CUTTACK 07-Dec-1952
Century on debut by Lalat Indu Parija powered Orissa to an innings and 139-run win over Assam in their East Zone Ranji Trophy match, held at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on 6 and 7 December, 1952. This was the first win for Orissa in the Ranji Trophy.
Opting to bat, Orissa rode on a brilliant 103 (213 balls, 12x4) by Parija and a half-century each by captain Banabasi Patnaik and debutant Ram Prakash Kapoor to compile a healthy total of 303. In reply, Assam were bundled out for 74 to concede a first-innings lead of 229 runs.
Following on, the visitors folded up for 90 in their second innings. Parija also shone with the ball, capturing two wickets in each innings. However, the most successful bowler for Orissa was captain Banabasi Patnaik, who bagged five wickets in the second innings. N Chakrabarty was the third Orissa player to make his first-class debut in this match.
SCOREBOARD (Orissa Match No 4):
ORISSA (1st innings): N Chakrabarty lbw b Kalita 0, Sasanka Sekhar Patnaik b Sengupta 6, Lalat Indu Parija b Ghosh 103, *Banabasi Patnaik c sub (KK Baishya) b Sengupta 87, Ram Prakash Kapoor c Goswami b Guha Roy 77, +P Ramayyha b Karanji 4, Robert Jean le Faucheur c Sen b Karanji 4, Prafulla C Patnaik b Karanji 0, Jaya Krishna Patnaik c and b Karanji 8, ND Bardhan lbw b Ghosh 0, Tamayya S Sastri not out 3; Extras 11
Total (all out, 102.5 overs) 303
Fall of wickets: 1-6, 2-10, 3-169, 4-233, 5-240, 6-250, 7-286, 8-286, 9-287, 10-303
Assam bowling: Sengupta 14-0-35-2, Kalita 8-1-29-1, Thakur 12-1-38-0, Ghosh 31-11-67-2, Barua 7-0-44-0, Guha Roy 14.5-1-44-1, Karanji 16-1-35-4.
ASSAM (1st innings): +P Hazarika lbw b Bardhan 3, LN Karanji b Bardhan 8, A Guha Roy c Ramayyha b Kapoor 4, A Hazarika c & b PC Patnaik 7, Sen run out 13, R Goswami b Sastri 9, N Sengupta st Ramayyha b Sastri 1, B Thakur c Parija b Bardhan 5, JN Baruanot out 8, J Ghosh c Chakrabarty b Parija 7, L Kalita c JK Patnaik b Parija 0; Extras 9
Total (all out, 37.4 overs) 74
Fall of wickets: 1-7, 2-13, 3-26, 4-26, 5-39, 6-40, 7-47, 8-63, 9-72, 10-74
Orissa bowling: B Patnaik 2-0-2-0, Bardhan 13-3-21-3, Kapoor 3-1-5-1, PC Patnaik 3-1-13-1, Sastri 10-1-18 2, Parija 6.4-2-6-2.
ASSAM (2nd innings, following on): +P Hazarika b B Patnaik 4, LN Karanji c Kapoor b B Patnaik 5, Sen b B Patnaik 2, A Hazarika c PC Patnaik b Kapoor 4, A Guha Roy b B Patnaik 32, R Goswami c PC Patnaik b B Patnaik 0, N Sengupta b Sastri 10, B Thakur c Parija b Bardhan 6, JN Barua not out 4, J Ghosh c PC Patnaik b Parija 10, L Kalita c & b Parija 0; Extras 13
Total (all out, 30.2 overs) 90
Fall of wickets: 1-10, 2-11, 3-12, 4-23, 5-26, 6-45, 7-64, 8-75, 9-87, 10-90
Orissa bowling: B Patnaik 8-2-21-5, Bardhan 6-1-17-1, Kapoor 3-2-1-1, Sastri 6-1-19-1, Parija 5.2-0-13-2, JK Patnaik 2-0-6-0.
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PHOTO: Old-age file photo of Odisha cricketer-turned-administrator Lalat Indu Parija.
