Sarobindu Nath "Shute" Banerjee (3 October 1911 – 14 October 1980) was a cricketer who represented India in one official and five unofficial Test matches. He was right-arm medium pace bowler and a lower order batsman. Cricketing career Banerjee made his debut in first class cricket at the age of nineteen and played for an "Indians and Anglo-Indians in Bengal" team against the touring MCC in 1933–34. He took 5 for 53 for a joint Bengal and Assam side against Jack Ryder's Australian team in 1935–36 following which he was selected for the third unofficial test against the same side (which made him miss the first ever Ranji Trophy match for Bengal) and the team to tour England in 1936. The presence of the fast bowlers Mohammad Nissar, Amar Singh and Jahangir Khan meant that Banerjee did not play in any of the Test matches. For Bengal in the Ranji Trophy in 1937–38, he took 5 for 33 against Central India and a crucial 47 not out against Hyderabad in the semifinal. Just before the final against Nawanagar, he accepted a job in the state service of Jamnagar. This made him ineligible for both teams for the final. When invited to play for Cricket Club of India against the Lord Tennyson's XI, he took 6 for 89 in the inaugural match in the Brabourne Stadium. Three caps in the unofficial Tests against the same side were followed by ordinary performances. Banerjee's career best bowling figures were for Nawanagar against Maharashtra in November 1941. He took 8 for 25 in little over an hour and top scored in both innings. He joined Tatas in Jamshedpur in the next year and the rest of his career was spent with the Bihar. A single appearance in the unofficial test against the Australian Services XI in 1945–46 led to eight wickets and a surprise selection in the Indian team to England in 1946. Unlike 1936 when there were several fast bowlers, India in 1946 included only Banerjee and Ranga Sohoni. Sohoni appeared in two Tests, Banerjee in none. Banerjee made 315 runs and took 31 wickets in the tour matches. Against Lancashire and Middlesex, he took four wickets and both contributed significantly to Indian victories. At the Oval against Surrey, Banerjee went in last to join Chandu Sarwate with the score at 205 for 9. Sarwate went on to score 124 not out and