Bennett later worked as a gardener for Edward Vesey Bligh, as well as a labourer and at a waterworks in Brighton.
[1] Bennett played club cricket from as early as 1851, including for Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells sides.
[2] This was his only first-class appearance for Sussex, and in 1863 he made his Kent debut, replacing Alfred Staines as wicket-keeper for the Canterbury Cricket Week match against an England XI.
[1][3] The following season, Bennett again replaced Staines after three heavy Kent defeats,[3] playing in five matches for the county team.
[1][2] In his memoirs, Lord Harris described Bennett as "a big man" who "did not justify his selection" as Kent's wicket-keeper.