This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class,

List A List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs (one-day) form of the sport of cricket, with games lasting up to eight hours. List A cricket includes One Day International (ODI) matches and various domestic competitions in which the numbe ...

Twenty20 Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single innin ...

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Bengal cricket team The Bengal cricket team represents the Indian state of West Bengal in domestic first-class cricket. It is considered Eastern India's strongest cricket team. The team plays its home matches at the historic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Bengal has wo ...

. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons. Players in bold have played international cricket. ''Last updated at the end of the 2015/16 season.''

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* Prabir Acharya, 1995/97 * James Alexander, 1936/37–1937/38 *

Alok Pratap Singh Alok Pratap Singh (born 26 October 1993) is an Indian cricketer who played for Bengal from 2012/13 to 2017/18. He is a right arm fast medium bowler and a right-handed tail-end batter. He has played in 3 Twenty 20 and 2 List A matches for Bengal, ...

, 2012/13–2015/16 * Boddupalli Amit, 2013/14 *

Pravin Amre Pravin Kalyan Amre (; born 14 August 1968) is an Indian cricketer who represented the Indian cricket team between 1991 and 1999. He played 11 Test matches and 37 One Day Internationals (ODIs). Domestic career At the domestic level, Amre played ...

, 1996/97 *

Madhav Apte Madhavrao Laxmanrao Apte ( 5 October 1932 – 23 September 2019) was an Indian cricketer who played in seven Test matches from 1952 to 1953. He was elected to the office of the president of the Cricket Club of India in 1989. He afterwar ...

, 1957/58 *

Kapil Arora Kapila ( sa, कपिल), also referred to as Cakradhanus, is a sage in Hindu tradition. According to Bhagavata Purana, he is the son of the sage Kardama and Devahuti, the daughter of the Svayambhuva Manu. Kardama had nine daughters, who wer ...

, 1994/95 *

Monish Arora Munish Arora (born 10 March 1971) is an Indian born Singaporean cricketer.
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, 1998/99 * G Arratoon, 1935/36 * D Adhikary, 1980/81–1982/83

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Abhimanyu Easwaran Abhimanyu Easwaran (born 6 September 1995) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Bengal. He is a right-handed opening batter. Early life Abhimanyu was born on 6 September 1995 in Dehradun to a Tamilian father and Punjabi mother. In his early ye ...

, 2013/14-2015/16 * Frederick Eccleston, 1939/40 *

Eklak Ahmid Eklak Ahmid (born 12 October 1984) is an Indian former cricketer. He played two first-class matches for Bengal between 2005 and 2006. See also * List of Bengal cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, List A ...

, 2006/07

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* Farsatullah, 1977/78-1981/82 * Humza Ferozie, 1995/96-2001/02 *

Benjamin Frank Benjamin Frank (1919 – 12 August 1986) was an Indian cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Assam, Bengal and Mysore. He played for Bengal in the 1952–53 Ranji Trophy. Frank made his first-class debut playing in the Bombay Pentan ...

, 1948/49-1953/54

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Nikhil Haldipur Nikhil Haldipur (born 19 December 1977 in Kolkata) is an Indian first class cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and represented West Bengal,India B, India A, Rest of India, East Zone and Goa. In the year 1998 he won the Castrol Most Promisin ...

, 1994/95-2004/05 *

Amherst Hammond Amherst Hammond (4 June 1911 – 1973) was an English cricketer. He played two first-class matches for Bengal in 1939/40. See also * List of Bengal cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, List A or Twe ...

, 1939/40 * Fred Harker, 1944/45 *

Edward Harvey-Johnston Edward Harvey-Johnston (16 September 1912 – 1971) was an English cricketer. He played four first-class matches for Bengal between 1942 and 1944. See also * List of Bengal cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have played fir ...

, 1942/43-1943/44 * Haseen Ahmed, 1980/81 *

Narendra Hirwani Narendra Deepchand Hirwani (born 18 October 1968) is a leg spin bowler who played for India. He is mainly remembered for his success on his Test debut. Early days Hirwani came from a well-off family in Gorakhpur. He belongs to the sindhi Hindu ...

