This is: a list of all cricketers who have played in first-class, List A/Twenty20 matches for Bengal, mostly in the: Ranji Trophy (FC), Vijay Hazare Trophy (LA), and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (T20) competitions. Seasons given are theββfirst. 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 β‘ symbolββto indicate status. Bengal made their senior debut in 1935/36 when they played the touring Australians and then joined the Ranji Trophy.
Last updated 18 November 2023.
Aβ»
Name | Seasons | Notes | Refs |
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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. | |
β‘ 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. | |
James Alexander | 1936/37β1937/38 | 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. |
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Alok Singh | 2012/13β2017/18 | RFM bowler, "born 26 October 1993." Played in two LA and three T20 matches only. Has not played in FC. | |
Boddupalli Amit | 2013/14β2019/20 | 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. | |
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. | |
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. | |
Kapil Arora | 1994/95 | No personal information recorded in usual sources. Played in two LA matches only. | |
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. | |
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. | |
Arun Lal | 1981/82β1995/96 | 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. |
Bβ»
Name | Seasons | Notes | Refs |
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Suvankar Bal | 2020/21β2022/23 | Born 1995. Batter who has played in nine matches (two FC, four LA, three T20)ββto end of 2022/23 season. | |
Abhisek Banerjee (A. K. Banerjee) |
2008/09 | ||
Amit Banerjee (A. A. Banerjee II) |
2014/15 | ||
Amitava Banerjee (A. A. Banerjee I) |
1996/97β2000/01 | ||
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. | |
Jitendra Banerjee (J. N. Banerjee) |
1935/36β1939/40 | ||
Malay Banerjee (M. Banerjee) |
1976/77β1980/81 | ||
Montu Banerjee (S. A. Banerjee) |
1941/42β1953/54 | ||
Rabi Banerjee (R. Banerjee) |
1970/71β1974/75 | ||
Rohan Banerjee (R. B. Banerjee) |
2008/09β2014/15 | ||
Salil Banerjee (S. K. Banerjee) |
1958/59β1961/62 | ||
Sambaran Banerjee (S. Banerjee I) |
1973/74β1989/90 | ||
Shute Banerjee (S. N. Banerjee) |
1935/36β1936/37 | ||
Souvik Banerjee (S. R. Banerjee) |
1996/97 | ||
Srimanta Banerjee (S. Banerjee II) |
1977/78β1978/79 | ||
Suvojit Banerjee (S. S. Banerjee) |
2014/15 | ||
Subroto Banerjee (S. T. Banerjee) |
1996/97β1998/99 | ||
Tapan Banerjee (T. J. Banerjee) |
1965/66β1982/83 | ||
Udaybhanu Banerjee (U. Banerjee) |
1978/79β1985/86 | ||
Madhurya Barua | 1959/60 | ||
Arijit Basu | 2000/01β2002/03 | ||
Gitimoy Basu | 2010/11β2013/14 | ||
Jayojit Basu | 2011/12β2013/14 | ||
Jack Bedwell | 1940/41 | ||
Stanley Behrend | 1935/36β1940/41 | ||
Prakash Bhandari | 1958/59β1963/64 | ||
Ramesh Bhatia | 1964/65β1971/72 | ||
Aloke Bhattacharjee (A. Bhattacharjee II) |
1970/71β1986/87 | ||
Anil Bhattacharjee (A. Bhattacharjee I) |
