1934–35 Ranji Trophy

1934-35 Ranji Trophy

The Ranji Trophy, which the winners get.
Administrator(s) BCCI
Cricket format First-class cricket
Tournament format(s) Knockout
Champions Bombay
Participants 15
Most runs Vijay Merchant (Bombay) (389)[1]
Most wickets A.G. Ram Singh (Madras) (22)[2]

The 1934–35 Ranji Trophy was the inaugural season of the Ranji Trophy. It was contested between 15 teams in four zones in a knockout format. Bombay defeated Northern India in the final.

Highlights

Knockout tree

Semi-finals Final
09 Feb 1935 – Amritsar
 Northern India 4 wkts  
 Central India  
 
09 Mar 1935 – Bombay
     Bombay 208 runs
   Northern India
N/A
 Bombay Walkover
 Madras  

Final

09-12 Mar 1935
Scorecard
Bombay (H)
v
266 (80.4 overs)
Padmakar Chury 58
Mubarak Ali 4/71
219 (82.2 overs)
Ahmed Raza 50
Vijay Merchant 3/53
300 (88.1 overs)
Vijay Merchant 120
Devraj Puri 6/101
139 (48.1 overs)
Ahmed Raza 62*
Homi Wajifdar 8/40 (20.1 overs)
Bombay won by 208 runs
Bombay Gymkhana, Bombay
  • Bombay won the toss and elected to field

Teams

North Zone
Northern India
Southern Punjab
United Provinces
Delhi
Army
West Zone
Bombay
Western India
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Sind
South Zone
Hyderabad
Madras
Mysore
East Zone
Central India
Central Provinces and Berar

The team that won the zonal title is listed in bold. The teams are listed in the approximate order in which they finished in the zone.

Scorecards and averages

References

External links