J. Bentley (Yorkshire cricketer)

J. Bentley

Personal information
Full name	J. Bentley
Born	Unknown
Died	Unknown
Batting style	Unknown
Bowling style	Unknown
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 5 Batting average 2.50 100s/50s –/– Top score 5 Balls bowled ? Wickets 2 Bowling average ? 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 2/? Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 29 December 2013

J. Bentley (full name and dates of birth and death unknown) was an English cricketer. Bentley's batting style is unknown.

Bentley made a single appearance first-class cricket for Sheffield against Manchester in 1846 at Hyde Park Ground, Sheffield.^[1] In a match which Manchester won by an innings and 37 runs, Bentley opened the batting in Sheffield's first-innings and was dismissed for a duck by Tom Hunt. He took two wickets in Manchester's first-innings, dismissing Samuel Baldwinson and J. Womack, though his exact bowling figures are unknown. Batting at number four in Sheffield's second-innings, he was dismissed for 5 runs by Womack.^[2][3]

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by J. Bentley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
2. "Sheffield v Manchester, 1846". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
3. "Sheffield v Manchester, 1846". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2014.

External list

• J. Bentley at ESPNcricinfo
• J. Bentley at CricketArchive