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

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. 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. 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.

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. Guha died suddenly of a heart attack in November 2003, aged 57.

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.

External links

• Subrata Guha at ESPNcricinfo

• 1946 births
• 2003 deaths
• Indian cricketers
• Cricketers from Kolkata
• India Test cricketers
• University of Calcutta alumni
• East Zone cricketers
• Bengal cricketers
• Bengali Hindus
• Indian Universities cricketers
• State Bank of India cricketers