1953/54β1964/65 | ||
Ayan Bhattacharjee (A. P. Bhattacharjee) |
2016/17β2019/20 | ||
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. | |
Satyen Bhattacharjee (S. Bhattacharjee IV) |
1991/92 | ||
Subir Bhattacharjee (S. Bhattacharjee I) |
1980/81 | ||
Tara Bhattacharjee (T. S. Bhattacharjee) |
1938/39β1940/41 | ||
Arup Bhattacharya (A. Bhattacharya) |
1980/81β1989/90 | ||
Kamal Bhattacharya (K. Bhattacharya) |
1935/36β1946/47 | ||
Parthasarathi Bhattacharya (P. A. Bhattacharya) |
2011/12β2015/16 | ||
Prasanta Bhattacharya (P. Bhattacharya) |
1958/59β1959/60 | ||
Tapan Bhattacharya (T. Bhattacharya) |
1974/75 | ||
Kalyan Biswas | 1955/56β1961/62 | ||
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) |
1935/36β1942/43 | ||
Gopal Bose (G. K. Bose) |
1968/69β1977/78 | ||
β‘ 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. | |
Kartick Bose (N. M. Bose) |
1935/36β1951/52 | ||
Parimal Bose | 1962/63 | ||
Ranadeb Bose (R. R. Bose) |
1998/99β2011/12 | ||
Sivaji Bose aka S. M. Basu Thakur |
1949/50β1957/58 | ||
Sujit Bose (S. Bose II) |
1957/58β1959/60 | ||
Sushil Bose (S. Bose I) |
1935/36β1948/49 | ||
John Brocklebank | 1947/48 | ||
β‘ 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. | |
Barun Burman | 1972/73β1986/87 |
Cβ»
Name | Seasons | Notes | Refs |
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β‘ C. C. Cameron | 1889/90 | ||
β‘ L. Carberry | 1922/23 | ||
Paul Carey | 1944/45 | ||
George Carter | 1937/38β1938/39 | ||
Probir Chail (P. Chail II) |
1977/78β1982/83 | ||
Prolay Chail (P. Chail I) |
1969/70β1975/76 | ||
Samir Chakrabarti | 1971/72β1975/76 | ||
Dibyendu Chakrabarty | 2003/04β2010/11 | ||
Amitava Chakraborty | 2001/02β2007/08 | ||
Debasis Chakraborty | 1984/85 | ||
Gopal Chakraborty | 1954/55β1963/64 | ||
Pritam Chakraborty | 2013/14 | Born 1994. Bowls RM. Has played in four FC and five T20 for Bengal. | |
Shreyan Swarup Chakraborty | 2019/20 | ||
Rabindra Chanda | 1954/55β1963/64 | ||
Sudip Chanda | 1998/99 | ||
Pramod Chandila | 2015/16β2017/18 | ||
Nandu Chandravarkar | 1974/75 | ||
Charanjit Singh | 1997/98β1999/2000 | ||
Anirban Chatterjee (A. B. Chatterjee) |
2003/04β2004/05 | ||
Asoke Chatterjee (A. C. Chatterjee) |
1943/44β1947/48 | ||
Champi Chatterjee (C. Chatterjee I) |
1983/84 | ||
Chandranath Chatterjee (C. Chatterjee II) |
1986/87 | ||
Nirmal Chatterjee | 1937/38β1954/55 | ||
Premangsu Chatterjee | 1946/47β1959/60 | ||
Sudip Chatterjee | 2009/10β2021/22 | ||
Utpal Chatterjee | 1984/85β2004/05 | ||
Writtick Chatterjee | 2013/14β2022/23 | Born 1992. Bowls OB. | |
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. | |
Rana Chowdhary | 2006/07β2007/08 | ||
Abhishek Chowdhury (A. A. Chowdhary) |
2010/11 | ||
Avik Chowdhury (A. S. Chowdhary) |
2007/08β2008/09 | ||
Bikash Chowdhury | 1959/60β1962/63 | ||
Kalyan Chowdhury | 1970/71β1978/79 | ||
Nirode Chowdhury | 1944/45β1954/55 | ||
β‘ E. W. Collen | 1889/90 | ||
Maharaja of Cooch Behar | 1942/43β1945/46 | ||
David Cooper | 1942/43 |
Dβ»
Name | Seasons | Notes | Refs |
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Daljit Singh | 1958/59β1961/62 | ||
