Benjamin Preston
Benjamin Preston (20 April 1846 – 1 June 1914) was an English brewer and
cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1869 and 1870.[1] He was born and died at Lowestoft, Suffolk
.
Preston was educated at
University Match against Oxford University, in which he scored 5 and 0.[3] In 1870, Preston played a further four matches for the university side, not always as an opening batsman, and against the Gentlemen of England team he scored 24 and 28, the two best innings of his first-class career.[4] But he was not picked for the 1870 University Match and he did not play first-class cricket again after this season, although he featured in minor matches for amateur sides, including Suffolk, through to 1885.[1]
Preston returned to Lowestoft after leaving Cambridge University with a
Justice of the Peace.[2]
He was married three times.
References
- ^ a b c "Benjamin Preston". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ a b J. Venn and J. A. Venn. "Alumni Cantabrigienses: Benjamin Preston". p. 188. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ "Scorecard: Oxford University v Cambridge University". www.cricketarchive.com. 21 June 1869. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ "Scorecard: Cambridge University v Gentlemen of England". www.cricketarchive.com. 26 May 1870. Retrieved 21 January 2015.