Amitava Banerjee

Amitava Banerjee (born 1 March 1972 in Calcutta, India) is an Indian born former Guernsey cricketer. Banerjee was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace, and who occasionally fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Calcutta, Bengal (today Kolkata).

Amitava Banerjee
Personal information
Full name
Amitava Amalendu Banerjee
Born (1972-03-01) 1 March 1972
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
NicknameAmi
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleOccasional wicket-keeper
International information
National side
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1996/972000/2001Bengal
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 4 1
Runs scored 92 1
Batting average 18.40 1.00
100s/50s / /
Top score 48 1
Balls bowled 36
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 1/ /1
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 23 December 2009

Banerjee made his debut for his native Bengal in a first-class match in the 1996/97 Ranji Trophy against Assam.[1] In that same season he made his only List A appearance in the Ranji Trophy one-day competition, also against Assam,[2] in a match in which he scored a single run before being dismissed by Sangram Sawant.[3] He didn't appear for Bengal again until the 2000/01 season, making three first-class appearances which came against Tripura, Assam and Odisha.[1] In total, Banerjee made four first-class appearances, scoring 92 runs at an average of 18.40, with a high score of 48.[4]

Banerjee later moved to Guernsey and represented the country's national cricket team in international cricket. His first appearance for Guernsey came against the Scottish Academy in 2005. He also represented Guernsey in the 2006 European Championships,[5] where Guernsey finished in 5th place.

References

  1. "First-Class Matches played by Amitava Banerjee". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  2. "List A Matches played by Amitava Banerjee". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  3. "Assam v Bengal, 1996/97 Ranji Trophy One Day". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Amitava Banerjee". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  5. "Other matches played by Amitava Banerjee". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
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