William Ghosh | |
Country: | India |
Birth Date: | 9 November 1928 |
Birth Place: | Jullundur, British India |
Death Place: | Delhi, India |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox, left-arm medium pace |
Club1: | Southern Punjab |
Year1: | 1949-50 |
Club2: | Eastern Punjab |
Year2: | 1950-51 to 1957-58 |
Club3: | North Zone |
Year3: | 1952-53 to 1962-63 |
Club4: | Railways |
Year4: | 1958-59 to 1968-69 |
Club5: | Indian Starlets |
Year5: | 1959-60 to 1965-66 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 71 |
Runs1: | 1160 |
Bat Avg1: | 18.12 |
100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
Top Score1: | 52 not out |
Deliveries1: | 12,845 |
Wickets1: | 239 |
Bowl Avg1: | 19.77 |
Fivefor1: | 17 |
Tenfor1: | 1 |
Best Bowling1: | 6/35 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 20/– |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/29130.html Cricinfo |
Date: | 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]