1934–35 Ranji Trophy
| 1934-35 Ranji Trophy | |
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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
- The first match of the competition was held on 4 November 1934 between Madras and Mysore at Chepauk.[3] M. J. Gopalan of Madras bowled the first ball to N. Curtis.
- Madras won the match by an innings and 23 runs five minutes before close on the first day. This is only first class match in India to finish on the first day.
- S. M. Hadi of Hyderabad hit the first century in Ranji Trophy. He scored 132* against Madras at Secunderabad.[4]
- George Abell of Northern India scored the first double hundred, 210, v Army. In the same innings, he was involved in a stand of 304 with Ahmed Raza.[5]
- Abell scored a century before lunch on the second day (24* to 128*), the first such instance in Ranji trophy.
- Baqa Jilani took a hat-trick for Northern India v Southern Punjab in the semifinal at Amritsar.[6]
- Southern Punjab was all out for 22 in the same innings. This remained the lowest team total in Ranji Trophy till Hyderabad was out for 21 against Rajasthan in 2010/11.
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) |
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| 266 (80.4 overs) Padmakar Chury 58 Mubarak Ali 4/71 |
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| 139 (48.1 overs) Ahmed Raza 62* Homi Wajifdar 8/40 (20.1 overs) |
- Bombay won the toss and elected to field
Teams
| North Zone |
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| 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
- ↑ "Ranji Trophy, 1934/35 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ↑ "Ranji Trophy, 1934/35 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ↑ Madras v Mysore
- ↑ Hyderabad v Mysore
- ↑ Northern India v Army
- ↑ Southern Punjab v Northern India
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