, 1996/97 * Amit Hore, 1987/88 * Alexander Hosie, 1935/36-1937/38 * Louis Hunt, 1935/36 *

Hyder Ali Hyder Ali ( حیدر علی, ''Haidarālī''; 1720 – 7 December 1782) was the Sultan and ''de facto'' ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India. Born as Hyder Ali, he distinguished himself as a soldier, eventually drawing the att ...

, 1979/80

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* Mohammad Idris, 1979/80 *

Charles Inder Charles Inder (born 2 July 1914, date of death unknown) was an English cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Bengal and Europeans. See also * List of Bengal cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, Lis ...

, 1937/38

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* Abdul Jabbar, 1938/39-1943/44 *

Rusi Jeejeebhoy Rusi Jeejeebhoy (born 2 December 1942) is an Indian former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Bengal between 1965 and 1973. Jeejeebhoy was educated at Calcutta Boys' School and the University of Calcutta. He toured the West Indies in ...

, 1965/66-1972/73 *

Abhishek Jhunjhunwala Abhishek Arunkumar Jhunjhunwala (born 1 December 1982) is an Indian first-class cricketer. He played for the Royal Bengal Tigers and the Indian World Team in the Indian Cricket League Twenty20 competition, before signing for the Rajasthan R ...

, 2005/06-2012/13 *

Jitendra Singh Jitendra Singh may refer to: * Jitendra Singh (politician, born 1956) Jitendra Singh (born 6 November 1956) is an Indian physician and politician. He is the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Science and Technology and ...

, 1987/88 * Munish Jolly, 1997/98 * Peter Judge, 1944/45

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Shrikant Kalyani Shrikant Kalyani (born 21 August 1964) is an Indian former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Bengal and Maharashtra. He was named as head coach of Maharashtra cricket team for 2016-17 Indian domestic season replacing Australian Dav ...

, 1989/90-2000/01 * Ahmed Kamal, 1936/37-1940/41 * Sushil Kapoor, 1961/62-1963/64 *

Saba Karim Syed Saba Karim (born 14 November 1967) is a former Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper. Karim has also served in the corporate sector. He has worked in the Corporate Communications Division of TISCO. Saba has ...

, 1994/95-2000/01 *

Soumen Karmarkar Soumen Karmarkar (born 24 November 1973) was an Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and slow left-arm bowler who played for Bengal. He was born in Calcutta. Karmarkar made two appearances for the Under-19s team during the Cooch Behar ...

, 1993/94 * Norman Kendrew, 1940/41 *

Ramnath Kenny Ramnath Baburao Kenny (29 September 1930 – 21 November 1985) was an Indian cricketer who played in five Test matches between 1958 and 1960. He was an elegant right handed middle order batsman, "a front foot player with a sound defense" and ...

, 1961/62 * Keki Khambatta, 1935/36-1937/38 *

Satish Khanna Satish Khanna (born 8 November 1928) is an Indian former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Bengal and Delhi. See also * List of Bengal cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, List A or Twenty20 cr ...

, 1950/51-1959/60 * Lester King, 1962/63 (played international cricket for West Indies) *

Rakesh Krishnan Rakesh Krishnan (born 23 July 1983) is an Indian cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who has played for Bengal. He was born in Calcutta. Krishnan made his debut cricketing appearances for the Bengal Under-16s te ...

, 2004/05 *

Satyendra Kuckreja Satyendra Kuckreja (born 28 October 1934) is an Indian former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Bengal, Delhi and Jharkhand. See also * List of Bengal cricketers * List of Delhi cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who ha ...

, 1957/58-1963/64 * Amit Kuila, 2014/15 * Mukesh Kumar, 2015/16 * Ritam Kundu, 2004/05-2008/09 * Soumendranath Kundu, 1958/59-1968/69

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* Alokendu Lahiri, 1994/95-2002/03 * Saurasish Lahiri, 1999/00-2014/15 *

Arun Lal Arun Lal (; born 1 August 1955) is a retired Indian cricketer, and a cricket commentator. He played for India, as a right-handed batsman, between 1982 and 1989 was a gritty player though it didn't reflect in his batting average of 26.03. His ...

