The 1935–36 Ranji Trophy was the second edition of India's first-class cricket championship. Having been called 'The Cricket Championship of India' in 1934–35, the tournament was rebranded in 1935 in honour of the late Kumar Sri Ranjitsinhji, known as Ranji.[3]
 The Ranji Trophy | |
| Dates | 30 November 1935 – 31 March 1936 |
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| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Bombay (2nd title) |
| Participants | 16 |
| Matches | 16 |
| Most runs | S. M. Kadri (Bombay) (515)[1] |
| Most wickets | A. G. Ram Singh (Madras) (28)[2] |
| Official website | http://www.bcci.tv |
Matches were played from 4 November 1934 to 12 March 1935 and a total of 16 state and city teams participated. Of the original 15, the Army team withdrew but there were two new members with Bengal and Rajputana (now Rajasthan) making their debuts. Although the sides were divided into four zonal groups, the tournament utilised a knockout format. Bombay defeated Madras by 190 runs in the final.
Teams
editAlthough the tournament ran in a knockout format, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) organised the teams by zone. Bengal and Rajputana made their debuts but the Army team did not participate. The sixteen teams are listed alphabetically by zone and the sides that won each zonal title are in bold.
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Highlights
edit- Although the Army team withdrew, the number of participants increased to 16 as Bengal and Rajputana made their tournament debuts.
- S. M. Kadri scored hundreds in both innings for Bombay against Western India.[4]
Zonal Matches
editEast Zone
edit| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
| 19 Dec 1935 – Calcutta | ||||||
| Bengal | 162 & 356/6d | |||||
| 18 Jan 1936 – Calcutta | ||||||
| Central Provinces and Berar | 105 & 171 | |||||
| Bengal | 283 & 259 | |||||
| 10 Jan 1936 – Indore | ||||||
| Central India | 200 & 195/5 | |||||
| Central India | 196 & 218/5 | |||||
| Rajputana | 149 & 264/7d | |||||
North Zone
edit| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
| 12 Feb 1936 – Delhi | ||||||
| United Provinces | 230 & 195/6 | |||||
| 19 Feb 1936 – Delhi | ||||||
| Southern Punjab | 169 & 280/5d | |||||
| United Provinces | 208 & 213 | |||||
| 15 Feb 1936 – Delhi | ||||||
| Northern India | 452 | |||||
| Delhi | 124 & 44/2 | |||||
| Northern India | 206 & 255 | |||||
South Zone
edit| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
| 30 Nov 1935 – Bangalore | ||||||
| Mysore | 162 & 135 | |||||
| 28 Dec 1935 – Chennai | ||||||
| Madras | 275 & 131 | |||||
| Madras | 263 & 123/4 | |||||
| Hyderabad | 268 & 109 | |||||
West Zone
edit| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | ||||||||
| 13 Dec 1935 – Poona | ||||||||||
| Western India | 348 & 154 | |||||||||
| Gujarat | 144 & 104 | |||||||||
| 20 Dec 1935 – Poona | ||||||||||
| Western India | 181 | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 1935 – Poona | ||||||||||
| Bombay | 243 & 484 | |||||||||
| Maharashtra | 228 | |||||||||
| 16 Dec 1935 – Poona | ||||||||||
| Bombay | 308 & 295 | |||||||||
| Bombay | 369 & 105/2 | |||||||||
| Sind | 230 & 329/7d | |||||||||
Inter-Zonal Knockout Stage
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 14 Feb 1936 – Madras | ||||||
| Madras | 195 & 158 | |||||
| 27 Mar 1936 – Delhi | ||||||
| Bengal | 144 & 118 | |||||
| Madras | 268 & 125 | |||||
| 20 Mar 1936 – Delhi | ||||||
| Bombay | 384 & 199 | |||||
| Bombay | 170 & 223 | |||||
| Northern India | 140 & 241 | |||||
Final
edit27–31 Mar 1936
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384 (144.1 overs)
Ahmed Baporia 90 M. A. Uttappa 4/70 |
268 (108 overs)
A. V. Krishnaswamy 77 Bomanji Kalapesi 5/92 | |
- Bombay won the toss and elected to field
- The match was played in a neutral ground.
References
edit- ^ Most runs. CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 December 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ Most wickets. CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 December 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ Mathew, Joshua (5 February 2019). "Ranji Trophy: 85 years, and counting". The Week. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ Bombay v Western India. CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 December 2023. (subscription required)