William Ghosh
Personal information
Born(1928-11-09)9 November 1928
Jullundur, British India
Died26 June 1993(1993-06-26) (aged 64)
Delhi, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox, left-arm medium pace
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1949-50Southern Punjab
1950-51 to 1957-58Eastern Punjab
1952-53 to 1962-63North Zone
1958-59 to 1968-69Railways
1959-60 to 1965-66Indian Starlets
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 71
Runs scored 1160
Batting average 18.12
100s/50s 0/1
Top score 52 not out
Balls bowled 12,845
Wickets 239
Bowling average 19.77
5 wickets in innings 17
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 6/35
Catches/stumpings 20/–
Source: Cricinfo, 10 December 2018

William Ghosh (9 November 1928 – 26 June 1993) was an Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1949 to 1968.

Ghosh was a left-arm spin bowler who took 239 first-class wickets at 19.77, playing for various teams in the north of India. He twice appeared in Test trials, but did not play Test cricket.[1] His best innings bowling figures were 6 for 35 in 1953-54.[2] He took his best match figures of 10 for 65 (5 for 33 and 5 for 32) when he captained Railways to victory over Southern Punjab in 1966-67.[3]

References

  1. Wisden 1994, p. 1341.
  2. "Eastern Punjab v Delhi 1953-54". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  3. "Southern Punjab v Railways 1966-67". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
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