Age, Biography and Wiki
Mark Benson is an English cricketer and umpire who was born on 6 July, 1958 in Shoreham-by-Sea. He is currently 65 years old.
Benson played first-class cricket for Sussex and Kent between 1977 and 1989, and List A cricket for Sussex and Kent between 1977 and 1988. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace bowler.
Benson was appointed as an umpire in the first-class game in 2000, and in the List A game in 2001. He was appointed to the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires in 2006.
Benson is married to his wife, Sue, and they have two children.
As of 2021, Mark Benson's net worth is estimated to be around $1 million. He has earned his wealth through his career as a cricketer and umpire.
| Popular As |
Mark Richard Benson |
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N/A |
| Age |
65 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
| Born |
6 July, 1958 |
| Birthday |
6 July |
| Birthplace |
Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England |
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He is a member of famous Cricketer with the age 65 years old group.
Mark Benson Height, Weight & Measurements
At 65 years old, Mark Benson height is 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) .
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5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Mark Benson Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Mark Benson worth at the age of 65 years old? Mark Benson’s income source is mostly from being a successful Cricketer. He is from . We have estimated
Mark Benson's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Cricketer |
Mark Benson Social Network
Timeline
On 5 February 2010 it was announced that Benson was retiring from international cricket umpiring, but would continue to umpire domestic cricket in England.
Benson withdrew in the middle of the second Test match in November 2009 between Australia and the West Indies, amid speculation that he was upset with the referral system when one of his decisions was overturned. The ICC denied this, saying that Benson was ill.
Later in 2008, Benson made history in the 1st Test in Sri Lanka, being the first umpire to be asked to refer a decision. When Tillakaratne Dilshan asked for the umpire Mark Benson's decision to give him out caught behind to be reviewed, the English official changed his verdict when the television replay umpire Rudi Koertzen could not say conclusively that the ball had hit his bat or the ground on the way through to the Indian wicketkeeper.
In April 2006, having stood in eight Tests and twenty-four one-day internationals, Benson became one of three umpires promoted from the Emirates International Panel of Umpires to the Emirates Elite Panel of Umpires. He also stood in the 2007 World Twenty 20 final in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Whilst umpiring the second Test between South Africa and India at Durban on 28 December 2006 Benson had to leave the field, after suffering from heart palpitations.
After retiring from playing Benson became an umpire, making his first-class umpiring debut in 1997 and standing in international matches for the first time in 2004. He stood in eight matches in the 2007 Cricket World Cup. In September 2007 he was nominated for the ICC Umpire of the Year Award after just one full season on the panel.
Overall, Benson scored a century every 10.23 innings, the third highest rate for Kent, including a century in each innings v Warwickshire in 1993. Benson and Neil Taylor scored the highest opening partnership (300) for Kent v Derbyshire in 1991. Brian Luckhurst named Benson as Kent's greatest post war opening batsmen and referred to him as "His generation's unsung hero."
For the 1991 Benson was appointed captain of Kent and on his first day as captain he scored a career best 257 against Hampshire. Under his captaincy Kent were runners-up in the County Championship in 1992, Sunday league champions in 1995 (runners up in 1993) and Benson and Hedges Cup finalists in 1995. At the end of the 1995 season Benson was forced to retire due to a knee injury.
In 1986 Benson played one Test Match and one ODI for England against India.
Benson made his first-class debut as a left-handed opening batsman in 1980 and was virtually an "ever-present" in the Kent side for the next fifteen seasons scoring over 18,000 runs (48 centuries) for the county. He was Kent's third highest aggregate run scorer in the post-war era and his batting average of 40.27 was the fourth highest for a major batsman in Kent's history (after Les Ames, Frank Woolley and Colin Cowdrey). He scored 1,000 runs in a season 12 times, with a best of 1,725 runs (average 44.23) in 1987. Benson played 268 One Day matches (5 centuries, 53 fifties, 6 "man of the match" awards) for Kent scoring 7814 runs at an average of 31.89.
Mark Richard Benson (born 6 July 1958) is an English former cricketer and umpire. Benson played for England in one Test match and one One Day International in 1986. He later took up umpiring and spent time on the Elite Panel of ICC Umpires.
