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Indian cricketer (1928–1993)

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. His best innings bowling figures were 6 for 35 in 1953-54. 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.

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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