Dale Benkenstein

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Dale Benkenstein
South Africa
Personal information
Batting style	Right-handed batsman
Bowling style	Right-arm Medium
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	-	23
Runs scored	-	305
Batting average	-	17.94
100s/50s	-	0/1
Top score	-	69
Balls bowled	-	65
Wickets	-	4
Bowling average	-	11.00
5 wickets in innings	-	0
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	-	3/5
Catches/stumpings	-/-	3/-
As of 16 April 2006 Source: Cricinfo

Dale Martin Benkenstein (born 9 June 1974 in Salisbury - now Harare, Zimbabwe) is a South African cricketer and all-rounder.

Benkenstein attended Highbury Preparatory School and Michaelhouse in South Africa and now lives in Hillcrest.

Benkenstein is a right-handed batsman, and a right-arm off-break or right-arm medium paced bowler.

Significant teams that he has played in are Natal, South Africa Under-24s, South Africa A, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africans, Marylebone Cricket Club, Dolphins, Durham, and South Africa.

Benkenstein's ODI debut for South Africa came against England at Dhakain 1998/99. The teams were playing in the Quarter-final of the Wills International Cup.

Benkenstein was captain for KwaZulu-Natal for the SuperSport Series-Standard Bank Cup double in 1996-97 and 2001-02.

When Benkenstein joined Durham for the 2005 season, he collected the club's player of the year award during his first attempt. During this time he also filled in as skipper for the absent Mike Hussey and Paul Collingwood. He was an all-rounder and finished as the county's top run scorer with 1,183 and four centuries.

[edit] References

• Cricket-Online Stats
• English Cricket Board Site
• The Wisden Cricketer
• Cric-Info Player Stats

v • d • e South Africa squad - 1999 Cricket World Cup 1 Cronje (c) • 2 Benkenstein • 3 Boje • 4 Boucher (wk) • 5 Crookes • 6 Cullinan • 7 Dawson • 8 Donald • 9 Elworthy • 10 Gibbs • 11 Kallis • 12 Kirsten • 13 Klusener • 14 Pollock • 15 Rhodes Ntini was named in the original squad, but was replaced on 23 April 1999 by Dawson

v • d • e Durham County Cricket Club – current squad 2 Smith • 3 Chanderpaul • 4 Davies • 5 Collingwood • 6 Park • 8 Wiseman • 9 Onions • 10 S Harmison • 14 B Harmison • 17 Goddard • 19 Mustard • 20 Plunkett • 21 Gidman • 22 McKenzie • 23 Di Venuto • 24 Muchall • 25 Claydon • 30 Coetzer • 36 Thorp • 44 Benkenstein (c) • 70 Breese • 77 Killeen • 81 Morkel • 99 Scott • Coach Cook

Persondata
NAME	Benkenstein, Dale
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Cricketer
DATE OF BIRTH	9 June 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH