William Ghosh
Indian cricketer (1928–1993)
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William Ghosh (9 November 1928 – 26 June 1993) was an Indian cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1949 to 1968.
Born9 November 1928
Jullundur, British India
Jullundur, British India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox, left-arm medium pace
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| Born | 9 November 1928 Jullundur, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 June 1993 (aged 64) Delhi, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox, left-arm medium pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1949-50 | Southern Punjab | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950-51 to 1957-58 | Eastern Punjab | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952-53 to 1962-63 | North Zone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1958-59 to 1968-69 | Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1959-60 to 1965-66 | Indian Starlets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 10 December 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
