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Full name Utpal Subodh Chatterjee
Born July 13, 1964, Calcutta (now Kolkata), Bengal
Current age 44 years 48 days
Major teams India,Bengal
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
ODIs
3
2
1
6
3*
6.00
30
20.00
0
0
0
0
1
0
First-class
129
155
27
2699
120
21.08
1
9
84
0
List A
112
78
22
825
68
14.73
0
1
42
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
ODIs
3
3
161
117
3
2/35
2/35
39.00
4.36
53.6
0
0
0
First-class
129
34246
12554
504
8/54
24.90
2.19
67.9
32
8
List A
112
5786
3786
161
5/4
5/4
23.51
3.92
35.9
6
4
0
Career statistics
ODI debut
Bangladesh v India at Sharjah, Apr 5, 1995 scorecard
Last ODI
India v New Zealand at Jamshedpur, Nov 15, 1995 scorecard
ODI statistics
First-class span
1984/85 - 2004/05
List A span
1984/85 - 2003/04
Profile
Perhaps not unexpectedly, Utpal Chatterjee's selection at the age of 30 for his first ODI came in for a lot of criticism. His detractors said the place could have gone to a much younger man while others openly expressed doubts whether he was deserving of a place in the national side. But the left-arm bowler, who is a
fairly big turner of the ball in helpful conditions and can be steady when conditions favour the batsman, was determined to make his presence felt. He started off well by taking 1 for 28 off ten overs against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup match at Sharjah. Against sterner opposition, Chatterjee proved his mettle by taking 2 for 35 off eight overs against Pakistan, his victims being Moin Khan and Ghulam Ali. But he was harshly treated by the New Zealand batsmen in the first ODI the visitors played the following season, conceding 54 runs off 8.5 overs and was not considered again. However he continued to play with much success for Bengal and touched peak form in the 1999-2000 season when he took 52
wickets in the Ranji Trophy, setting a new Bengal record and in the process inching towards the 300 wicket mark in the competition.
Partab Ramchand (May 2004)
