Kamal Bhattacharya Explained
Kamal Bhattacharya |
Birth Date: | 24 September 1915 |
Birth Place: | Calcutta, British India |
Death Place: | Kolkata, India |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm medium-pace |
Role: | All-rounder |
Club1: | Bengal |
Year1: | 1935–36 to 1946–47 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 35 |
Runs1: | 1001 |
Bat Avg1: | 20.42 |
100S/50S1: | 0/6 |
Top Score1: | 71 |
Deliveries1: | 5540 |
Wickets1: | 117 |
Bowl Avg1: | 19.91 |
Fivefor1: | 6 |
Tenfor1: | 1 |
Best Bowling1: | 7/83 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 34/0 |
Date: | 25 February 2021 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/27474.html ESPNcricinfo |
Kamal Bhattacharya or Bhattacharjee (24 September 1915 - 10 December 1995) was an Indian cricketer.[1] He played 35 first-class matches for Bengal between 1935 and 1947.[2]
Career
Bhattacharya was a prominent figure in the Bengal cricket community from the 1930 to the 1990s, first as an all-rounder in the Ranji Trophy, then as a radio commentator and coach.[1] He came into prominence under the coaching of Dukhiram Majumder, and became one of the best spin bowlers in his time.[3] His best innings bowling figures came in a semi-final of the Ranji Trophy in 1943–44, when he took 7 for 83 in the second innings after making 67 in the first innings.[4] His best match figures were 10 for 101 (6 for 41 and 4 for 60) against United Provinces in 1940–41.[5]
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- News: Kamal Bhattacharya: Bengal's Ranji Trophy hero, iconic commentator . 6 July 2018 . Cricket Country . June 23, 2016 . Pradip Dhole . 25 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220325072057/https://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/kamal-bhattacharya-bengals-ranji-trophy-hero-iconic-commentator-454393 . live .
- Web site: Kamal Bhattacharya . 25 March 2016 . ESPNcricinfo . 7 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160407010110/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/27474.html . live .
- Web site: ময়দানের তৃতীয় নয়ন. The Third Eye of Kolkata Maidan. prohor.in. Prohor News. Prasenjit. Dutta. bn. Kolkata. 22 May 2022. 21 October 2022. 5 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230205002504/https://www.prohor.in/robbaranda-prasenjit-datta-paye-paye-maidane-12.
- Web site: Ranji Trophy, 1943/44, 1st Semi Final . ESPNcricinfo . 25 February 2021 . 1 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190801004730/http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1940S/1943-44/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/BENG_MADRAS_RJI-SEMI1_19-23FEB1944.html . live .
- Web site: Bengal v United Provinces 1940-41 . ESPNcricinfo . 25 February 2021 . 19 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230119143417/http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1940S/1940-41/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/BENG_U-PROV_RJI_07-09DEC1940.html . live .