List of Bengal cricketers

This is a list of all cricketers who have played in first-class, List A or Twenty20 matches for Bengal, mostly in the Ranji Trophy (FC), Vijay Hazare Trophy (LA), and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (T20) competitions. Seasons given are the first and last in which each player represented Bengal, but they may not have played in all the interim seasons and many played for other senior teams besides Bengal. Players in bold have played international cricket.

Teams called Bengal were formed in 1889/90 and 1922/23 on special occasions but the matches they played were not first-class. The 23 players who took part in those matches have been included with a ‡ symbol to indicate status. Bengal made their senior debut in 1935/36 when they played the touring Australians and then joined the Ranji Trophy.Sports chronology, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

Last updated 18 November 2023.Bengal players, CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2023.

A NameSeasons Notes Refs Prabir Acharya 1995/96 Slow left arm orthodox (SLA) bowler, born 3 November 1961. Played in two Ranji Trophy matches, versus Tripura and Assam, in January 1996; also one List A match versus Assam. Prabir Acharya. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 November 2023.Prabir Acharya. CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2023. ‡ G. F. Alexander 1889/90 British expatriate who played for Bengal v G. F. Vernon's XI in December 1889. No personal information recorded in usual sources. James Alexander 1936/37–1937/38 English right arm fast medium bowler (RFM), born 3 September 1916. Played in the Ranji Trophy final against Nawanagar in February 1937, and in one more Ranji match versus Central India in January 1938. Killed in action on 23 October 1943, during World War II, at Bhawanipur in Bengal. James Alexander. CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2023. James Alexander. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2023.James Alexander. Commonwealth War Graves. Retrieved 7 November 2023. Alok Singh 2012/13–2017/18 RFM bowler, born 26 October 1993. Played in two LA and three T20 matches only. Has not played in FC. Alok Pratap Singh. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 November 2023.Alok Singh. CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 November 2023. Boddupalli Amit 2013/14–2019/20 All-rounder, born 30 March 1988, who bowled right-arm medium pace (RM). He played in nine FC and nine LA matches, all for Bengal. HS: 50; BB: 3/31. Boddupalli Amit. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2023.Boddupalli Amit. CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2023. Pravin Amre 1996/97 International batsman, born 14 August 1968, who represented India in eleven Tests and 37 ODIs between 1991/92 and 1993/94. Played for various domestic teams including one season with Bengal. Pravin Amre. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2023.Pravin Amre. CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2023. Madhav Apte 1957/58 Test batsman who was born 5 October 1932 and died 23 September 2019. Apart from one season with Bengal, he spent his entire career at Bombay. Played in seven Tests for India in 1952/53. Madhav Apte. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2023.Madhav Apte. CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2023. Kapil Arora 1994/95 No personal information recorded in usual sources. Played in two LA matches only. Kapil Arora. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2023.Kapil Arora. CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2023. Munish Arora 1998/99 All-rounder; born 10 March 1971. Left hand bat who bowled SLA. Spent one season with Bengal after playing for Punjab since 1990/91. Munish Arora. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2023.Munish Arora. CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2023. G. Arratoon 1935/36 Few personal details recorded. Right-handed batsman who bowled off spin (OB). Played in three matches in Bengal's debut FC season, including the team's first-ever FC match (versus Australians) and two more in the Ranji Trophy. G. Arratoon. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2023.G. Arratoon. CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2023. Arun Lal 1981/82–1995/96 Born 1 August 1955. All-rounder who bowled RM. Played in 156 FC matches (16 Tests) and 65 LA (13 ODIs). He was India's Cricketer of the Year in 1987. Arun Lal. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2023.Arun Lal. CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2023.

