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'''Ashok Kumar (Benu) Dasgupta''' (born [[Kolkata]], [[India]], 7 March 1928; died 21 April 2010) was an Indian [[cricket]]er. He was active during the 1950s and played for the [[Bengal cricket team|Bengal]] and [[Jharkhand cricket team|Bihar]] cricket teams.

Dasgupta was one of the main pillars of Bengal's batting in 1950s and recipient of Kartick Bose Lifetime Achievement Award from The Cricket Association Of Bengal in July 2008.

==Career==
Dasgupta was right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler. He appeared with the Bengal cricket team from the 1952/53 season through the 1955/56 season, and played one final season (1956/56) with the Bihar cricket team.

===Record===
; First class batting and fielding career
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! M !! I !! NO !! Runs !! HS !! Ave !! 100 !! 50 !! Ct
|-
|Overall || 18 || 33 || 6 || 778 || 104 || 28.81 || 1 || 3 || 14
|}

; First class bowling career
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Balls !! Mdns !! Runs !! Wkts !! BB !! Ave !! 5wI !! 10wM !! SRate !! Econ
|-
| Overall || 884 || 42 || 403 || 16 || 4-22 || 25.18 || 0 || 0 || 55.25 || 2.73
|}

==Personal==
Dasgupta was born to Shrimati Saibolini Dasgupta and Shri Jitendra Nath Dasgupta (former Chairman of Calcutta Improvement Trust, Founder member of B.E.College of Engineering and an active member of Jadavpur University). He completed his schooling from South Suburban School in South Calcutta. He completed his high school from [[Ashutosh College]]. He was a mechanical engineer, a student of
[[Jadavpur University]]. He worked with Gannon Dunkerly & Co. PVT. LTD.

Married to Shrimati Pranati Dasgupta.

Dasgupta was brother to two other Bengali cricketers of the 1950s: Anil Kumar Dasgupta and Ajit Kumar Dasgupta .

==References==
* <ref>{{cite news
|title=Former Bengal cricketer passes away
|url=http://kolkatamirror.com/index.aspx?page=article&sectid=95&contentid=20100422201004221252273225f3d33bd&sectxslt=&pageno=1
|work=Kolkata Mirror
|date=22 April 2010
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cricket-online.org/player.php?player_id=44435 |title=Player Profiles > Benu Das Gupta |publisher=Cricket-Online |date=1928-03-07 |access-date=2011-10-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406111529/http://www.cricket-online.org/player.php?player_id=44435 |archive-date=6 April 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/28404.html |title=Benu Das Gupta | India Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |date= |access-date=2011-10-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407202445/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/28404.html |archive-date=7 April 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Players/38/38644/statistics_lists.html |title=The Home of CricketArchive |publisher=Cricketarchive.com |date= |accessdate=2011-10-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricjharkhand.org/cricket/cricketing-brothers.php |title=Cricketing Brothers |publisher=Cricjharkhand.org |date=2011-10-14 |accessdate=2011-10-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://stats.thecricketer.com/Players/38/38644/38644.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=27 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110914072918/http://stats.thecricketer.com/Players/38/38644/38644.html |archive-date=14 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/38/38644/all_teams.html |title=The Home of CricketArchive |publisher=Cricketarchive.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2011-10-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/fanzone/content/player/28404.html |title=Benu Das Gupta | India Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |date= |access-date=2011-10-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307190229/http://www.espncricinfo.com/fanzone/content/player/28404.html |archive-date=7 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="thecricketer1">{{Cite web |url=http://stats.thecricketer.com/Players/38/38644/all_teams.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=27 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424230113/http://stats.thecricketer.com/Players/38/38644/all_teams.html |archive-date=24 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://stats.thecricketer.com/Players/38/38644/f_Bowling_by_Season.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=27 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424230143/http://stats.thecricketer.com/Players/38/38644/f_Bowling_by_Season.html |archive-date=24 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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==External links==

{{cite web|url=http://www.benudasgupta.blogspot.in/|title=Benu Dasgupta′s Website|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Sanjit Dasgupta (Author)|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=}}

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[[Category:1928 births]]
[[Category:2010 deaths]]
[[Category:Bengali cricketers]]
[[Category:Cricketers from Kolkata]]
[[Category:Indian cricketers]]
[[Category:Bengal cricketers]]
[[Category:Bihar cricketers]]
[[Category:Asutosh College alumni]]

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