Subrata Guha

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

Subrata Guha
Personal information
Born(1946-01-31)31 January 1946
Calcutta, Bengal, British India
Died5 November 2003(2003-11-05) (aged 57)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 114)8 June 1967 v England
Last Test12 December 1969 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class
Matches 4 85
Runs scored 17 1067
Batting average 3.40 12.70
100s/50s 0/0 0/3
Top score 6 75
Balls bowled 674 6068
Wickets 3 299
Bowling average 103.66 20.29
5 wickets in innings 0 18
10 wickets in match 0 4
Best bowling 2/55 7/18
Catches/stumpings 2/– 45/–
Source: Cricinfo

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]

References

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