Researching Benjamin Hind
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3781 people with the Hind surname? In that year Hind was ranked number 1126 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Benjamin means "Son of the right hand" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Benjamin Hind on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Benjamin Hind and the Hind Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 4144 people with the Hind surname in the UK? Hind is now ranked number 1403 for popularity in the UK. |
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Benjamin Hind
Benjamin James Hind (22 December 1882 – 1 April 1974) was an English cricketer. Hind was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.
Hind made a single first-class appearance for Nottinghamshire against Yorkshire at Trent Bridge in the 1911 County Championship. Nottinghamshire won the toss and elected to bat first, making 141 all out, with Hind dismissed for 5 runs by George Hirst. In Yorkshire's first-innings of 266 all out, Hind bowled eleven wicketless overs which conceded 42 runs. In Nottinghamshire's second-innings of 98 all out, he was dismissed for 23 by Hirst, with Yorkshire winning what was to be his only first-class appearance by an innings and 27 runs.
He died at the city of his birth on 1 April 1974.
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