Full Name

Sunil Benjamin

Born

1947

Died

November 10, 2002, Jaipur

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Fielding Position

Wicketkeeper

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.


Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2003

Sunil Benjamin Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC7010712238411225.092-10323
List A650663213.200000

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC70-150-----000
List A6000-----000

Debut/Last Matches of Sunil Benjamin

FC Matches

Span
1966/67 - 1981/82

List A Matches

Span
1973/74 - 1980/81

Recent Matches of Sunil Benjamin

MatchBatBowlWktDateGroundFormat
Central Zone vs West Zone1----30-Sep-1977AhmedabadFC
Central Zone vs East Zone6----23-Sep-1977JaipurFC
Central Zone vs North Zone3 & 4*----22-Oct-1976ChandigarhFC
Central Zone vs South Zone3 & 240/5--13-Dec-1975BengaluruFC
Central Zone vs West Zone3 & 10--2c/0s & 0c/0s11-Oct-1974NagpurFC