Michael Dalvi | 1977/78β1981/82 | ||
Rajesh Dani | 1981/82β1986/87 | ||
Abhishek Das (A. A. Das) |
2012/13β2022/23 | Born 1990. Batter who had played 23 matches (five FC, five LA, thirteen T20) to end of 2022/23 season. | |
Ajoy Das (A. K. Das III) |
1996/97β2000/01 | ||
Amitava Das (A. Das) |
1987/88 | ||
Anup Das (A. K. Das II) |
1985/86β1995/96 | ||
Ardhendu Das (A. K. Das I) |
1941/42 | ||
Arindam Das (A. S. Das) |
2001/02β2014/15 | ||
Debabrata Das (D. B. Das) |
2007/08β2019/20 | ||
Dhruba Das (D. R. Das) |
1941/42β1952/53 | ||
Jyotish Das | 1999/2000 | ||
Mintoo Das | 1985/86β1993/94 | ||
Nilkantha Das | 2019/20β2021/22 | ||
Prosenjit Das (P. S. Das) |
2016/17 | ||
Pulak Das (P. Das) |
1996/97 | ||
Subhomoy Das (S. G. Das) |
2001/02β2013/14 | ||
Sandipan Das (S. S. Das) |
2012/13β2014/15 | ||
Suman Kumar Das | 2023/24 | Born 1999. Bowls RFM. | |
Ajit Das Gupta | 1949/50β1954/55 | ||
Anil Das Gupta | 1952/53β1955/56 | ||
Benu Das Gupta | 1952/53β1955/56 | ||
Sunil Das Gupta | 1952/53 | ||
Deep Dasgupta | 1998/99β2009/10 | ||
Jayanta Dastidar | 1991/92 | ||
Ambar Datta | 1962/63 | ||
Punya Datta | 1944/45β1955/56 | ||
Kinkar Daw | 1958/59 | ||
β‘ J. de Lisle | 1922/23 | ||
Amiya Deb | 1941/42β1943/44 | ||
Akash Deep | 2018/19β2023/24 | 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. | |
Devendra Singh | 1961/62 | ||
Subir Dey | 1986/87β1995/96 | ||
Kalyan Dhall | 1984/85β1985/86 | ||
Madan Dhar | 1964/65β1965/66 | ||
Dharmendra Singh | 1996/97β1998/99 | ||
β‘ H. W. Dickson | 1889/90 | ||
Ashok Dinda | 2005/06β2019/20 | ||
Dilip Doshi | 1968/69β1984/85 | ||
Karun Dubey | 1987/88β1988/89 | ||
Anil Dutt | 1939/40 | ||
Probodh Dutt | 1936/37β1943/44 | ||
Sailesh Dutt | 1938/39β1943/44 | ||
Dilip Dutta | 1976/77 | ||
Jyoti Dutta | 1958/59 | ||
Probal Dutta | 1995/96 | ||
Rajib Dutta | 1997/98 |
Eβ»
Name | Seasons | Notes | Refs |
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Abhimanyu Easwaran | 2013/14β2023/24 | 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. | |
Frederick Eccleston | 1939/40 | ||
Eklak Ahmid | 2006/07 |
Fβ»
Name | Seasons | Notes | Refs |
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Farsatullah | 1977/78β1981/82 | ||
Humza Ferozie | 1995/96β2001/02 | ||
β‘ 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 | 1948/49β1953/54 |
Gβ»
Name | Seasons | Notes | Refs |
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Devang Gandhi | 1994/95β2005/06 | ||
Ashok Gandotra | 1971/72β1973/74 | ||
Santosh Ganguli | 1937/38β1942/43 | ||
Prasenjit Ganguly | 1996/97β2002/03 | ||
Snehasish Ganguly | 1986/87β1996/97 | ||
Sourav Ganguly | 1989/90β2011/12 | ||
Subhradeep Ganguly | 2002/03 | ||
Aamir Gani | 2013/14β2018/19 | ||
Alexander Garbis | 1940/41β1947/48 | ||
Rohan Gavaskar | 1996/97β2009/10 | ||
Sudip Kumar Gharami | 2019/20β2023/24 | 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). | |
Akash Ghatak | 2022/23 | Born 1996. Bowls RM. Has played in five matches for Bengal (three FC, two LA). | |
Dilip Ghose | 1950/51 | ||
Arindam Ghosh (A. N. Ghosh) |
2006/07β2011/12 | ||
