown , more commonly known as Ali Brown, is an English cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club, before moving to Nottinghamshire for the 2009 season. He is nicknamed "Lordy", in allusion to Ted Dexter because of his big-hitting, confident batting style...

, also a former Caterham School

Caterham School

Caterham School is an independent coeducational day and boarding school in Caterham, Surrey and a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.-History:...

pupil, the pair 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.