| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Avijit Mitra |
| Birth Date: | 1953 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bhowanipore, West Bengal, India |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off break |
| Club1: | Oxford University |
| Year1: | 1974 - 1975 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 6 |
| Runs1: | 157 |
| Bat Avg1: | 13.08 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 30 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/– |
| Date: | 15 June |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/17623.html ESPNcricinfo |
Avijit 'Munna' Mitra (born 6 July 1953) is an India-born English clergyman, educator and former first-class cricketer.
Mitra was born in West Bengal at Bhowanipore in July 1953. Moving to England as a child, he was educated in Birmingham at King Edward's School,[1] before going up to Keble College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University in 1974 and 1975, making six appearances.[3] He scored 157 runs in his six matches, at an average of 13.08 and a high score of 30.[4]
After graduating from Oxford, Mitra became a schoolmaster at King Edward's School, Birmingham. He left in July 1981 to teach at Highgate School.[5] Mitra also took holy orders in the Church of England, featuring regularly in the Church Times Cricket Cup.[6] From 1988 to 1996, he taught classics at Abingdon School, where he was also a housemaster and a cricket coach, before moving to the Bluecoat School.[7] He was head of boarding at King's School, Rochester before becoming associate priest at Hempstead. Mitra still teaches part-time at Rochester Grammar School for Girls, in addition to being a priest-vicar at Rochester Cathedral.[1]