Avilin Ghosh (A. P. Ghosh) |
2013/14 | ||
Dipankar Ghosh | 1964/65β1968/69 | ||
Gour Ghosh | 1960/61β1964/65 | ||
Jiban Ghosh | 1965/66β1969/70 | ||
Kalyan Ghosh (K. K. Ghosh) |
1968/69β1970/71 | ||
Koushik Ghosh (K. B. Ghosh) |
2013/14β2022/23 | Born 1992. Has played in FC matches only with 17 appearances to end of 2022/23 season. Has scored two FC hundreds (HS 114). | |
Madan Ghosh (M. Ghosh) |
1977/78β1983/84 | ||
Manojit Ghosh (M. U. Ghosh) |
2013/14 | ||
Nemai Ghosh | 1958/59β1965/66 | ||
Probal Ghosh (P. Ghosh I) |
1978/79β1984/85 | ||
Prasanta Ghosh (P. Ghosh II) |
1979/80 | ||
Sayan Ghosh (S. S. Ghosh) |
2013/14β2021/22 | ||
Soham Ghosh (S. S. Ghosh) |
2007/08 | ||
Shanti Ghoshal | 1954/55β1964/65 | ||
Leonard Gilbert | 1935/36 | ||
John Gilchrist | 1957/58β1959/60 | ||
Amarnath Girdhari | 1960/61 | ||
Surjuram Girdhari | 1948/49β1959/60 | ||
β‘ Godfrey | 1889/90 | ||
Chuni Goswami (S. Goswami) |
1962/63β1972/73 | ||
Shreevats Goswami (S. P. Goswami) |
2007/08β2021/22 | ||
Robert Gourlay | 1936/37 | ||
Ernest Goward | 1935/36 | ||
β‘ C. E. Greenway | 1889/90 | ||
Subrata Guha | 1965/66β1976/77 | ||
Surup Guha Thakurta | 1963/64β1965/66 | ||
Bhaskar Gupta | 1964/65 | ||
Sumanta Gupta | 2017/18β2022/23 | ||
Baloo Gupte | 1957/58 | ||
Subhash Gupte | 1953/54β1957/58 |
Hβ»
Name | Seasons | Notes | Refs |
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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. | |
Debopratim Halder | pending | Born 2002. Bowls RFM. Debopratim Kalyan Halder has been named as a Bengal squad member for the 2023/24 season. | |
Nikhil Haldipur | 1994/95β2004/05 | ||
Amherst Hammond | 1939/40 | ||
Fred Harker | 1944/45 | ||
Edward Harvey-Johnston | 1942/43β1943/44 | ||
Haseen Ahmed | 1980/81 | ||
β‘ 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. | |
Narendra Hirwani | 1996/97 | ||
β‘ 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 | 1935/36β1937/38 | ||
Louis Hunt | 1935/36 | ||
Hyder Ali | 1979/80 |
Iβ»
Name | Seasons | Notes | Refs |
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Mohammad Idris | 1978/79 | No personal information recorded in usual sources. Played in one List A match only. | |
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. |
Jβ»
Name | Seasons | Notes | Refs |
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Abdul Jabbar | 1938/39β1943/44 | ||
Rusi Jeejeebhoy | 1965/66β1972/73 | ||
Abhishek Jhunjhunwala | 2005/06β2012/13 | ||
Jitendra Singh | 1987/88 | ||
Munish Jolly | 1997/98 | ||
Peter Judge | 1944/45 |
Kβ»
Name | Seasons | Notes | Refs |
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Shrikant Kalyani | 1989/90β2000/01 | ||
Ahmed Kamal | 1936/37β1940/41 | ||
Sushil Kapoor | 1961/62β1963/64 | ||
Saba Karim | 1994/95β2000/01 | ||
Soumen Karmarkar | 1993/94 | ||
Norman Kendrew | 1940/41 | ||
Ramnath Kenny | 1961/62 | ||
Ranjot Singh Khaira | 2021/22β2023/24 | Born 1998. Yet to make first-class debut. Has played in two LA and twelve T20 matches. | |
Keki Khambatta | 1935/36β1937/38 | ||
Satish Khanna | 1950/51β1959/60 | ||
