Bapi Bose (16 October 1909 – 3 August 1977), born Sailendra Mohan Bose, was an Indian

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er. He was a right-handed batsman who played for

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. He was born in

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and died in

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. Bose made two first-class appearances for the Indian University Occasionals, scoring a duck in the first innings in which he batted, against

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, while the Occasionals finished marginally short of a hefty victory, as the match finished in a draw. Bose made two Ranji Trophy appearances during the 1935–36 season, for Bengal, making his top score of 26 in his final first-class game. Bose's brothers,

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and Kartick, also played first-class cricket.

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