Audrish Banerjee was an India

India

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Cricket

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er. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler who played for Bengal

Bengal cricket team

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. He was born in Belurmath.

Banerjee represented Bengal Under-19s during the Cooch Behar Trophy competitions of 1991-92 and 1992-93. During the 1992-93 season, he represented India Under-19s in three matches during the Coca-Cola International Youth Challenge.

Banerjee made an Under-19 Test appearance during the 1992-93 season, against England, capturing the wickets of Michael Vaughan

Michael Vaughan

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 and Jason Kerr

Jason Kerr

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.

Banerjee made a single first-class appearance for Bengal against Punjab

Punjab cricket team

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later that season, scoring 4 runs in the first innings in which he batted and a duck in the second.
Banerjee is now a cricket coach in a cricket academy in Kolkata.

External links

• Audrish Banerjee at Cricket Archive