▁six teen ▁first - class ▁matches ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 1 1 . 1 7 ▁and ▁a ▁top ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 3 . ▁ ▁Ben nett ▁died ▁at ▁Ste pping ▁Hill , ▁Stock port ▁aged ▁ 6 4 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 2 8 ▁death s ▁Category : English ▁cr ick eters ▁Category : Der by shire ▁cr ick eters <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 9 6 5 – 6 6 ▁British ▁Home ▁Championship ▁was ▁a ▁cause ▁of ▁great ▁excitement ▁as ▁it ▁supplied ▁spect ators ▁and ▁comment ators ▁a ▁view ▁of ▁England ▁prior ▁to ▁their ▁contest ing ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁on ▁home ▁soil ▁at ▁which ▁they ▁were ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁favour ites . ▁None ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁Home ▁Nations ▁had ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁World ▁Cup ▁and ▁so ▁were ▁determined ▁to ▁spo il ▁England ' s ▁prepar ation , ▁leading ▁to ▁some ▁very ▁dram atic ▁and ▁heavily ▁cont ested ▁matches , ▁particularly ▁England ' s ▁final ▁game ▁in ▁Glasgow . ▁ ▁The ▁England ▁team ▁began ▁with ▁a ▁sub du ed ▁go all ess ▁draw ▁with ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁side ▁whilst ▁Ireland ▁beat ▁Scotland ▁ 3 – 2 ▁in ▁a ▁close ▁fought ▁game ▁at ▁home . ▁Both ▁England ▁and ▁Scotland ▁improved ▁in ▁their ▁second ▁games , ▁England ▁be ating ▁a ▁t ough ▁Irish ▁side ▁at ▁home ▁ 2 – 1 , ▁whilst ▁the ▁Sc ots ▁put ▁four ▁goals ▁past ▁the ▁struggling ▁Wel sh . ▁Wales