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: ESPNcricinfo, 19 November 2017

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.

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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