Howard Alfred Bennett (20 August 1892 – 13 January 1973) was an English

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er. Bennett was a right-handed batsman and leg-break bowler who played for

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. He was born in

Alcester Alcester ( ) is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon District in Warwickshire, England. It is west of Stratford-upon-Avon, and 7 miles south of Redditch. The town dates back to the times of Roman ...

, Warwickshire and died in Southbourne,

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. Bennett made a single first-class appearance for the side, during the 1920 season. In the two innings in which he batted, he scored a single run. He bowled six overs during the match, conceding 51 runs.

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Howard Bennett
at Cricket Archive 1892 births 1973 deaths English cricketers Northamptonshire cricketers People from Alcester 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-cricket-bio-1890s-stub