Benjamin Alexander Raine (born 14 September 1991) is an English cricketer. Raine is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium-fast, playing for Durham. He was born in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.

Ben Raine
Raine in 2023
Personal information
Full name
Benjamin Alexander Raine
Born (1991-09-14) 14 September 1991 (age 33)
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–2013Northumberland
2011Durham
2013–2018Leicestershire (squad no. 44)
2018/19Otago
2019–presentDurham
2021–2022Northern Superchargers
2023Manchester Originals
FC debut27 July 2011 Durham v Sri Lanka A
LA debut22 May 2011 Durham v Warwickshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 135 31 137
Runs scored 3,920 409 1,391
Batting average 23.19 20.45 18.54
100s/50s 1/19 0/1 1/4
Top score 103* 83 113
Balls bowled 24,695 1,400 2,278
Wickets 461 34 132
Bowling average 25.91 38.50 24.11
5 wickets in innings 14 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 6/27 4/30 5/21
Catches/stumpings 30/– 9/– 25/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 29 September 2024

Raine made a single appearance for Northumberland against Shropshire in the 2010 MCCA Knockout Trophy.[1] In 2011, Raine made his debut for Durham in a List A match in the Clydesdale Bank 40 against Warwickshire.[2] Later in the 2011 season, Raine made his first-class debut against Sri Lanka A.[3] In this match, he was dismissed in Durham's first-innings for 4 runs by Shaminda Eranga, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 7 runs by Sachithra Senanayake.[4]

In June 2022, in the 2022 County Championship, Raine scored his maiden century in first-class cricket, scoring 103 not out against Worcestershire.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Ben Raine". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  2. ^ "List A Matches played by Ben Raine". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Ben Raine". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Durham v Sri Lanka A, 2011". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  5. ^ "County Championship: Ben Raine and Paul Coughlin star with the bat as Durham make Worcestershire suffer". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
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