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Full name Sunil Benjamin
Born 1947
Died November 10, 2002, Jaipur (aged 55 years days)
Major teams Rajasthan
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 70 | 107 | 12 | 2384 | 112 | 25.09 | 2 | 103 | 23 | |
| List A | 6 | 5 | 0 | 66 | 32 | 13.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 70 | 15 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| List A | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class span | 1966-1982 |
| List A span | 1973-1981 |
Wisden Obituary
Benjamin, Sunil, died in Jaipur on November 10, 2002, aged 56, following a heart
attack. He became the first Indian wicket-keeper to take seven dismissals in an innings
with six catches and a stumping for Central Zone against North Zone at Bombay in
the 1973-74 Duleep Trophy final. His record was equalled by Vidarbha's Sadashiv Iyer
in 1997-98. In 70 first-class games between 1966-67 and 1981-82, mostly for Rajasthan
in the Ranji Trophy, Benjamin collected 103 catches, 23 stumpings and 2,384 runs
at 25.09.
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