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List of Bengal cricketers

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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.[1]

Last updated 18 November 2023.[2]

A

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Name Seasons 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. [3][4]
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. [5]
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. [6]

[7][8]

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. [9][10]
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. [11][12]
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. [13][14]
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. [15][16]
Kapil Arora 1994/95 No personal information recorded in usual sources. Played in two LA matches only. [17][18]
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. [19][20]
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. [21][22]
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. [23][24]

B

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Name Seasons 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. [25][26]
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. [27][28][29]
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. [30][31]
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. [32]
Kartick Bose
(N. M. Bose)
1935/36–1951/52
Parimal Bose 1962/63
Ranadeb Bose
(R. R. Bose)
1998/99–2011/12
Sivaji Bose
aka 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. [33]
Barun Burman 1972/73–1986/87

C

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Name Seasons 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. [34][35]
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. [36][37]
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. [38][39]
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

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Name Seasons 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. [40][41]
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. [42][43]
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. [44][45]
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

E

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Name Seasons Notes Refs
Abhimanyu Easwaran 2013/14–2023/24 Born 1995. Opening batter who has been a standby for India Test squads. Has made 22 FC hundreds with a highest score (HS) of 233. [46][47]
Frederick Eccleston 1939/40
Eklak Ahmid 2006/07

F

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Name Seasons Notes Refs
Farsatullah 1977/78–1981/82
Humza Ferozie 1995/96–2001/02
L. Ford 1922/23 British expatriate who played for Bengal in the 1922/23 Nagpur Provincial Tournament. No personal information recorded in usual sources.
Benjamin Frank 1948/49–1953/54

G

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Name Seasons Notes Refs
Devang Gandhi 1994/95–2005/06
Ashok Gandotra 1971/72–1973/74
Santosh Ganguli 1937/38–1942/43
Prasenjit Ganguly 1996/97–2002/03
Snehasish Ganguly 1986/87–1996/97
Sourav Ganguly 1989/90–2011/12
Subhradeep Ganguly 2002/03
Aamir Gani 2013/14–2018/19
Alexander Garbis 1940/41–1947/48
Rohan Gavaskar 1996/97–2009/10
Sudip Kumar Gharami 2019/20–2023/24 Born 1999. Appointed Bengal's T20 captain for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in October 2023. Has scored four FC hundreds (HS 186) and two LA hundreds (HS 162). [48][49]
Akash Ghatak 2022/23 Born 1996. Bowls RM. Has played in five matches for Bengal (three FC, two LA). [50][51]
Dilip Ghose 1950/51
Arindam Ghosh
(A. N. Ghosh)
2006/07–2011/12
Avilin Ghosh
(A. P. Ghosh)
2013/14
Dipankar Ghosh 1964/65–1968/69
Gour Ghosh 1960/61–1964/65
Jiban Ghosh 1965/66–1969/70
Kalyan Ghosh
(K. K. Ghosh)
1968/69–1970/71
Koushik Ghosh
(K. B. Ghosh)
2013/14–2022/23 Born 1992. Has played in FC matches only with 17 appearances to end of 2022/23 season. Has scored two FC hundreds (HS 114). [52][53]
Madan Ghosh
(M. Ghosh)
1977/78–1983/84
Manojit Ghosh
(M. U. Ghosh)
2013/14
Nemai Ghosh 1958/59–1965/66
Probal Ghosh
(P. Ghosh I)
1978/79–1984/85
Prasanta Ghosh
(P. Ghosh II)
1979/80
Sayan Ghosh
(S. S. Ghosh)
2013/14–2021/22
Soham Ghosh
(S. S. Ghosh)
2007/08
Shanti Ghoshal 1954/55–1964/65
Leonard Gilbert 1935/36
John Gilchrist 1957/58–1959/60
Amarnath Girdhari 1960/61
Surjuram Girdhari 1948/49–1959/60
Godfrey 1889/90
Chuni Goswami
(S. Goswami)
1962/63–1972/73
Shreevats Goswami
(S. P. Goswami)
2007/08–2021/22
Robert Gourlay 1936/37
Ernest Goward 1935/36
C. E. Greenway 1889/90
Subrata Guha 1965/66–1976/77
Surup Guha Thakurta 1963/64–1965/66
Bhaskar Gupta 1964/65
Sumanta Gupta 2017/18–2022/23
Baloo Gupte 1957/58
Subhash Gupte 1953/54–1957/58

