Chris Benjamin joins Durham on loan from Warwickshire

The wicketkeeper-batter has signed for the remainder of the season as a replacement for injured wicketkeeper Tom Mackintosh

Chris Benjamin has joined Durham on loan from Warwickshire for the remainder of the 2022 LV= Insurance County Championship season.

He replaces wicketkeeper Tom Mackintosh, who has suffered a hand injury, and came straight in for his debut against Sussex on September 20 in the penultimate round of fixtures.

Benjamin, who made his first-class bow for Durham MCCU against Durham back in March 2019, made an immediate impact after signing for Warwickshire in 2021, scoring a century against Lancashire in his first Championship outing.

^{Benjamin replaces injured wicketkeeper Tomas Mackintosh [Ashley Allen/Getty Images]}

This season, he has made five red-ball appearances for the Bears, scoring 175 runs and taking four catches. He also featured for the 2nd XI on three occasions, scoring 125 runs.

Mackintosh, 19, has made four first-class appearances for Durham this season, scoring 90 runs and taking 21 catches.

The Scotland Under-19 international replaced Ned Eckersley, who has since left the club, behind the stumps.