Charles Edward Benham (24 June 1880 – 13 December 1961) was a Scottish first-class cricketer who played for Essex and Scotland. A right-arm fast bowler and lower-order right-hand bat, Benham played between 1904 and 1912. [1] His most successful season - 1908 - saw him score two half-centuries with the bat and take thirty wickets at 26.96 apiece. [2] [3] He played two matches for Scotland, scoring 62 runs [4] and taking five wickets. [5]
Benham was born in East Ham, Essex, and he died in Broxburn, West Lothian in Scotland. [6] His son, Fred Benham, also played for Scotland. [7]