2 0 ▁December ▁ 1 8 0 6 ▁– ▁ 2 5 ▁August ▁ 1 8 3 5 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁cr ick eter ▁who ▁was ▁associated ▁with ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁and ▁made ▁his ▁first - class ▁debut ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 0 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 3 5 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁Rugby ▁School ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁St ▁John ' s ▁College , ▁Cambridge ▁Category : English ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : English ▁cr ick eters ▁of ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁to ▁ 1 8 6 3 ▁Category : C amb ridge ▁University ▁cr ick eters <0x0A> </s> ▁Foreign ▁trade , ▁particularly ▁inform al ▁trans it ▁trade , ▁plays ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁Ben in ' s ▁economy . ▁ ▁Tr ading ▁partners ▁Ben in ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁delivery ▁cor rid or ▁for ▁West ▁Africa ▁reaching ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁million ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁land locked ▁countries ▁of ▁Niger , ▁M ali , ▁Bur k ina ▁F aso , ▁Ch ad , ▁and ▁the ▁northern ▁states ▁of ▁Niger ia . ▁Good s ▁land ed ▁in ▁Cot on ou ▁get ▁placed ▁on ▁tr uck s ▁first ▁heading ▁north ▁to ▁the ▁border ▁towns ▁of ▁Mal an ville ▁in ▁Ben in ▁and ▁G aya ▁in ▁Niger ▁and ▁then ▁onto ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Sah el . ▁Par ak ou ▁is ▁the ▁major ▁cross road ▁town ▁in ▁Ben in ,