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 1962β63 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. | |
Rakesh Krishnan | 2004/05 | ||
Satyendra Kuckreja | 1957/58β1963/64 | ||
Amit Kuila | 2014/15β2016/17 | ||
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. | |
Ritam Kundu | 2004/05β2008/09 | ||
Soumendranath Kundu | 1958/59β1968/69 |
Lβ»
Name | Seasons | Notes | Refs |
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Alokendu Lahiri | 1994/95β2002/03 | ||
Saurasish Lahiri | 1999/2000β2014/15 | 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. | |
Karan Lal | 2021/22β2023/24 | 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. | |
Murtaza Lodhgar | 1997/98β2007/08 | ||
Tom Longfield | 1935/36β1938/39 |
Mβ»
Name | Seasons | Notes | Refs |
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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. | |
Anustup Majumdar | 2004/05β2023/24 | 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. | |
Debu Majumdar | 1999/2000 | ||
Wrichik Majumder | 1998/99β2000/01 | ||
Basil Malcolm | 1938/39 | ||
Ashok Malhotra | 1987/88β1994/95 | ||
Vijay Manjrekar | 1953/54 | ||
Vinoo Mankad | 1948/49 | ||
Abdul Masood | 1996/97β1999/2000 | ||
Bhaskar Mazumbar | 1985/86 | ||
A. Mazumdar | 1953/54 | ||
Aloke Mazumdar | 1965/66β1967/68 | ||
Patrick Miller | 1936/37β1939/40 | ||
Abhik Mitra | 1978/79β1986/87 | ||
Bimal Mitra (B. K. Mitra) |
1938/39β1943/44 | ||
Buddhadeb Mitra (B. Mitra) |
1974/75 | ||
Debu Mitra | 1968/69β1973/74 | ||
Pulin Mitra | 1947/48 | ||
Shyam Mitra (S. S. Mitra) |
1958/59β1971/72 | ||
Suhrid Mitra (S. Mitra) |
1939/40β1944/45 | ||
Jyotish Mitter | 1950/51β1958/59 | ||
Kalyan Mitter | 1953/54β1964/65 | ||
Mohammed Kaif | 2020/21β2023/24 | 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. | |
Mohammed Shami | 2010/11β2018/19 | ||
Ranadeep Moitra | 1986/87β1992/93 | ||
Dhirendranath Mondal | 1955/56 | ||
Jiten Mondal | 1984/85 | ||
Kamal Mondal | 2005/06β2007/08 | ||
Sayan Mondal | 2009/10β2022/23 | 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. | |
β‘ C. S. More | 1922/23 | ||
Sumitro Mujumder | 1996/97β1997/98 | ||
Mukesh Kumar | 2015/16β2023/24 | Born 1993. Bowls RFM. | |
Dattatreya Mukherjee (D. Mukherjee II) |
1987/88β1991/92 | ||
Debabrata Mukherjee (D. Mukherjee I) |
1963/64β1971/72 | ||
Durga Mukherjee (D. S. Mukherjee) |
1958/59β1964/65 | ||
Joydeep Mukherjee | 1987/88β1994/95 | ||
Priyankar Mukherjee | 2006/07β2008/09 | ||
Raja Mukherjee | 1967/68β1978/79 | ||
Raju Mukherjee | 1972/73β1981/82 | ||
Robin Mukherjee | 1966/67β1968/69 | ||
Saikat Mukherjee | 2001/02 | ||
Saradindu Mukherjee (S. P. Mukherjee) |
1989/90β1995/96 | ||
Sujan Mukherjee | 1980/81β1985/86 | ||
Ashoke Mustafi | 1958/59 | ||
Sisir Mustafi | 1941/42β1949/50 |
Nβ»
Name | Seasons | Notes | Refs |
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T. S. Nahapiet | 1936/37 | ||
Arnab Nandi | 2009/10β2020/21 | ||
Palash Nandy | 1969/70β1983/84 | ||
Pranob Nandy | 1979/80β1986/87 | ||
Sunil Nandy | 1958/59 | ||
Samarendra Nath | 1966/67β1967/68 | ||
Naved Ahmed | 2015/16 | ||
C. S. Nayudu | 1950/51β1951/52 | ||
