FULL NAME: Somnath Sahoo
BORN: February 21, 1956 at Ghatsila, Bihar
TYPE OF PLAYER: Right-hand batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler

HOME ADDRESS: Not known
TELEPHONE: Not known
E-MAIL ID: Not known

FAMILY: Not known
EDUCATION: Not known
PROFESSION: Employee of Rourkela Steel Plant
HOME CLUB: Not known

CAREER STATISTICS:

First class debut: Vs Assam at Ispat Stadium, Rourkela on December 10, 1977
Last First class match: Vs Assam at North-East Frontier Railway Stadium, Guwahati on December 12, 1986
List-A debut: East Zone v North Zone at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack on November 3, 1982
Last List-A: Vs Wills` XI at Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad on February 8, 1984

CAREER PERFORMANCE:

BATTING & FIELDING:
First-class: 33 matches, 50 innings, 1 not out, 863 runs, highest 79, average 17.61, no century, 4 half-centuries, 14 catches.
List-A: 3 matches, 3 innings, o not-out, 7 runs, highest 4, average 17.61, no century, no half-century, no catches

BOWLING:
First-class: 33 matches, 522 overs, 1815 runs, 56 wickets, best bowling in an innings 6/121, average 32.41, economy 3.47
List-A: 3 matches, 6 overs, 136 runs, 6 wickets, best bowling in an innings 3/52, best bowling in a match 3/52, average 22.66, economy 5.91