Ian Beven

{{short description|Tasmanian-born Scottish cricketer (born 1958)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Ian Beven

| image =

| caption =

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Right-arm off-break

| columns = 2

| column1 = First-class

| matches1 = 19

| runs1 = 605

| bat avg1 = 17.79

| 100s/50s1 = 0/2

| top score1 = 57

| deliveries1 = 1,759

| wickets1 = 12

| bowl avg1 = 68.00

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 2/31

| catches/stumpings1= 13/–

| column2 = List A

| matches2 = 13

| runs2 = 144

| bat avg2 = 13.09

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 31

| deliveries2 = 526

| wickets2 = 6

| bowl avg2 = 69.83

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 3/34

| catches/stumpings2= 3/–

| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/2/2399/2399.html CricketArchive

| date = 10 October

| year = 2022

}}

Ian Robert Beven (born 27 November 1958 in Hobart) is a former first class cricketer. He was brought up in Tasmania, whom he represented in the Sheffield Shield between 1980/81The Age. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19811210&id=_gJVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aJQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5466,5226163 "Windies draw but Tassies get the points"]. 10 December 1981, p. 34. Retrieved 13 June 2013. and 1983/84.Sydney Morning Herald. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1301&dat=19831107&id=vm0pAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oegDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2969,3008854 "Tasmania drop three players"]. 8 November 1983, p. 34. Retrieved 13 June 2013.

In 1983 he moved to Scotland and played club cricket. He became a permanent citizen and took a wicket with his first ball for Scotland, trapping Test player Roland Butcher LBW.ESPNCricinfo.com. [http://www.espncricinfo.com/scotland/content/player/25085.html "Ian Beven"]. Retrieved 13 June 2013. He went on to appear 27 times for Scotland and he helped them reach the 1999 World Cup by taking 17 wickets in their ICC Trophy campaign.