Pradeep Neogy | 1981/82 | ||
β‘ G. S. Nixon | 1889/90 | ||
John Nuttall | 1941/42 |
Oβ»
Name | Seasons | Notes | Refs |
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Mohammad-Al Obaidullah | 1941/42 | Born in 1913 at Calcutta, Obaidullah played all three of his first-class matches for Bengal during the 1941β42 Ranji Trophy. He scored a total of 84 runs and took three wickets. He died in 1991. | |
Pragyan Ojha | 2015/16β2016/17 | A former Indian international, Ojha played for Bengal for two seasons, making total of 34 appearances for the side. | |
β‘ 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. |
Pβ»
Name | Seasons | Notes | Refs |
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Saumya Pakray | 2009/10 | ||
Phiroze Palia | 1948/49 | ||
Krishna Pamani | 1974/75 | ||
Agniv Pan | 2016/17β2022/23 | Born 1997. Played in thirty matches to November 2022 (nine FC, ten LA, eleven T20) with 29 dismissals (22 caught, seven stumped). | |
Sumit Panda | 1999/2000 | ||
Pradeep Pandey | 1972/73β1983/84 | ||
Madansingh Parmar | 1960/61β1962/63 | ||
T. V. Parthasarathi | 1944/45β1945/46 | ||
Sujoy Parui | 2000/01 | ||
Avijit Paul | 1980/81 | ||
Shib Paul | 2000/01β2014/15 | ||
Subhojit Paul | 2005/06β2006/07 | ||
Dattu Phadkar | 1954/55β1957/58 | ||
Prakash Poddar | 1960/61β1976/77 | ||
Abhishek Porel | 2021/22β2023/24 | 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). | |
Ishan Porel | 2016/17β2023/24 | Born 1998. Bowls RFM. | |
Subroto Porel | 1977/78β1982/83 | ||
Writam Porel | 2010/11β2012/13 | ||
Pradipta Pramanik | 2015/16β2023/24 | Born 1998. Bowls SLA. | |
Ramesh Prasad | 2019/20 | ||
Veer Pratap Singh | 2011/12β2016/17 | ||
β‘ F. Pugsley | 1943/44 | ||
Dev Puri | 1941/42β1946/47 | ||
Geet Puri | 2021/22β2022/23 | 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. |
Rβ»
Name | Seasons | Notes | Refs |
---|---|---|---|
Murthy Rajan | 1975/76 | ||
Hari Rajguru | 1960/61 | ||
Rajinder Singh | 1988/89β1990/91 | ||
Ram Prasad Ram | 1963/64 | ||
Abhishek Raman | 2016/17β2022 | ||
Bhurke Ramchandra | 1940/41β1941/42 | ||
Ravikant Singh | 2012/13β2022/23 | ||
Prayas Ray Barman | 2018/19β2023/24 | 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. | |
β‘ C. M. Reddie | 1922/23 | ||
Ambar Roy (A. K. Roy) |
1960/61β1977/78 | ||
Amitava Roy (A. Roy) |
1972/73β1973/74 | ||
Aniruddha Roy (A. H. Roy) |
2003/04 | ||
Debendra Roy | 1992/93β1993/94 | ||
Gobindalal Roy | 1950/51β1951/52 | ||
Indu Bhushan Roy | 1987/88β1993/94 | ||
Khiroja Roy | 1939/40β1940/41 | ||
Nemailal Roy | 1960/61β1971/72 | ||
Pankaj Roy | 1946/47β1967/68 | ||
Pranab Roy | 1978/79β1991/92 | ||
β‘ S. Roy | 1922/23 | ||
Sanjit Roy | 1950/51β1951/52 | ||
Shivaji Roy | 1964/65β1968/69 | ||
Tapash Roy | 1962/63β1966/67 | ||
Ritwik Roy Chowdhury | 2014/15β2023/24 | 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. |
Sβ»
Name | Seasons | Notes | Refs |
---|---|---|---|
Sabir Ali | 2000/01β2004/05 | 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. | |
Hirendranath Sadhu | 1939/40 | ||
Safi Ahmed | 1998/99β2007/08 | ||
Nilamber Saha | 1998/99β1999/2000 | ||