H

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Name Seasons Notes Refs
Shakir Habib Gandhi 2023/24 Born 1999. Made his T20 debut in October 2023 and played in six matches. Yet to play in FC or LA. [54][55]
Debopratim Halder pending Born 2002. Bowls RFM. Debopratim Kalyan Halder has been named as a Bengal squad member for the 2023/24 season. [56][57]
Nikhil Haldipur 1994/95–2004/05
Amherst Hammond 1939/40
Fred Harker 1944/45
Edward Harvey-Johnston 1942/43–1943/44
Haseen Ahmed 1980/81
H. Heckle 1889/90 British expatriate who played for Bengal v G. F. Vernon's XI in December 1889. No personal information recorded in usual sources. [5]
Narendra Hirwani 1996/97
P. Hoender 1922/23 British expatriate who played for Bengal in the 1922/23 Nagpur Provincial Tournament. No personal information recorded in usual sources.
Amit Hore 1987/88
Alexander Hosie 1935/36–1937/38
Louis Hunt 1935/36
Hyder Ali 1979/80

I

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Name Seasons Notes Refs
Mohammad Idris 1978/79 No personal information recorded in usual sources. Played in one List A match only. [58][59]
Charles Inder 1937/38 English left-arm spin bowler, born 2 July 1914. Played in four first-class matches, two for Bengal in 1937/38 and two for Europeans in the 1938/39 Bombay Quadrangular. He died in February 2001. [60][61]

J

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Name Seasons Notes Refs
Abdul Jabbar 1938/39–1943/44
Rusi Jeejeebhoy 1965/66–1972/73
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala 2005/06–2012/13
Jitendra Singh 1987/88
Munish Jolly 1997/98
Peter Judge 1944/45

K

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Name Seasons Notes Refs
Shrikant Kalyani 1989/90–2000/01
Ahmed Kamal 1936/37–1940/41
Sushil Kapoor 1961/62–1963/64
Saba Karim 1994/95–2000/01
Soumen Karmarkar 1993/94
Norman Kendrew 1940/41
Ramnath Kenny 1961/62
Ranjot Singh Khaira 2021/22–2023/24 Born 1998. Yet to make first-class debut. Has played in two LA and twelve T20 matches. [62][63]
Keki Khambatta 1935/36–1937/38
Satish Khanna 1950/51–1959/60
J. E. King 1935/36
Lester King 1962/63 Born 27 February 1939 in Saint Catherine, Jamaica. He was a West Indies international fast bowler who played in two Tests. He was one of four West Indian fast bowlers who played a season of domestic cricket in India in 1962–63 in order to give Indian batsmen more experience of playing fast bowling. He played for Bengal and East Zone, taking 19 wickets in six matches with a best return of 5 for 146 in Bengal's victory in the Ranji Trophy quarter-final against Hyderabad. He died in Kingston on 9 July 1998. [64][65][66]
Rakesh Krishnan 2004/05
Satyendra Kuckreja 1957/58–1963/64
Amit Kuila 2014/15–2016/17
Ravi Kumar 2022/23 Born 2003. Bowls left-arm medium pace (LM). Rajendrasingh Ravi Kumar has played in five T20 matches for Bengal and in ten Under-19 ODI for the India Under-19s. [67][68]
Ritam Kundu 2004/05–2008/09
Soumendranath Kundu 1958/59–1968/69

L

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Name Seasons Notes Refs
Alokendu Lahiri 1994/95–2002/03
Saurasish Lahiri 1999/2000–2014/15 Born 1981. Has played a 100 FC, 76 List A and 22 T20 matches for Bengal and was the captain of the team for 4 matches. Is the current Assistant Coach for Bengal.[69] [69]
Karan Lal 2021/22–2023/24 Born 2000. Bowls off spin (OB). Has played four FC and fifteen T20 matches for Bengal to October 2023. Member of India Under-19s in 2019/20 and played in seven Under-19 ODIs. [70][71]
Murtaza Lodhgar 1997/98–2007/08
Tom Longfield 1935/36–1938/39

