Suchitra Singh (born 31 January 1977) is a former Indian

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er. Singh was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm

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. She was born in Kamrup,

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. Singh made her debut for

in the 2007–08 Senior Women's One Day League against

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. She played a further ten matches for the state from 2007 to 2011. She also represented

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in one match in the 2007–08 Inter Zone Women's One Day Competition. Across the 12 women's limited over matches she

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14.16 with the bat and took seven wickets. Singh played her debut

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match for Assam against

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in the 2009–10

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. She played further 15 matches over the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons finishing with a batting average of 12.36 and taking four wickets.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singh, Suchitra 1977 births Living people Indian women cricketers Assam women cricketers East Zone women cricketers People from Kamrup Metropolitan district Cricketers from Assam Sportswomen from Assam