Norman Bennett

Norman Osborn Bennett (21 September 1922 – 7 July 2005), sometimes known as Nobby, was an English sportsman. He played rugby union for England,[1] and played one game of first-class cricket, an unsuccessful outing for Worcestershire against the Combined Services in 1946.[2]

Norman Bennett

Personal information
Full name	Norman Osborn Bennett
Born	21 September 1922 Putney, London, England
Died	7 July 2005 (aged 82) Dinckley, Lancashire, England
Nickname	Nobby
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1946	Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 1 Runs scored 10 Batting average 5.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 8 Balls bowled 0 Wickets 0 Bowling average - 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling - Catches/stumpings 1/0
Source: Cricinfo, 1 December 2008

He was educated at Epsom College and St Mary's Hospital.[1] His parents were Norman And Katherine Bennett. His father ran a large milk delivery company in the south London area. He had three siblings, Elizabeth, Audrey and June. He qualified as a doctor from St Maryshospital in London and served in the Royal Navy in the late 1940s as a doctor. He played rugby for England several times in the 1947 season and also for the Royal Navy and United Services. He married Rosalie, the daughter of a doctor in Wigan and settled in there as a GP. He and Rosalie had three children and currently has four grandchildren. After retiring from the NHS he lived in the Ribble valley and farmed a small farm on the Ribble. His cousin farms in Worcester which is the base for the Bennett family..

Notes

1. "Players and Officials - Nobby Bennett". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
2. "Worcestershire v Combined Services in 1946". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 December 2008.

References

• Norman Bennett at CricketArchive (subscription required)
• Norman Bennett at ESPNcricinfo