M

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Name Seasons Notes Refs
Jamshed Madan 1942/43
K. Mahalingam 1953/54
Kaushik Maity 2023/24 Born 1999. Bowls slow left arm orthodox (SLA). Made his T20 debut in October 2023 and played in three matches. [72][73]
Anustup Majumdar 2004/05–2023/24 Born 1984. Has not played in T20 since 2020/21. 81 FC appearances to end of 2022/23 season and has scored thirteen hundreds (HS 159). Played for Railways in 2014/15, then returned to Bengal. [74][75]
Debu Majumdar 1999/2000
Wrichik Majumder 1998/99–2000/01
Basil Malcolm 1938/39
Ashok Malhotra 1987/88–1994/95
Vijay Manjrekar 1953/54
Vinoo Mankad 1948/49
Abdul Masood 1996/97–1999/2000
Bhaskar Mazumbar 1985/86
A. Mazumdar 1953/54
Aloke Mazumdar 1965/66–1967/68
Patrick Miller 1936/37–1939/40
Abhik Mitra 1978/79–1986/87
Bimal Mitra
(B. K. Mitra)
1938/39–1943/44
Buddhadeb Mitra
(B. Mitra)
1974/75
Debu Mitra 1968/69–1973/74
Pulin Mitra 1947/48
Shyam Mitra
(S. S. Mitra)
1958/59–1971/72
Suhrid Mitra
(S. Mitra)
1939/40–1944/45
Jyotish Mitter 1950/51–1958/59
Kalyan Mitter 1953/54–1964/65
Mohammed Kaif 2020/21–2023/24 Born 1996 and aka Kaif Ahmed. Brother of Mohammed Shami. Bowls right-arm medium-fast (RMF). Has played in four LA matches to November 2023. [76][77]
Mohammed Shami 2010/11–2018/19
Ranadeep Moitra 1986/87–1992/93
Dhirendranath Mondal 1955/56
Jiten Mondal 1984/85
Kamal Mondal 2005/06–2007/08
Sayan Mondal 2009/10–2022/23 Born 1989. Bowls right-arm medium pace (RM). Made 26 FC, 26 LA and 23 T20 appearances to end of 2022/23 season. Has scored 1,009 FC runs (HS 135) and taken 24 wickets with best bowling (BB) of 4/71. [78][79]
C. S. More 1922/23
Sumitro Mujumder 1996/97–1997/98
Mukesh Kumar 2015/16–2023/24 Born 1993. Bowls RFM. [80][81]
Dattatreya Mukherjee
(D. Mukherjee II)
1987/88–1991/92
Debabrata Mukherjee
(D. Mukherjee I)
1963/64–1971/72
Durga Mukherjee
(D. S. Mukherjee)
1958/59–1964/65
Joydeep Mukherjee 1987/88–1994/95
Priyankar Mukherjee 2006/07–2008/09
Raja Mukherjee 1967/68–1978/79
Raju Mukherjee 1972/73–1981/82
Robin Mukherjee 1966/67–1968/69
Saikat Mukherjee 2001/02
Saradindu Mukherjee
(S. P. Mukherjee)
1989/90–1995/96
Sujan Mukherjee 1980/81–1985/86
Ashoke Mustafi 1958/59
Sisir Mustafi 1941/42–1949/50

N

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Name Seasons Notes Refs
T. S. Nahapiet 1936/37
Arnab Nandi 2009/10–2020/21
Palash Nandy 1969/70–1983/84
Pranob Nandy 1979/80–1986/87
Sunil Nandy 1958/59
Samarendra Nath 1966/67–1967/68
Naved Ahmed 2015/16
C. S. Nayudu 1950/51–1951/52
Pradeep Neogy 1981/82
G. S. Nixon 1889/90
John Nuttall 1941/42

O

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Name Seasons Notes Refs
Mohammad-Al Obaidullah 1941/42 Born in 1913 at Calcutta, Obaidullah played all three of his first-class matches for Bengal during the 1941–42 Ranji Trophy. He scored a total of 84 runs and took three wickets. He died in 1991. [82][83]
Pragyan Ojha 2015/16–2016/17 A former Indian international, Ojha played for Bengal for two seasons, making a total of 34 appearances for the side. [84][85]
Owens 1889/90 British expatriate who played for Bengal v G. F. Vernon's XI in December 1889. No personal information recorded in usual sources. [5]

