Ben Hutton (cricketer)

Ben Hutton
Personal information
Full name
Benjamin Leonard Hutton
Born (1977-01-29) 29 January 1977 (age 47)
Johannesburg, South Africa
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBatsman
RelationsOliver Hutton (brother)
Richard Hutton (father)
Len Hutton (grandfather)
Ben Brocklehurst (grandfather)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1997–1999Durham University
1998–1999British Universities
1998–2007Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 110 120 22
Runs scored 5,746 1,603 120
Batting average 33.21 20.03 10.00
100s/50s 18/18 0/0 0/0
Top score 152 77 27*
Balls bowled 3,558 1,765 90
Wickets 35 52 5
Bowling average 63.97 31.44 28.40
5 wickets in innings 2 1 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/37 5/45 2/21
Catches/stumpings 136/– 60/– 8/–
Source: CricketArchive, 13 March 2012

Benjamin Leonard Hutton (born 29 January 1977), is an English former first-class cricketer.

Early life

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Ben Hutton was educated at Radley (1990–95) and Durham University (1996-99) for whom he opened the innings with the former England captain Andrew Strauss.

He came from cricketing stock as the elder son of the cricketer Richard Hutton and his grandfathers Sir Leonard Hutton and Ben Brocklehurst also played first-class cricket.

Career

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He represented Middlesex as a left-handed opening batsman, an enthusiastic fielder and occasional right-arm fast-medium bowler. He made his first-class debut in 1999 and was awarded his county cap in 2003. He captained the County between 2005 and 2006. In 108 first-class matches for the county, he scored 5,712 runs (average 33.60) with a highest score of 152 with 18 hundreds and 18 fifties and taking 136 catches. He announced his retirement from first-class cricket in October 2007 at the early age of 30.[1]

Retirement

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He commenced a new career in the City and also completed the term of Don Bennett as a member of the Middlesex County Cricket Club Executive Board (2011–2012).

He joined Berenberg Bank in November 2007.

References

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  1. ^ "Hutton quits as Middlesex captain". Cricinfo. 27 September 2006. Retrieved 27 September 2006.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Middlesex County Cricket Captain
2005–2006
Succeeded by
Preceded by Middlesex County Cricket Club Executive Board Member
2011–2012
Succeeded by
Alvan Seth-Smith