Subrata Guha Explained

Subrata Guha
Birth Date:31 January 1946
Birth Place:Calcutta, Bengal, British India
Death Place:Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium-fast
Columns:2
Column1:Tests
Matches1:4
Runs1:17
Bat Avg1:3.40
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:6
Deliveries1:674
Wickets1:3
Bowl Avg1:103.66
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:2/55
Catches/Stumpings1:2/–
Column2:First-class
Matches2:85
Runs2:1067
Bat Avg2:12.70
100S/50S2:0/3
Top Score2:75
Deliveries2:6068
Wickets2:299
Bowl Avg2:20.29
Fivefor2:18
Tenfor2:4
Best Bowling2:7/18
Catches/Stumpings2:45/–
International:true
Country:India
Testdebutfor:India
Testcap:114
Testdebutagainst:England
Testdebutdate:8 June
Testdebutyear:1967
Lasttestdate:12 December
Lasttestfor:India
Lasttestagainst:Australia
Lasttestyear:1969
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/subrata-guha-28864 Cricinfo

Subrata Guha (31 January 1946 – 5 November 2003) was an Indian cricketer who played in four Test matches between 1967 and 1969.[1]

Guha was a medium-fast opening bowler. While he was a 20-year-old student at Calcutta University, he was largely responsible for inflicting the only defeat on the touring West Indians in 1966–67, when he took 4 for 64 and 7 for 49 for a combined Central and East Zones team.[2] He was less successful on the subsequent tour of England, although he played in one of the Tests. He also had little success in three Tests against Australia in 1969–70.[3] However, he continued to bowl successfully for Bengal in the Ranji Trophy, with 209 wickets at an average of 14.61, and best figures of 7 for 18 against Assam in 1972–73.[4] [5]

Guha worked for the State Bank of India. He and his wife Neelum married in 1971 and had two sons. One of their sons, Kunal, married the actress Nethra Raghuraman.[6] Guha died suddenly of a heart attack in November 2003, aged 57.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Subrata Guha . CricketArchive . 23 November 2022.
  2. Web site: Combined East & Central v West Indies 1966-67 . Cricinfo . 26 August 2019.
  3. Wisden 2004, pp. 1543–44.
  4. Web site: Assam v Bengal 1972-73. Cricinfo . 26 August 2019.
  5. Web site: Subrata Guha . Cricinfo . 23 November 2022.
  6. Web site: Mukherjee . Abhishek . Subrata Guha: Bengal's greatest seamer, lost in era of spin . Cricket Country . 23 November 2022.