P

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Name Seasons Notes Refs
Saumya Pakray 2009/10
Phiroze Palia 1948/49
Krishna Pamani 1974/75
Agniv Pan 2016/17–2022/23 Born 1997. Played in thirty matches to November 2022 (nine FC, ten LA, eleven T20) with 29 dismissals (22 caught, seven stumped). [86][87]
Sumit Panda 1999/2000
Pradeep Pandey 1972/73–1983/84
Madansingh Parmar 1960/61–1962/63
T. V. Parthasarathi 1944/45–1945/46
Sujoy Parui 2000/01
Avijit Paul 1980/81
Shib Paul 2000/01–2014/15
Subhojit Paul 2005/06–2006/07
Dattu Phadkar 1954/55–1957/58
Prakash Poddar 1960/61–1976/77
Abhishek Porel 2021/22–2023/24 Born 2002. Wicket-keeper. Played in sixteen FC matches to end of 2022/23 season. Has dismissed 66 batters with 58 catches and eight stumped. Played in fourteen T20s to October 2023 (five caught). [88][89]
Ishan Porel 2016/17–2023/24 Born 1998. Bowls RFM. [90][91]
Subroto Porel 1977/78–1982/83
Writam Porel 2010/11–2012/13
Pradipta Pramanik 2015/16–2023/24 Born 1998. Bowls SLA. [92][93]
Ramesh Prasad 2019/20
Veer Pratap Singh 2011/12–2016/17
F. Pugsley 1943/44
Dev Puri 1941/42–1946/47
Geet Puri 2021/22–2022/23 Born 1994. Geet Puri bowls left arm fast medium (LFM). He has played in two FC, seven LA and one T20 matches to the end of the 2022/23 season. His best bowling return to date is 3/15 in an LA match. [94][95]

R

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Name Seasons Notes Refs
Murthy Rajan 1975/76
Hari Rajguru 1960/61
Rajinder Singh 1988/89–1990/91
Ram Prasad Ram 1963/64
Abhishek Raman 2016/17–2022
Bhurke Ramchandra 1940/41–1941/42
Ravikant Singh 2012/13–2022/23
Prayas Ray Barman 2018/19–2023/24 Born 2000. Bowls off break (OB). Has played nine LA and seven T20 for Bengal, but has yet to make his FC debut. He also played in one IPL match for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2019. [96][97]
C. M. Reddie 1922/23
Ambar Roy
(A. K. Roy)
1960/61–1977/78
Amitava Roy
(A. Roy)
1972/73–1973/74
Aniruddha Roy
(A. H. Roy)
2003/04
Debendra Roy 1992/93–1993/94
Gobindalal Roy 1950/51–1951/52
Indu Bhushan Roy 1987/88–1993/94
Khiroja Roy 1939/40–1940/41
Nemailal Roy 1960/61–1971/72
Pankaj Roy 1946/47–1967/68
Pranab Roy 1978/79–1991/92
S. Roy 1922/23
Sanjit Roy 1950/51–1951/52
Shivaji Roy 1964/65–1968/69
Tapash Roy 1962/63–1966/67
Ritwik Roy Chowdhury 2014/15–2023/24 Born 1995. Roy Chowdhury is a short-form specialist and has made only four FC appearances from 2019/20 to 2021/22. Including the 2023/24 season, he has so far played in 20 LA and 33 T20 matches. [98][99]

