Dale Benkenstein Has Wonderful Season for Durham

My nephew Dale Benkenstein scored 33 and 63 in the final match against Worcestershire to take his run total to 1353 in 16 LV= Division One County Championship matches at an average of 61.5 runs – including 4 hundreds and 9 fifties. Also breaks the Durham all-time first class record of 7854 runs on 29th June with 83 and 60 against Lancashire. Durham ended up finishing 3rd behind Warwickshire and 2011 Champions Lancashire!

*This does not include 308 runs in Clydesdale Bank limited overs series including 82 in semi-final against Somerset

166595_1712234040015_1063069982_1890554_5429790_n — Dale Benkenstein drives through the covers

166595_1712234120017_1063069982_1890556_2447085_n — Supremely fit Dale Benkenstein

A Pic of Dale glancing — Benky led Durham to LV= Championship Division One Trophies in 2008 and 2009

0 1 1 a Benky pic 2 — Dale played 23 One Day Internationals for South Africa

Dale’s wife Jacqui was a Springbok field

hockey player – a talented sporting family!

0 1 1 a Dale pic — Dale has taken Durham CC to a new level

163819_1712239200144_1063069982_1890567_2955887_n — A glorious cover drive - classic style!

0 1 1 a Benky 5 — Dale pulls in front of square

166595_1712234160018_1063069982_1890557_6916527_n — Dale Benkenstein acknowledges one of 4 tons

0 1 1 a Mart & Lorna — Lorna (Evans) and Mart Benkenstein - Dale's parents

One thought on “Dale Benkenstein Has Wonderful Season for Durham”

Fantastic to see Benkie doing so well. South Africa has indeed lost fine sportsman and Benks is one of them. Not only a fine player but a first class person in all respects. He deserves all the good things that happen to him!

June 11, 2012 at 5:55 pm Reply