1946–47 Ranji Trophy

1946–47 Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsBaroda (2nd title)
Participants19
Most runsGul Mohammad (Baroda) (596)[1]
Most wicketsVijay Hazare (Baroda) (38)[2]

The 1946–47 Ranji Trophy was the 13th season of the Ranji Trophy. Baroda won the title defeating Holkar in the final.

Highlights[edit]

  • Vijay Hazare and Gul Mohammad added 577 runs for the fourth wicket in the final between Baroda and Holkar. This was a world record for any wicket in first class for nearly sixty years.[3] It is still a record for the fourth wicket.

Zonal Matches[edit]

West Zone[edit]

 
Round 1Round 2Round 3
 
          
 
22 Dec 1946 – Baroda
 
 
Baroda316 & 110/6
 
18 Jan 1947 – Baroda
 
Maharashtra171 & 252
 
Baroda270 & 323
 
10 Jan 1947 – Rajkot
 
Gujarat192 & 187/7
 
Kathiawar155 & 103
 
25 Jan 1947 – Baroda
 
Gujarat290
 
Baroda347 & 249
 
 
Bombay269 & 119/1
 
 
22 Dec 1946 – Karachi
 
 
Sind224 & 350/9d
 
30 Nov 1946 – Bombay
 
Bombay368 & 209/5
 
Bombay336
 
 
Nawanagar69 & 240
 

South Zone[edit]

 
Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
20 Dec 1946 – Secunderabad
 
 
Hyderabad363 & 10/2
 
19 Jan 1947 – Secunderabad
 
Central Provinces and Berar109 & 262
 
Hyderabad296 & 486/8d
 
28 Dec 1946 – Madras
 
Mysore145 & 220
 
Madras209 & 77/4
 
 
Mysore439
 

East Zone[edit]

 
Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
21 Dec 1946 – Jamshedpur
 
 
Bihar149 & 242
 
30 Jan 1947 – Indore
 
Holkar397/8d
 
Holkar350
 
18 Jan 1947 – Calcutta
 
Bengal165 & 103
 
Bengal295 & 158
 
 
United Provinces95 & 213
 

North Zone[edit]

 
Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
25 Jan 1947 – Patiala
 
 
Southern Punjab330 & 88/1
 
30 Jan 1947 – Patiala
 
Delhi257 & 160
 
Southern Punjab285 & 246
 
 
Northern India462 & 264
 
 
 
 

Inter-Zonal Knockout matches[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
8 Feb 1947 – Baroda
 
 
Baroda337 & 46/1
 
7 Mar 1947 – Baroda
 
Hyderabad118 & 263
 
Baroda784
 
 
 
Holkar202 & 173
 
HolkarWalkover[4]
 
 
Northern India
 

Final[edit]

7–11 March 1947
Scorecard
v
Baroda (H)
202 (83.2 overs)
Chandu Sarwate 94
Vijay Hazare 6/85
784 (291 overs)
Gul Mahomed 319, Vijay Hazare 288
C. K. Nayudu 4/178
173 (67 overs)
B. B. Nimbalkar 87
Amir Elahi 6/62
Baroda won by an innings and 409 runs
Central College Ground, Baroda
Umpires: M. G. Bhave and Jamshed Patel
  • Holkar won the toss and decided to bat
  • Timeless match, ended on the fifth day

Scorecards and averages[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1946/47 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1946/47 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  3. ^ Highest partnerships in first class cricket, acscricket.com
  4. ^ The matched was scratched and Holkar advanced to the final as Northern India were unable to field a team.