Ben Compton (cricketer)

Benjamin Garnet Compton (born 29 March 1994) is an English cricketer.[1][2] He is the only son of the cricketer Patrick Compton and a grandson of the cricketer-footballer Denis Compton.[3] He made his first-class debut on 16 September 2019, for Nottinghamshire in the 2019 County Championship.[4] He made his List A debut on 10 August 2021, for Nottinghamshire in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.[5]

Ben Compton
Personal information
Full nameBenjamin Garnet Compton
Born (1994-03-29) 29 March 1994
Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleBatsman
Relations
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2019–2021Nottinghamshire (squad no. 7)
2021Norfolk
2021/22Mountaineers
2022Kent
FC debut16 September 2019 Nottinghamshire v Warwickshire
LA debut10 August 2021 Nottinghamshire v Northants
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 14 9
Runs scored 1,137 432
Batting average 59.84 54.00
100s/50s 5/4 2/2
Top score 129 110
Balls bowled 18 –
Wickets 0 –
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings 0 –
10 wickets in match 0 –
Best bowling n/a –
Catches/stumpings 11/– 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 May 2022

Compton was released by Nottinghamshire at the end of the 2021 season.[6] In the off-season he joined Kent on a two-year contract.[7] During the 2021/22 English off-season he played for Mountaineers in Zimbabwean cricket.[8] On 17 November 2021, in the 2021–22 Pro50 Championship match against the Rhinos, Compton scored his first century in List A cricket with 102 runs.[9] In February 2022, in the 2021–22 Logan Cup, Compton also scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[10] Compton finished as the leading run-scorer in the 2021–22 Pro50 Championship, with 361 runs in eight matches,[11] and was named the Batter of the Tournament.[12]

Compton made his Kent debut in the first match of the 2022 season, where he scored a century, the third of his first-class career.[13][14] A week later, in Kent's second match of the season, Compton scored his second and third centuries for the team,[15] carrying his bat in the first innings and being the last batter dismissed in the second.[16]

References
  1. "Ben Compton". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  2. "Ben Compton's Kent breakthrough offers hope to late developers". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  3. "India v England: New opener Nick Compton is very different breed in the family dynasty". The Telegraph. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  4. "Specsavers County Championship Division One at Nottingham, Sep 16-19 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  5. "Group 1, Grantham, Aug 10 2021, Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  6. Barber and Compton to leave Trent Bridge, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, 10 September 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  7. Ben Compton: Kent sign opening batter on two-year deal, BBC Sport, 26 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  8. "Kent's Ben Compton joins Mountaineers". 3-mob.com. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  9. "Mountaineers pummel Rhinos as Southern Rock unbeaten run continues". Sunday News. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  10. "Compton century guides Mountaineers to a draw". H-Metro. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  11. "Pro50 Championship, 2021/22 / Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  12. "Mountaineers beat Rocks to clinch Pro50 Championship title". Zimbabwe Cricket. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  13. Miller A (2022) Ben Compton finally lives up to billing with hard-won maiden county hundred, CricInfo, 9 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  14. County Championship: Kent fight back against Essex in high-scoring game, BBC Sport, 9 April 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
  15. "County Championship: Lancashire beat Kent by 10 wickets despite Ben Compton's rearguard". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  16. "Ben Compton scores twin tons in extraordinary losing cause for Kent". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
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