The former umpire was one of the youngest in the country to officiate in a Ranji match.

Subrata Banerjee, the former international umpire passed away in Kolkata today. Banerjee, 71 officiated in 13 One Day Internationals. The veteran umpire stood in his maiden first-class match in December 1967 during a Ranji Trophy game. He thus became one of the youngest umpires in the country to stand in a Ranji Trophy match, as he was only 22-years old.

He made his International debut in November 1983, when he stood as an umpire in the game between India and West Indies in Baroda.

In a career which spanned for 15 years, Banerjee’s final game was the match between India and Kenya in Gwalior in May 1998. However, his umpiring career spanned for 39 years wherein he officiated in 64 first-class matches.The 50-overs limited overs International between India and Pakistan Women teams was his final match as an umpire in any format. This match was held at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur in December 2006. He was also a television umpire during the India-England Test held in Mohali in 2001.

Off the field, Banerjee was closely associated with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), as an umpire coach as well as an umpire’s educator. Apart from this, he also served as the chairman of Umpires Committee with the Cricket Association of Bengal and was also a member of the Cricket Committee.

source: http://www.sportskeeda.com / Sports Keeda / Homepage> Cricket> News / by Manish Pathak @manishpathak187 / August 19th, 2016