Benjamin Thomas Strutton (1892 – 9 February 1968) was an English

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er. Strutton's batting style is unknown, though it is known he bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Stifford, Essex. Strutton made his first-class debut for Essex against Middlesex at the

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, in the

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. He made three further first-class appearances for Essex following World War I. These came in the

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against Yorkshire, Somerset and Hampshire. In his four first-class matches, he scored a total of 64 runs at an average of 12.80, with a high score of 19. With the ball, he bowled a total of 49

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, but despite bowling such a large number of overs he went wicketless. He died at

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, London, on 9 February 1968.

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