Ben Preece
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Full name | Benjamin Edward Ashley Preece | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1976-11-08) 8 November 1976 (age 47) Birmingham, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 | Worcestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1], 6 September 2007 |
Benjamin Edward Ashley Preece (born 8 November 1976 in Birmingham) is a former English first-class cricketer. Due to injury, he had only a very brief career at the top level of the domestic game, appearing in three first-class and one List A games, all for Worcestershire in the 1996 season. He had previously played for a couple of years in the Worcestershire seconds, being the county's leading bowler at that level in 1995 and 1996. [1]
Preece's best performance came against South Africa A in August, when he took six wickets, including a career-best 4-79 in the first innings.[2] He was released by Worcestershire on the grounds of injury at the end of the 1996 season,[3] and then appeared very briefly at Second XI level for Sussex and Surrey.[4]
Ben is now Director of Cricket for Universities Women's Cricket Club and University of New South Wales in Sydney Premier Cricket Australia.
References
- ^ Beddow, Mike (2 May 1996). "Rhodes and company face bumpy journey". Electronic Telegraph/Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
- ^ "Worcestershire v South Africa A in 1996". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
- ^ "Cricket: Worcestershire release three pace bowlers". The Independent. 23 August 1997. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "Teams played for by Ben Preece". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
External links
- Statistical summary from CricketArchive
- Ben Preece at ESPNcricinfo