Ben Targett

Ben Targett
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Stuart Targett
Born 27 December 1972
Paddington, Sydney, Australia
Batting style Right-hand batsman
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
19972001 Tasmania
First-class debut 27 November 1997 Tasmania v Queensland
Last First-class 3 January 2001 Tasmania v Queensland
List A debut 8 February 1998
Tasmania v New South Wales
Last List A 17 October 1999
Tasmania v South Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 16 4
Runs scored 207 1
Batting average 11.50 16.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 48* 11
Balls bowled 2,912 238
Wickets 40 2
Bowling average 34.82 100.00
5 wickets in innings 1 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/62 2/44
Catches/stumpings 5/ 0/
Source: CricketArchive, 17 August 2010

Benjamin Stuart Targett (born 27 December 1972, in Paddington, New South Wales), is an Australian cricket player, who played for the Tasmanian Tigers from 1997 until 2001. A tall fast bowler, he was known for his consistent line and length and seam bowling. Following knee surgery in 1999 he returned to play three more games before being controversially cut from the squad and pursuing a career in tourism and hospitality.

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