FULL NAME: Dev Mahapatra
GENDER: Male
BORN: 6th June 1945 Puri
SON OF: Dinabandhu Mahapatra (Father), Haramani Mahapatra (Mother)
HOME ADDRESS: Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. Presently living in Maryland, USA and enjoying his retired life.
EDUCATION: Did his graduation with History major from Kirorimal College, Delhi University. While studying in Delhi University, he lived in International Students House and was the Chairman-Sports and later Secretary of the House.
TYPE OF CRICKETER: Allrounder
TEAMS PLAYED FOR: Utkal University and Orissa Seniors
OTHER GAMES PLAYED: Football, tennis, hockey.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
* Started his professional career with the Birlas as an executive in the Import-Export Division.
* Later worked in the middle east countries of Dubai and Kuwait in marketing.
* Professional career took him out of India for many years.
MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS:
* Played four first-class and two miscellaneous matches in a career spanning from 1960-61 to 1968-69.
* Played all four first-class matches in Ranji Trophy.
* Played both the miscellaneous matches for Utkal University in Rohinton Baria Trophy.
OVERALL FIRST-CLASS PERFORMANCE:
Batting & fielding: 4 matches, 7 innings, 1 not out, total runs 154, highest 34*, Average 25.66, catches 0.
Bowling: 108 balls, 6 maiden, 52 runs, 0 wkt, best bowling 0/4, average, strike rate, economy 2.88.
DETAILS OF FIRST-CLASS PERFORMANCE:
16, 30: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Nehru Stadium, Guwahati, 29-31 December, 1968.
34*, 20, 0/7: Odisha vs Bihar, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 26-28 December, 1963.
0, 0/32, 33: Odisha vs Bengal, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 21-23 December, 1963.
21, 0/9, 0/4: Odisha vs Assam, Ranji Trophy East Zone match, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, 15-17 December, 1963.
DETAILS OF MISCELLANEOUS PERFORMANCE:
0/14, 11, 0/25, 11: Vs Patna University, Rohinton Baria Trophy, East Zone match, Town Club, Calcutta, 18-20 December, 1962.
2/43, 11, 0, 0/1: Vs Gorakhpur University, Rohinton Baria Trophy, East Zone match, Gorakhpur University Ground, Gorakhpur, 12-14 Dec, 1961.
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
* Made his First-Class debut at the age of 18, under the captaincy of L I Parija.
* He was most probably the first to play Ranji Trophy from Bhubaneswar.
* After joining the Birlas in Hyderabad, played in the local league there for Deccan Blues under Abbas Ali Baig.
* He was eventually selected for Secunderabad XI under Late M L Jaisimha.
* While working in Kuwait and Dubai, he used to play a lot of cricket and was member of the playing for Kuwait XI that toured England, Switzerland and Denmark for a few friendly games.
* Returned to Bhubaneswar and formed The Veterans Cricketers Association of Orissa.
* Organised the second of the five-match international series between veteran cricketers of India and Pakistan at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack.
* Functioned as a member of the Veterans Board for India.
* After completing studies in Delhi University In 1968, he started `The Misfits Club’ in Bhubaneswar.
* The then Chief Minister Biju Patnaik was the president of the club.
* Ten boys of Misfits Club were selected to represent Bhubaneswar in the Kalahandi Cup Senior Inter-District Cricket Tournament.
* He was the captain of the Bhubaneswar team that won the Kalahandi Cup, beating the much fancied Cuttack in the final at the Barabati Stadium in 1968.
* Bhubaneswar team had the likes of Aditya Mohanty, Ravi Mohapatra, Minu Kanungo, Kuna Mishra, Mansoor Ali, Sanjoy Satpathy, Jadu Patro, Pravat Das, Late Prasant Rath, Late Bulu Mishra, Prafulla Patnaik .
* The Cuttack players included L I Parija, Ashok Jena, Alok Dash, SP Nanda, Prakash Mishra, Binoy Behera, Anil Satpathy, Madan Mohanty, Siddharth Raut, Manohar Sharma, Late Sanat Mishra, Jolly Ray, Ashok Mahapatra, Daniel Rout, Maina Misra, Nina Mohanty, Daduli Das and Mihir Mohanty.
* His father served as the State Finance Secretary and Finance Member of Orissa State Electricity Board.
PROFILE FIRST UPLOADED: 1 August, 2016
PROFILE LAST UPDATED: 16 June, 2020