Career
Not to be confused with John Bennett (Derbyshire cricketer) Bennett was mainly associated with Hampshire but also represented All-England, Marylebone Cricket Club (Master Control Console) and other teams. He played for the Players in the inaugural and second Gentlemen v Players matches in 1806. He was a fast underarm bowler (hand unknown), a left-handed batsman and an occasional wicketkeeper.
He was "an excellent field", generally at mid-wicket.
As a batsman, Bennett was described as "a fine and free hitter". His bowling speed was reportedly "very fast".
John Bennett was a farmer who lived in Kingsley all his life. He was 6 feet (18 m) tall and "a stout, strongly built man".
He suffered badly from gout for the last thirty years of his life.
