Benjamin Stuart Targett (born 27 December 1972) is an Australian cricketer who played for Tasmania from 1997–98 until 2000–01. A tall fast bowler, he was known for his consistent line and length bowling. He was born at Paddington, New South Wales in 1972.

Ben Targett
Personal information
Full name
Benjamin Stuart Targett
Born (1972-12-27) 27 December 1972 (age 51)
Paddington, Sydney, Australia
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1997/98–2000/01Tasmania
FC debut27 November 1997 Tasmania v Queensland
Last FC3 January 2001 Tasmania v Queensland
LA debut8 February 1998 Tasmania v New South Wales
Last LA17 October 1999 Tasmania v South Australia
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 16 4
Runs scored 207 16
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 0
Best bowling 5/62 2/44
Catches/stumpings 5/– 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, 17 August 2010
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