Probir Sen
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Probir Kumar 'Khokhan' Sen (born May 31, 1926, Comilla
, Bengal
, died January 27, 1970, Kolkata
, Bengal
) was an India
n cricket
er who represented his country in 14 Tests
from 1948 to 1952.
A stocky right-handed wicketkeeper batsman, Sen first toured with the Indian team in 1947/48 in Australia where he was to act as the reserve keeper to Jenni Irani
. After impressing in the first class fixture he came into the XI for the 3rd Test to make his Test debut at Melbourne
on New Year's Day 1948. The 5th Test was played in Melbourne as well and Sen took four catches. Despite Australia making 575 runs he only conceded four byes.
When the West Indies toured India in 1948/49 he played his first home Test series and played in each of the five matches.
In 1951-52 at Madras he took five stumpings, including four in the first innings to help his side to a famous win over England. After a tour of England and a couple of Test against Pakistan in 1952-53 he lost his place in the side.
With the bat Sen had been a handy lower order batsman although he never made a Test half century. Also an occasional bowler, during a Ranji Trophy
game in 1954-55 against Orissa he took a hattrick. He finished his Ranji Trophy career with 1796 runs at 30.44.
Sen died in 1970 after playing a game of cricket at Calcutta. He had suffered a heart attack.
Comilla
Comilla is a city in south-eastern Bangladesh, located along the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway. It is the administrative center of the Comilla District, part of the Chittagong Division. The Eastern Wing of Bangladesh Highway Police is located in Comilla....
, Bengal
Bengal
Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
, died January 27, 1970, Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
, Bengal
Bengal
Bengal is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal. Today, it is mainly divided between the sovereign land of People's Republic of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous...
) was an India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who represented his country in 14 Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
from 1948 to 1952.
A stocky right-handed wicketkeeper batsman, Sen first toured with the Indian team in 1947/48 in Australia where he was to act as the reserve keeper to Jenni Irani
Jenni Irani
Jamshed Khudadad Irani was a cricketer who represented India as a wicket-keeper in Test cricket....
. After impressing in the first class fixture he came into the XI for the 3rd Test to make his Test debut at Melbourne
Melbourne Cricket Ground
The Melbourne Cricket Ground is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne and is home to the Melbourne Cricket Club. It is the tenth largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, the largest stadium for playing cricket, and holds the world record for the highest light...
on New Year's Day 1948. The 5th Test was played in Melbourne as well and Sen took four catches. Despite Australia making 575 runs he only conceded four byes.
When the West Indies toured India in 1948/49 he played his first home Test series and played in each of the five matches.
In 1951-52 at Madras he took five stumpings, including four in the first innings to help his side to a famous win over England. After a tour of England and a couple of Test against Pakistan in 1952-53 he lost his place in the side.
With the bat Sen had been a handy lower order batsman although he never made a Test half century. Also an occasional bowler, during a Ranji Trophy
Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between different city and state sides, equivalent to the County Championship in England and the Sheffield Shield in Australia...
game in 1954-55 against Orissa he took a hattrick. He finished his Ranji Trophy career with 1796 runs at 30.44.
Sen died in 1970 after playing a game of cricket at Calcutta. He had suffered a heart attack.