Anjan Bhattacharjee

Anjan Bhattacharjee (25 December 1950 – 5 December 2022) was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Bihar from 1970 to 1972. He was deaf.

Anjan Bhattacharjee
Personal information
Born(1950-12-25)25 December 1950
Cachar, Assam, India
Died5 December 2022(2022-12-05) (aged 71)
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1970-71 to 1972-73Bihar
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 13
Runs scored 57
Batting average 7.12
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 13
Balls bowled 1865
Wickets 35
Bowling average 27.08
5 wickets in innings 2
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 7/10
Catches/stumpings 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 19 November 2017

Bhattacharjee was born in Kushiarkul village of Jalalpur Tea Garden in Cachar district, Assam, India.

Bhattacharjee made his first-class debut against Orissa in the Ranji Trophy in December 1970. He took 6 for 26 in the first innings as Orissa were dismissed for 81.[1] P. N. Sundaresan, writing in Wisden, described him as "[playing] the game with great zest and never [sparing] himself whether bowling or fielding".[2]

In the first match of the 1971–72 season Bhattacharjee took 3 for 54 and 7 for 10 against Assam, dismissing them for 32 in the second innings, when they batted two men short.[3] In each of his first two seasons Bihar progressed to the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals. He was less successful in 1972–73, which was his last first-class season.

Although he was no longer playing first-class cricket, Bhattacharjee received the Arjuna Award in 1974, thus becoming the first cricketer of Bengali descent to receive the award.[4] He captained the Indian deaf team against Australia in 1978 and 1985 and against Pakistan in 1982.[5] He later served as President of the Asia Deaf Cricket Federation.[6]

Bhattacharjee died on 5 December 2022, aged 71.[7][8]

References
  1. "Bihar v Orissa 1970-71". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  2. Wisden 1972, p. 983.
  3. "Bihar v Assam 1971-72". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  4. "Recipients of various honours from the government of India". BCCI. Archived from the original on 11 September 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  5. "Differently-abled cricketers". LIMCA Book of Records. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  6. "Vivekanandan elected Senior Vice Chairman, Asia Deaf Cricket Federation". The Island. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  7. "Anjan Bhattacharjee". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  8. "Tribute to Shri Anjan Bhattacharjee". YouTube. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
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