Robert Bennett

Robert Bennett (1831 – 5 October 1875) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket as a wicket-keeper during the 1860s.

Bennett was born on the Nevill estate at Tunbridge Wells in Kent in 1831, the son of gardener George Bennett and his wife Mary. Bennett later worked as a gardener for Edward Vesey Bligh, as well as a labourer and at a waterworks in Brighton.

Bennett played club cricket from as early as 1851, including for Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells teams. This was his only first-class appearance for Sussex, and in 1863 he made his Kent debut, replacing Alfred Staines as wicket-keeper for the Canterbury Cricket Week match against an England XI.

The following season, Bennett again replaced Staines after three heavy Kent defeats,

Bennett died at Chichester in Sussex in 1875 aged 43 or 44.