Benjamin Tipper

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Benjamin Tipper England (Eng)

Batting style	Right-handed batsman
Bowling type	unknown
First-class record
Matches	5
Runs scored	137
Batting average	15.22
100s/50s	0/0
Top score	43
Balls bowled	140
Wickets	4
Bowling average	20.00
5 wickets in innings	0
10 wickets in match	0
Best Bowling	2-0
Catches/Stumpings	7/0
First class debut: 23 June 1919 Last first class game: 26 August 1919 Source: Cricinfo

Benjamin Claude Cecil Tipper (7 July 1896 - 11 July 1970) was an English cricketer who played five first-class matches for Worcestershire in 1919. All were friendlies, as Worcestershire did not re-enter the County Championship until the following year.

Tipper made his debut on 23 June against Gloucestershire, and his 42 in the first innings helped avert a crisis; he had come in with the score on 27/5, but his steadying knock helped the team to 201. He also took 2-49 in Gloucestershire's own first innings (his first victim being his near-namesake Alfred Dipper), but second time around he was out for 3 and he took no more wickets before the game finished in a draw.

He had no notable success in his next three games, although in mid-August (once more against Gloucestershire) he took the final two wickets in the first innings to record his best bowling analysis of 1.2-1-0-2. He played only one more first-class match, against Warwickshire a week later. Here he made 43, his career best, and 0; his five overs of bowling were unsuccessful.

Tipper was born in King's Norton, then in Worcestershire, and died just after his 74th birthday in Norton Lindsay, Warwickshire.