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Dale Benkenstein Personal information Full name Dale Martin Benkenstein Born 9 June 1974
Salisbury, RhodesiaBatting style Right-handed Bowling style Right arm medium, off break International information National side South Africa ODI debut (cap 51) 25 October 1998 v England Last ODI 6 October 2002 v Bangladesh Domestic team information Years Team 2005–present Durham (squad no. 44) 1993–present Natal Career statistics Competition ODI FC LA T20 Matches 23 237 284 89 Runs scored 305 14,757 6,988 1,679 Batting average 17.94 46.40 35.47 29.23 100s/50s 0/1 38/78 1/43 0/6 Top score 69 259 107* 60 Balls bowled 65 7,427 3,197 444 Wickets 4 99 87 21 Bowling average 11.00 35.73 30.81 25.76 5 wickets in innings – 0 0 0 10 wickets in match n/a 0 n/a n/a Best bowling 3/5 4/16 4/16 3/10 Catches/stumpings 3/– 155/– 106/– 31/– Source: Cricinfo, 19 July 2011 Dale Martin Benkenstein (born 9 June 1974) is a South African cricketer and all-rounder.
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Early life
Benkenstein was born in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe), the son of Martin Benkenstein, who had played for Rhodesia in the Currie Cup in the 1970s. In 1980, around the time of Zimbabwean independence, Martin moved his family to Durban, South Africa. There, Benkenstein attended Highbury Preparatory School and Michaelhouse schools. He captained the SA Schools side in 1992, and led the SA Colts team to the West Indies in the same year.[1]
Professional career
Natal
Benkenstein made his debut at the age of 18 for Natal in the 1993/94 season, playing under the tutelage of Malcolm Marshall. Marshall's analytical captaincy style made an impression on the young Benkenstein, who was later quoted as saying "In my eyes, he took the art of captaincy to another level."[1] When Marshall left Natal at the end of the 1996 season, Benkenstein, still only 22, was selected to succeed him as captain. While he got off to an unsteady start as captain, with Natal being heavily defeated by Border in his first game at the helm, he later recovered and led the team to win both the four-day and one-day domestic competitions.[1]
South Africa
Benkenstein had represented his country many times as a junior, including a stint as captain of the South African Schools side, and in the under-19 development team. Benkenstein's senior ODI debut for South Africa came against England at Dhaka in 1998/99, when the teams were playing in the quarter-final of the Wills International Cup. Despite some useful contributions, including 69 against the West Indies at Cape Town in 1998[2] and 3/5 against Kenya in the 2002/03 ICC Champions Trophy tournament,[3] he never managed to establish himself as a permanent member of the team. Benkenstein later admitted that he had not taken full advantage of the opportunities that came his way at the international level.[4]
Durham
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 went on to score 1,427 runs, which was a run scoring record at Durham until his mark was overtaken by Michael Di Venuto in 2009.[5]
Dale has been quoted as to saying 2008 may be his last season in the sport as he wants to spend more time with his wife Jacqueline and children in Consett
Awards
Benkenstein was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2009, based on his work with Durham in the English county championship.[1]
Style
Benkenstein is a right-handed batsman, and a right-arm off-break or right-arm medium paced bowler.[4]
Career best performances
as of 19 July 2011
Batting Bowling Score Fixture Venue Season Score Fixture Venue Season ODI 69 South Africa v West Indies Cape Town 1999 3-5 South Africa v Kenya Colombo (RPS) 2002 FC 259 KwaZulu-Natal v Northerns Durban 2005 4-16 Dolphins v Warriors Durban 2005 LA 107* Natal v North West Fochville 1997 4-16 Durham v Surrey Chester-le-Street 2005 T20 60 Durham v Lamcashire Chester-le-Street 2011 3-10 Durham v Yorkshire Leeds 2005 References
- ^ a b c d Westerby, John. "Wisden Cricketer of the Year - Dale Benkenstein". Wisden. http://www.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/398684.html. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- ^ "5th ODI: South Africa v West Indies at Cape Town, Feb 2, 1999". Cricinfo. http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/64607.html. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- ^ "9th Match: Kenya v South Africa at Colombo (RPS), Sep 20, 2002". Cricinfo. http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/66188.html. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- ^ a b "Dale Benkenstein". Cricinfo. http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/44070.html. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- ^ Wellock, Tim (15 September 2009). "Another landmark". Durham Times. http://www.durhamtimes.co.uk/sport/4630065.Hampshire_v_Durham__1st_day__tea_/. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
External links
South Africa squad – 1999 Cricket World Cup Semi-Finalists 
Durham County Cricket Club – current squad 2 Smith · 4 Davies · 5 Collingwood · 8 Brathwaite · 9 Onions · 10 SJ Harmison · 12 Miller · 14 BW Harmison · 16 Borthwick · 18 Richardson (wk) · 19 Mustard (c) (wk) · 20 Plunkett · 22 Rushworth · 23 Di Venuto · 24 Muchall · 25 Claydon · 26 Stoneman · 30 Coetzer · 36 Thorp · 37 Blackwell · 38 Stokes · 44 Benkenstein · 70 Breese · - Wood · - Raine · Coach: Cook
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