Aloke Bhattacharjee (24 August 1953 – 24 December 2016) was an Indian cricketer and umpire.[1] Besides officiating at the first-class level, he stood in three One Day International (ODI) matches from 1998 to 2002.[2]

Aloke Bhattacharjee
Personal information
Born(1953-08-24)24 August 1953
Howrah, West Bengal, India
Died24 December 2016(2016-12-24) (aged 63)
Kolkata, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg-spin, off-spin
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1970–71 to 1986–87Bengal
1975–76 to 1979–80East Zone
Umpiring information
ODIs umpired3 (1998–2002)
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 42 8
Runs scored 575 69
Batting average 15.54 17.25
100s/50s 0/1 0/0
Top score 55 18 not out
Balls bowled 6887 495
Wickets 134 1
Bowling average 22.67 323.00
5 wickets in innings 4 0
10 wickets in match 1 n/a
Best bowling 7/7 1/30
Catches/stumpings 15/– 0/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 25 January 2015

He played first-class cricket as a spin bowler for Bengal from 1971 to 1987, and represented East Zone several times. His best bowling figures of 7 for 7 came in the second innings against Assam in 1974–75, for match figures of 12.2–6–11–10.[3]

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  1. ^ "Ex-Bengal cricketer Aloke Bhattacharjee passes away". Xtra Time. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Aloke Bhattacharjee". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Assam v Bengal 1974–75". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.

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