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Ben Cameron
Personal information
Full name
Benjamin Peter Cameron
Born (1981-02-21) 21 February 1981 (age 43)
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Nickname Hoppalong, Camo or B:Cam
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm medium
Role Batsman; Selector
Domestic team information
Years Team
2003/04–2006/07 South Australia (squad no. 11)
First-class debut 8 February 2004 South Australia v Victoria
Last First-class 26 January 2007 South Australia v Victoria
List A debut 15 February 2004 South Australia v New South Wales
Last List A 31 January 2007 South Australia v Victoria
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 10 9
Runs scored 422 228
Batting average 23.44 25.33
100s/50s 0/4 0/2
Top score 81 77
Catches/stumpings 5/– 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 2 November 2011

Benjamin Peter Cameron (born 21 February 1981) is an Australian cricket coach and former player.

Cameron played for South Australia from 2004 to 2007, playing ten first-class games and nine List A games as a right-handed opening batsman. He scored two half-centuries on his Sheffield Shield debut against Victoria.

Cameron retired from playing in 2007 due to a chronic knee condition. He subsequently took up coaching and coached in South Australian Premier Cricket. He was appointed high performance manager at Vanuatu Cricket and head coach of the Vanuatu national cricket team in March 2022. However, he resigned the positions in January 2023 citing personal reasons.

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