B NameSeasons Notes Refs Suvankar Bal 2020/21–2022/23 Born 1995. Batter who has played in nine matches (two FC, four LA, three T20) to end of 2022/23 season. Suvankar Bal. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2023.Suvankar Bal. CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 November 2023. Abhisek Banerjee(A. K. Banerjee) 2008/09 Amit Banerjee(A. A. Banerjee II) 2014/15 Amitava Banerjee(A. A. Banerjee I) 1996/97–2000/01 Audrish Banerjee(A. Banerjee) 1992/93 Born in Belurmath in 1975, and primarily a bowler (style uncertain), he made his sole first-class appearance for Bengal in February 1993. He had previously played for the India under-19s against England u-19s. Audrish Banerjee. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2020.Audrish Banerjee. CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 June 2020. India under-19s v England under-19s. CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Jitendra Banerjee(J. N. Banerjee) 1935/36–1939/40 Malay Banerjee(M. Banerjee) 1976/77–1980/81 Montu Banerjee(S. A. Banerjee) 1941/42–1953/54 Rabi Banerjee(R. Banerjee) 1970/71–1974/75 Rohan Banerjee(R. B. Banerjee) 2008/09–2014/15 Salil Banerjee(S. K. Banerjee) 1958/59–1961/62 Sambaran Banerjee(S. Banerjee I) 1973/74–1989/90 Shute Banerjee(S. N. Banerjee) 1935/36–1936/37 Souvik Banerjee(S. R. Banerjee) 1996/97 Srimanta Banerjee(S. Banerjee II) 1977/78–1978/79 Suvojit Banerjee(S. S. Banerjee) 2014/15 Subroto Banerjee(S. T. Banerjee) 1996/97–1998/99 Tapan Banerjee(T. J. Banerjee) 1965/66–1982/83 Udaybhanu Banerjee(U. Banerjee) 1978/79–1985/86 Madhurya Barua 1959/60 Arijit Basu 2000/01–2002/03 Gitimoy Basu 2010/11–2013/14 Jayojit Basu 2011/12–2013/14 Jack Bedwell 1940/41 Stanley Behrend 1935/36–1940/41 Prakash Bhandari 1958/59–1963/64 Ramesh Bhatia 1964/65–1971/72 Aloke Bhattacharjee(A. Bhattacharjee II) 1970/71–1986/87 Anil Bhattacharjee(A. Bhattacharjee I) 1953/54–1964/65 Ayan Bhattacharjee(A. P. Bhattacharjee) 2016/17–2019/20 Kamal Bhattacharjee(K. Bhattacharjee) 1963/64 Sanat Bhattacharjee(S. Bhattacharjee II) 1982/83 Sankar Bhattacharjee(S. Bhattacharjee III) 1986/87 Born in 1963 at Dehra Dun in Uttar Pradesh, he is known to have played only four cricket matches; the first being his solitary first-class appearance for Bengal in the 1986/87 Ranji Trophy. He played other matches later the same season for Calcutta University and East Zone Universities. Sankar Bhattacharjee. CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 June 2020. Sankar Bhattacharjee. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved Retrieved 20 June 2020. Satyen Bhattacharjee(S. Bhattacharjee IV) 1991/92 Subir Bhattacharjee(S. Bhattacharjee I) 1980/81 Tara Bhattacharjee(T. S. Bhattacharjee) 1938/39–1940/41 Arup Bhattacharya(A. Bhattacharya) 1980/81–1989/90 Kamal Bhattacharya(K. Bhattacharya) 1935/36–1946/47 Parthasarathi Bhattacharya(P. A. Bhattacharya) 2011/12–2015/16 Prasanta Bhattacharya(P. Bhattacharya) 1958/59–1959/60 Tapan Bhattacharya(T. Bhattacharya) 1974/75 Kalyan Biswas 1955/56–1961/62 Nripesh Biswas 1963/64 J. S. Blackburn 1962/63 Bapi Bose(S. M. Bose) 1935/36 Ganapathi Bose(G. Bose) 1965/66 Ganesh Bose(H. M. Bose) 1935/36–1942/43 Gopal Bose(G. K. Bose) 1968/69–1977/78 ‡ H. Bose 1922/23 Played for Bengal in the 1922/23 Nagpur Provincial Tournament. One of the team's first native players. No personal information recorded in usual sources. H. Bose. CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2023. Kartick Bose(N. M. Bose) 1935/36–1951/52 Parimal Bose 1962/63 Ranadeb Bose(R. R. Bose) 1998/99–2011/12 Sivaji Boseaka S. M. Basu Thakur 1949/50–1957/58 Sujit Bose(S. Bose II) 1957/58–1959/60 Sushil Bose(S. Bose I) 1935/36–1948/49 John Brocklebank 1947/48 ‡ R. E. J. Brooke 1922/23 British expatriate who played for Bengal in the 1922/23 Nagpur Provincial Tournament. No personal information recorded in usual sources. R. E. J. Brooke. CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2023. Barun Burman 1972/73–1986/87