Wriddhiman Saha | 2006/07β2021/22 | ||
Kazi Junaid Saifi | 2019/20β2022/23 | Born 1998. Left-handed batsman who has made three FC appearances to end of 2022/23 season. | |
Rajendranath Sanyal | 1956/57β1961/62 | ||
Sanjib Sanyal | 2000/01β2013/14 | ||
Arindam Sarkar | 1994/95β1998/99 | ||
Dipankar Sarkar | 1966/67β1974/75 | ||
Jolly Sarkar | 1964/65β1967/68 | ||
Rash Sarkar | 1966/67 | ||
Sourav Sarkar (S. S. Sarkar) |
2006/07β2015/16 | ||
Subrata Sarkar (S. Sarkar) |
1953/54 | ||
Madhukar Sathe | 1959/60 | ||
Satyendra Singh | 1986/87β1990/91 | ||
Saurabh Singh | 2016/17 | ||
V. Savant | 1961/62β1963/64 | ||
Iresh Saxena | 2007/08β2014/15 | ||
William Scott | 1936/37β1937/38 | ||
Amiya Sen | 1957/58 | ||
Mantu Sen | 1943/44β1958/59 | ||
Partha Sen (P. Sen) |
1983/84 | ||
Probir Sen (P. K. Sen) |
1943/44β1957/58 | ||
Ranabir Sen | 1962/63β1971/72 | ||
Swapan Sen | 1973/74 | ||
Moinak Sengupta | 1995/96β1999/2000 | ||
Sagarmoy Sensharma | 1987/88β1996/97 | ||
Kanishk Seth | 2014/15β2018/19 | ||
Rajiv Seth | 1989/90β1993/94 | ||
Shahbaz Ahmed | 2018/19β2023/24 | 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. | |
Alok Sharma | 2012/13 | ||
Chetan Sharma | 1993/94β1996/97 | ||
Alexander Shaw | 1935/36 | ||
Jitender Shaw | 2013/14 | ||
Pankaj Shaw | 2013/14β2016/17 | ||
Adil Sheikh | 1992/93β1993/94 | ||
Shibsagar Singh | 1996/97β2014/15 | ||
Gautam Shome | 1984/85β1997/98 | ||
Gautam Kumar Shome | 1984/85β1985/86 | ||
Sumit Shome (S. Shome) |
1981/82β1982/83 | ||
Sunit Shome (S. K. Shome) |
1952/53β1960/61 | ||
Laxmi Shukla | 1997/98β2015/16 | ||
Rakesh Shukla | 1984/85 | ||
Sanjit Sil | 1963/64 | ||
Keith Sillett | 1958/59 | ||
Narinder Singh | 1992/93 | ||
Arun Singla | 1994/95 | ||
Graham Skinner | 1935/36β1938/39 | ||
Suprakash Som | 1965/66 | ||
Soumen Singh | 2001/02 | ||
Charles Sumption | 1941/42 | ||
Ivan Surita | 1936/37β1938/39 | ||
Swaranjit Singh | 1959/60β1961/62 |
Tβ»
Name | Seasons | Notes | Refs |
---|---|---|---|
Cyril Tamplin | 1942/43 | ||
β‘ 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. | |
James Taylor | 1952/53 | ||
β‘ 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. | |
β‘ 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. | |
Anurag Tiwari | 2015/16β2017/18 | Born 1995. All-rounder who bowled SLA. Played in one FC and six T20 matches. | |
O. P. Tiwari | 1994/95 | ||
Manoj Tiwary | 2003/04β2023/24 | 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. | |
β‘ 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. |
Vβ»
Name | Seasons | Notes | Refs |
---|---|---|---|
Prashant Vaidya | 1992/93β1995/96 | ||
Paul van der Gucht | 1935/36β1947/48 | ||
Ajay Varma | 1986/87β1997/98 | ||
Raja Venkatraman | 1980/81β1991/92 | ||
Vivek Singh | 2012/13β2020/21 | 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. |
Wβ»
Name | Seasons | Notes | Refs |
---|---|---|---|
John Warren | 1935/36 | ||
Robin Waters | 1962/63 | ||
β‘ 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 |
Yβ»
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. |
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