Henry Bennett (cricketer)
Henry Simpson Bennett (3 September 1869 – 18 February 1965) was an English cricketer who was active in 1894. He was born in Pilsley, North East Derbyshire and died in Hyde, Cheshire. He made his first-class debut in 1894 and appeared in one match as an unknown handedness batsman who kept wicket, playing for Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi .... He scored sixteen runs with a highest score of 11 and held four catches. References 1869 births 1965 deaths English cricketers Lancashire cricketers People from Pilsley, North East Derbyshire Cricketers from Derbyshire {{england-cricket-bio-1860s-stub ...
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Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striking the ball bowled at one of the wickets with the bat and then running between the wickets, while the bowling and fielding side tries to prevent this (by preventing the ball from leaving the field, and getting the ball to either wicket) and dismiss each batter (so they are "out"). Means of dismissal include being bowled, when the ball hits the stumps and dislodges the bails, and by the fielding side either catching the ball after it is hit by the bat, but before it hits the ground, or hitting a wicket with the ball before a batter can cross the crease in front of the wicket. When ten batters have been dismissed, the innings ends and the teams swap roles. The game is adjudicated by two umpires, aided by a third umpire and match referee ...
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