C NameSeasons Notes Refs ‡ C. C. Cameron 1889/90 ‡ L. Carberry 1922/23 Paul Carey 1944/45 George Carter 1937/38–1938/39 Probir Chail(P. Chail II) 1977/78–1982/83 Prolay Chail(P. Chail I) 1969/70–1975/76 Samir Chakrabarti 1971/72–1975/76 Dibyendu Chakrabarty 2003/04–2010/11 Amitava Chakraborty 2001/02–2007/08 Debasis Chakraborty 1984/85 Gopal Chakraborty 1954/55–1963/64 Pritam Chakraborty 2013/14 Born 1994. Bowls RM. Has played in four FC and five T20 for Bengal. Pritam Chakraborty. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2023.Pritam Chakraborty. CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2023. Shreyan Swarup Chakraborty 2019/20 Rabindra Chanda 1954/55–1963/64 Sudip Chanda 1998/99 Pramod Chandila 2015/16–2017/18 Nandu Chandravarkar 1974/75 Charanjit Singh 1997/98–1999/2000 Anirban Chatterjee(A. B. Chatterjee) 2003/04–2004/05 Asoke Chatterjee(A. C. Chatterjee) 1943/44–1947/48 Champi Chatterjee(C. Chatterjee I) 1983/84 Chandranath Chatterjee(C. Chatterjee II) 1986/87 Nirmal Chatterjee 1937/38–1954/55 Premangsu Chatterjee 1946/47–1959/60 Sudip Chatterjee 2009/10–2021/22 Utpal Chatterjee 1984/85–2004/05 Writtick Chatterjee 2013/14–2022/23 Born 1992. Bowls OB. Writtick Chatterjee. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2023.Writtick Chatterjee. CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2023. Saksham Chaudhary 2023/24 Born 1999. Seamer who bowls right-arm medium pace. Saksham Sarueshkumar Chaudhary made his T20 debut in October 2023 and played in two matches. Saksham Chaudhary. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2023.Saksham Chaudhary. CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2023. Rana Chowdhary 2006/07–2007/08 Abhishek Chowdhury(A. A. Chowdhary) 2010/11 Avik Chowdhury(A. S. Chowdhary) 2007/08–2008/09 Bikash Chowdhury 1959/60–1962/63 Kalyan Chowdhury 1970/71–1978/79 Nirode Chowdhury 1944/45–1954/55 ‡ E. W. Collen 1889/90 Maharaja of Cooch Behar 1942/43–1945/46 David Cooper 1942/43

D NameSeasons Notes Refs Daljit Singh 1958/59–1961/62 Michael Dalvi 1977/78–1981/82 Rajesh Dani 1981/82–1986/87 Abhishek Das(A. A. Das) 2012/13–2022/23 Born 1990. Batter who had played 23 matches (five FC, five LA, thirteen T20) to end of 2022/23 season. Abhishek Das, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 November 2023.Abhishek Das, CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 November 2023. Ajoy Das(A. K. Das III) 1996/97–2000/01 Amitava Das(A. Das) 1987/88 Anup Das(A. K. Das II) 1985/86–1995/96 Ardhendu Das(A. K. Das I) 1941/42 Arindam Das(A. S. Das) 2001/02–2014/15 Debabrata Das(D. B. Das) 2007/08–2019/20 Dhruba Das(D. R. Das) 1941/42–1952/53 Jyotish Das 1999/2000 Mintoo Das 1985/86–1993/94 Nilkantha Das 2019/20–2021/22 Prosenjit Das(P. S. Das) 2016/17 Pulak Das(P. Das) 1996/97 Subhomoy Das(S. G. Das) 2001/02–2013/14 Sandipan Das(S. S. Das) 2012/13–2014/15 Suman Kumar Das 2023/24 Born 1999. Bowls RFM. Suman Das. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 December 2023.Suman Kumar Das. CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2023. Ajit Das Gupta 1949/50–1954/55 Anil Das Gupta 1952/53–1955/56 Benu Das Gupta 1952/53–1955/56 Sunil Das Gupta 1952/53 Deep Dasgupta 1998/99–2009/10 Jayanta Dastidar 1991/92 Ambar Datta 1962/63 Punya Datta 1944/45–1955/56 Kinkar Daw 1958/59 ‡ J. de Lisle 1922/23 Amiya Deb 1941/42–1943/44 Akash Deep 2018/19–2023/24 Born 1996. Currently (2023/24) opens the Bengal bowling with a right-arm fast medium (RFM) action. He also played in seven IPL matches for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2022/23. Akash Deep. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 November 2023.Akash Deep. CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 November 2023. Devendra Singh 1961/62 Subir Dey 1986/87–1995/96 Kalyan Dhall 1984/85–1985/86 Madan Dhar 1964/65–1965/66 Dharmendra Singh 1996/97–1998/99 ‡ H. W. Dickson 1889/90 Ashok Dinda 2005/06–2019/20 Dilip Doshi 1968/69–1984/85 Karun Dubey 1987/88–1988/89 Anil Dutt 1939/40 Probodh Dutt 1936/37–1943/44 Sailesh Dutt 1938/39–1943/44 Dilip Dutta 1976/77 Jyoti Dutta 1958/59 Probal Dutta 1995/96 Rajib Dutta 1997/98

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