{{short description|English cricketer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Ben Geddes | image = | fullname = Benedict Brodie Albert Geddes | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|7|31|df=yes}} | birth_place = Epsom, Surrey, England | batting = Right-handed | bowling = | role = Batsman

| club1 = Surrey | year1 = 2021–2024 | clubnumber1 = 14 | club2 = → Kent (on loan) | year2 = 2023 | club3 = Middlesex | year3 = 2025–2026 | clubnumber3 = 14

| type1 = FC | debutdate1 = 4 July | debutyear1 = 2021 | debutfor1 = Surrey | debutagainst1 = Hampshire | type2 = LA | debutdate2 = 22 July | debutyear2 = 2021 | debutfor2 = Surrey | debutagainst2 = Yorkshire

| columns = 3 | column1 = FC | matches1 = 29 | runs1 = 1,456 | bat avg1 = 33.09 | 100s/50s1 = 3/9 | top score1 = 137 | deliveries1 = 24 | wickets1 = 1 | bowl avg1 = 17.00 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 1/5 | catches/stumpings1 = 19/– | column2 = LA | matches2 = 36 | runs2 = 1,123 | bat avg2 = 33.02 | 100s/50s2 = 1/8 | top score2 = 141* | deliveries2 = 70 | wickets2 = 1 | bowl avg2 = 58.00 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 1/30 | catches/stumpings2 = 14/– | column3 = T20 | matches3 = 21 | runs3 = 311 | bat avg3 = 18.29 | 100s/50s3 = 0/2 | top score3 = 69 | deliveries3 = – | wickets3 = – | bowl avg3 = – | fivefor3 = – | tenfor3 = – | best bowling3 = – | catches/stumpings3 = 6/–

| date = 25 May 2026 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1185574.html Cricinfo }} '''Benedict Brodie Albert Geddes''' (born 31 July 2001) is an English cricketer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1185574.html |title=Ben Geddes |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=21 June 2021}}</ref> He made his Twenty20 debut on 21 June 2021, for Surrey in the 2021 T20 Blast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1250289.html |title=South Group (N), The Oval, Jun 21 2021, Vitality Blast |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=21 June 2021}}</ref> He had previously been awarded a two-year deal with the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecricketer.com/Topics/countycricket/surrey_ben_geddes_two_year_professional_deal.html |title=Surrey award Ben Geddes with two-year professional deal |work=The Cricketer |access-date=21 June 2021}}</ref> On 6 July 2021, he made his first-class debut, for Surrey in the 2021 County Championship, as a replacement player for Will Jacks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-2021-1244186/hampshire-vs-surrey-group-2-1244294/live-cricket-score |title=Group 2, Southampton, Jul 4 - 7 2021, County Championship |work=ESPN Cricinfo |date=4 July 2021 |access-date=6 July 2021}}</ref> He made his List A debut on 22 July 2021, for Surrey in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1250163.html |title=Scarborough, Jul 22 2021, Royal London One-Day Cup |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=22 July 2021}}</ref>

In October 2024 it was announced Geddes had left Surrey.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c9wkv788vkdo|title=Paceman McKerr & batter Geddes to leave Surrey|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=3 October 2024}}</ref> Later that month, Geddes signed a three year contract with Middlesex County Cricket Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.middlesexccc.com/news/2024/10/middlesex-confirm-signing-of-ben-geddes-from-surrey|title=MIDDLESEX CONFIRM SIGNING OF BEN GEDDES FROM SURREY|publisher=Middlesex County Cricket Club|access-date=7 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/c20jgl7z34yo|title=Middlesex sign Surrey's Geddes on three-year deal|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=7 October 2024}}</ref>

==Early life== Formerly a pupil at St John's School, Leatherhead, he joined Surrey’s youth cricket teams at the under-9 age group.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Ben Geddes signs first professional contract |url=https://www.kiaoval.com/main-news/ben-geddes-signs-first-professional-contract/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430152359/https://www.kiaoval.com/main-news/ben-geddes-signs-first-professional-contract/ |archive-date=2021-04-30 |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=kiaoval.com}}</ref> He played grade cricket in New South Wales across the 2019-20 Australian summer and was made first-team captain at Ashtead Cricket Club in the Surrey Championship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kiaoval.com/squad-players/ben-geddes/|title=Ben Geddes|website=Kia Oval}}</ref>

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