Anjan Bhattacharjee Explained

Anjan Bhattacharjee
Country:India
Birth Date:25 December 1950
Birth Place:Cachar, Assam, India
Bowling:Right-arm fast-medium
Club1:Bihar
Year1:1970-71 to 1972-73
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:13
Runs1:57
Bat Avg1:7.12
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:13
Deliveries1:1865
Wickets1:35
Bowl Avg1:27.08
Fivefor1:2
Tenfor1:1
Best Bowling1:7/10
Catches/Stumpings1:5/–
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/27463.html ESPNcricinfo
Date:19 November 2017

Anjan Bhattacharjee (25 December 1950 – 5 December 2022) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Bihar from 1970 to 1972. He was deaf.

Bhattacharjee was born in Kushiarkul village of Jalalpur Tea Garden in Cachar district, Assam, India.

Bhattacharjee made his first-class debut against Orissa in the Ranji Trophy in December 1970. He took 6 for 26 in the first innings as Orissa were dismissed for 81.[1] P. N. Sundaresan, writing in Wisden, described him as "[playing] the game with great zest and never [sparing] himself whether bowling or fielding".[2]

In the first match of the 1971–72 season Bhattacharjee took 3 for 54 and 7 for 10 against Assam, dismissing them for 32 in the second innings, when they batted two men short.[3] In each of his first two seasons Bihar progressed to the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals. He was less successful in 1972–73, which was his last first-class season.

Although he was no longer playing first-class cricket, Bhattacharjee received the Arjuna Award in 1974, thus becoming the first cricketer of Bengali descent to receive the award.[4] He captained the Indian deaf team against Australia in 1978 and 1985 and against Pakistan in 1982.[5] He later served as President of the Asia Deaf Cricket Federation.[6]

Bhattacharjee died on 5 December 2022, aged 71.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bihar v Orissa 1970-71. CricketArchive. 19 November 2017 . subscription.
  2. Wisden 1972, p. 983.
  3. Web site: Bihar v Assam 1971-72. CricketArchive. 19 November 2017 . subscription.
  4. Web site: Recipients of various honours from the government of India. BCCI . 19 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190911110553/http://www.bcci.tv:80/news/2016/news/13416/recipients-of-various-honours-from-the-government-of-india . 11 September 2019.
  5. Web site: Differently-abled cricketers. LIMCA Book of Records. 30 September 2019 .
  6. Web site: Vivekanandan elected Senior Vice Chairman, Asia Deaf Cricket Federation. 16 August 2012. The Island. 19 November 2017 .
  7. Web site: Anjan Bhattacharjee . CricketArchive . 9 December 2022 . subscription.
  8. Web site: Tribute to Shri Anjan Bhattacharjee . YouTube . 7 December 2022.