S

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Name Seasons Notes Refs
Sabir Ali 2000/01–2004/05 Born 1981. Right-arm medium pace bowler who later played for Tripura and Railways. Made twelve FC appearances taking 27 wickets with a best return of 6/48. [100][101]
Hirendranath Sadhu 1939/40
Safi Ahmed 1998/99–2007/08
Nilamber Saha 1998/99–1999/2000
Wriddhiman Saha 2006/07–2021/22
Kazi Junaid Saifi 2019/20–2022/23 Born 1998. Left-handed batsman who has made three FC appearances to end of 2022/23 season. [102][103]
Rajendranath Sanyal 1956/57–1961/62
Sanjib Sanyal 2000/01–2013/14
Arindam Sarkar 1994/95–1998/99
Dipankar Sarkar 1966/67–1974/75
Jolly Sarkar 1964/65–1967/68
Rash Sarkar 1966/67
Sourav Sarkar
(S. S. Sarkar)
2006/07–2015/16
Subrata Sarkar
(S. Sarkar)
1953/54
Madhukar Sathe 1959/60
Satyendra Singh 1986/87–1990/91
Saurabh Singh 2016/17
V. Savant 1961/62–1963/64
Iresh Saxena 2007/08–2014/15
William Scott 1936/37–1937/38
Amiya Sen 1957/58
Mantu Sen 1943/44–1958/59
Partha Sen
(P. Sen)
1983/84
Probir Sen
(P. K. Sen)
1943/44–1957/58
Ranabir Sen 1962/63–1971/72
Swapan Sen 1973/74
Moinak Sengupta 1995/96–1999/2000
Sagarmoy Sensharma 1987/88–1996/97
Kanishk Seth 2014/15–2018/19
Rajiv Seth 1989/90–1993/94
Shahbaz Ahmed 2018/19–2023/24 Born 1994. Bowls SLA. Made FC debut for Bengal v Hyderabad in December 2018. HS: 116 (one hundred); BB: 7/57 (four 5wI). Has played for India in 3 ODI and 2 T20I. Played in 39 IPL for Royal Challengers Bangalore since 2021. [104][105]
Alok Sharma 2012/13
Chetan Sharma 1993/94–1996/97
Alexander Shaw 1935/36
Jitender Shaw 2013/14
Pankaj Shaw 2013/14–2016/17
Adil Sheikh 1992/93–1993/94
Shibsagar Singh 1996/97–2014/15
Gautam Shome 1984/85–1997/98
Gautam Kumar Shome 1984/85–1985/86
Sumit Shome
(S. Shome)
1981/82–1982/83
Sunit Shome
(S. K. Shome)
1952/53–1960/61
Laxmi Shukla 1997/98–2015/16
Rakesh Shukla 1984/85
Sanjit Sil 1963/64
Keith Sillett 1958/59
Narinder Singh 1992/93
Arun Singla 1994/95
Graham Skinner 1935/36–1938/39
Suprakash Som 1965/66
Soumen Singh 2001/02
Charles Sumption 1941/42
Ivan Surita 1936/37–1938/39
Swaranjit Singh 1959/60–1961/62

T

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Name Seasons Notes Refs
Cyril Tamplin 1942/43
G. F. Taylor 1889/90 British expatriate who played for Bengal v G. F. Vernon's XI in December 1889. No personal information recorded in usual sources. [5]
James Taylor 1952/53
H. N. Thomas 1922/23 British expatriate who played for Bengal in the 1922/23 Nagpur Provincial Tournament. No personal information recorded in usual sources.
R. E. S. Thomas 1889/90 British expatriate who played for Bengal v G. F. Vernon's XI in December 1889. No personal information recorded in usual sources. [5]
Anurag Tiwari 2015/16–2017/18 Born 1995. All-rounder who bowled SLA. Played in one FC and six T20 matches. [106][107]
O. P. Tiwari 1994/95
Manoj Tiwary 2003/04–2023/24 Born 1985. Bowls leg break (LB). Bengal's FC captain in 2022/23. Has played in 141 FC matches with a highest score of 303* (29 hundreds). He announced his retirement in August 2023 but then decided to play on in 2023/24. He has played for India in 12 ODI and 3 T20I. [108][109]
C. H. Twigg 1922/23 British expatriate who played for Bengal in the 1922/23 Nagpur Provincial Tournament. No personal information recorded in usual sources.

V

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Name Seasons Notes Refs
Prashant Vaidya 1992/93–1995/96
Paul van der Gucht 1935/36–1947/48
Ajay Varma 1986/87–1997/98
Raja Venkatraman 1980/81–1991/92
Vivek Singh 2012/13–2020/21 Born 1993. Left-handed batter who has scored centuries in all three forms. Highest score 147 in an LA match. Has also played for the Railways and rejoined them in 2021. [110][111]

W

[edit]
Name Seasons Notes Refs
John Warren 1935/36
Robin Waters 1962/63
White 1922/23 British expatriate who played for Bengal in the 1922/23 Nagpur Provincial Tournament. No personal information recorded in usual sources.
Desmond Whittaker 1954/55

Y

[edit]
Name Seasons Notes Refs
Sujit Yadav 2021/22
Vishal Yadav 1999/2000 Born 1967 in Haryana, Vishal Singh Yadav played as a left-handed batsman who could bowl slow left-arm orthodox, and he was an occasional wicket-keeper. He also played for Uttar Pradesh. He scored one century (exactly 100) in his 26 FC matches, and four fifties. He took seven wickets with a best return of 4/70. [112][113]

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