 He was born at Taunton, Somerset.Bennett represented the Somerset Cricket Board in 2 List A matches against Bedfordshire in the 2nd round of the 1999 NatWest Trophy and Staffordshire in the 1st round of the 2000 NatWest Trophy.In his 2 List A matches, he scored 6 runs at a batting average of 3.00, with a high score of 5.