Shropshire Star

Game set to honour Shropshire's John Bennett

Shropshire Gents’ Cricket Club will be celebrating the great contribution John Bennett has made to cricket in the county with a special day at Shrewsbury School tomorrow.

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It will also mark John’s 90th birthday with the playing of the inaugural fixture for the newly-commissioned John Bennett Cup between a Gents’ XI and the Shropshire CCC development side.

The game will start at 11.30am.

His many roles have included stints as chairman and president of Shropshire Cricket Board.