Charles Richard Benstead MC (21 April 1896 – 3 July 1980) was an English first-class cricketer, Royal Navy officer and author.
Benstead served in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War, during which he was awarded with the Military Cross.
Following the war he played first-class cricket while studying at the University of Cambridge, before joining the Royal Navy after his graduation.
[2] He was the subject of a famous propaganda poster during the war, where Benstead was stood silhouetted against firing guns.
[1] He suffered from increasing ill health in his later years, moving with his wife from Cambridge to be nearer their daughter.