[1] He made his List A debut for South Australia in the 2016–17 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup on 2 October 2016.
[2] Born in Ashford, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, Benton made his first-class debut for South Australia in the final match of the 2014–15 Sheffield Shield season, taking four wickets and scoring 33 not out against Queensland.
This earned him his first SACA contract, officially joining the South Australian squad for the 2015–16 season.
Benton dislocated his shoulder in a fielding mishap on the first day of the match, meaning he was unable to bowl for the rest of the match,[5] with later scans showing the damage was severe enough that he couldn't play for the rest of the season.
[6] In the last innings South Australia needed seven runs to win and keep their season alive when the ninth wicket fell, and Benton was the only player yet to bat.