, 1981/82-1995/96 *

Murtaza Lodhgar Murtaza Lodhgar (5 May 1976 – 17 September 2021) was an Indian cricketer. He played ten first-class matches for Bengal between 1997 and 2007. He died of cardiac arrest. See also * List of Bengal cricketers This is a list of all cricketers ...

, 1997/98-2007/08 * Tom Longfield, 1935/36-1938/39

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Arnab Nandi Arnab Nandi (born 11 September 1987) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Bengal Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in ...

, 2009/10-2013/14 *

Palash Nandy Palash Nandy (born 17 July 1952) is a retired Indian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler. He represented Bengal in first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, i ...

, 1969/70-1983/84 *

Pranob Nandy Pranob Nandy (born 23 May 1955) is an Indian former cricketer. He played 22 first-class matches for Bengal Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in ...

, 1979/80-1986/87 *

Sunil Nandy Sunil Nandy (born 1 February 1935) is an Indian former cricketer. He played one first-class match for Bengal in 1958/59. See also * List of Bengal cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, List A or Twenty20 ...

, 1958/59 *

Maharaja of Cooch Behar Cooch Behar, also known as Koch Bihar, was a princely state in India during the British Raj. The state was placed under the Bengal States Agency, part of the Eastern States Agency of the Bengal Presidency. It is located south of the Him ...

Jagaddipendra Narayan Sir Jagaddipendra Narayan Bhup Bahadur, (15 December 1915 – 11 April 1970) was Maharaja of Cooch-Behar, in India. He served in British forces during World War II and ceded full ruling powers to the Government of India in 1949. Early l ...

, 1942/43-1945/46 * Samarendra Nath, 1966/67-1967/68 * Naved Ahmed, 2015/16 *

C. S. Nayudu Cottari Subbanna Nayudu (; 18 April 1914 – 22 November 2002) was an Indian cricketer who played in eleven Tests from 1934 to 1952. He was the younger brother of the cricketer C. K. Nayudu. Career C. S. Nayudu played his first first-class ...

, 1950/51-1951/52 * Pradeep Neogy, 1981/82 * John Nuttall, 1941/42

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* Mohammad-Al Obaidullah, 1941/42 *

Pragyan Ojha Pragyan, NIT Trichy is the technical festival of the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli. Since its inception in 2005, it has been held every year over a period of three and a half days during the months of January, February, or M ...

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* Cyril Tamplin, 1942/43 *

James Taylor James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A six-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, havi ...

, 1952/53 *

Anurag Tiwari Anurag Tiwari (born 15 November 1995) is an Indian cricketer who plays for Bengal. He made his first-class debut on 23 November 2015 in the 2015–16 Ranji Trophy. He made his Twenty20 debut on 4 January 2016 in the 2015–16 Syed Mushtaq Ali Tr ...

, 2015/16 * OP Tiwari, 1994/95 * Manoj Tiwary, 2003/04-2015/16

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* Prashant Vaidya, 1992/93-1995/96 * Paul van der Gucht, 1935/36-1947/48 * Ajay Varma, 1986/87-1997/98 *

Veer Pratap Singh Veer Pratap Singh is an Indian cricketer who plays first-class cricket for Bihar. He previously played for Cricket Association of Bengal. He is a right-arm medium seam bowler. He was also a member of the Kolkata Knight Riders in Indian Premier ...

, 2011/12-2015/16 * Raja Venkatraman, 1980/81-1991/92 * Vivek Singh, 2012/13-2013/14

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John Warren John Warren may refer to: Medicine * John Warren (surgeon) (1753–1815), American surgeon during the Revolutionary War * John Collins Warren (1778–1856), American surgeon * John Collins Warren Jr. (1842–1927), American surgeon, son of John C ...

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Robin Waters Robin Hugh Clough Waters (6 December 1937 – 9 December 2017) was an Irish professional cricketer and cricket coach. Waters was born in Calcutta and educated at Shrewsbury School and St Edmund Hall, Oxford. He played cricket for Oxford Universi ...

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Desmond Whittaker Desmond Whittaker (9 September 1925 – 1966) was an Indian cricketer. He played one first-class match for Bengal in 1954/55. See also * List of Bengal cricketers This is a list of all cricketers who have played first-class, List A or ...

, 1954/55

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* Vishal Yadav, 1999/00

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