1935–36 Ranji Trophy

1935–36 Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy
Dates30 November 1935 – 31 March 1936
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsBombay (2nd title)
Participants16
Matches16
Most runsS. M. Kadri (Bombay) (515)[1]
Most wicketsA. G. Ram Singh (Madras) (28)[2]
Official websitehttp://www.bcci.tv

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]

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

Although 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.

Highlights

  • 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

East Zone

 
Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
19 Dec 1935 – Calcutta
 
 
Bengal162 & 356/6d
 
18 Jan 1936 – Calcutta
 
Central Provinces and Berar105 & 171
 
Bengal283 & 259
 
10 Jan 1936 – Indore
 
Central India200 & 195/5
 
Central India196 & 218/5
 
 
Rajputana149 & 264/7d
 

North Zone

 
Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
12 Feb 1936 – Delhi
 
 
United Provinces230 & 195/6
 
19 Feb 1936 – Delhi
 
Southern Punjab169 & 280/5d
 
United Provinces208 & 213
 
15 Feb 1936 – Delhi
 
Northern India452
 
Delhi124 & 44/2
 
 
Northern India206 & 255
 

South Zone

 
Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
30 Nov 1935 – Bangalore
 
 
Mysore162 & 135
 
28 Dec 1935 – Chennai
 
Madras275 & 131
 
Madras263 & 123/4
 
 
Hyderabad268 & 109
 
 
 
 

West Zone

 
Round 1Round 2Round 3
 
          
 
 
 
 
13 Dec 1935 – Poona
 
 
Western India348 & 154
 
 
Gujarat144 & 104
 
 
20 Dec 1935 – Poona
 
 
Western India181
 
10 Dec 1935 – Poona
 
Bombay243 & 484
 
Maharashtra228
 
16 Dec 1935 – Poona
 
Bombay308 & 295
 
Bombay369 & 105/2
 
 
Sind230 & 329/7d
 
 
 
 

Inter-Zonal Knockout Stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 Feb 1936 – Madras
 
 
Madras195 & 158
 
27 Mar 1936 – Delhi
 
Bengal144 & 118
 
Madras268 & 125
 
20 Mar 1936 – Delhi
 
Bombay384 & 199
 
Bombay170 & 223
 
 
Northern India140 & 241
 

Final

27–31 Mar 1936
Scorecard
v
384 (144.1 overs)
Ahmed Baporia 90
M. A. Uttappa 4/70
268 (108 overs)
A. V. Krishnaswamy 77
Bomanji Kalapesi 5/92
199 (86 overs)
Vijay Merchant 79
A. G. Ram Singh 5/92
125 (52 overs)
C. Ramaswami 40
Rustomji Jamshedji 3/18
Bombay won by 190 runs
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
  • Bombay won the toss and elected to field
  • The match was played in a neutral ground.

References

  1. ^ Most runs. CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 December 2023. (subscription required)
  2. ^ Most wickets. CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 December 2023. (subscription required)
  3. ^ Mathew, Joshua (5 February 2019). "Ranji Trophy: 85 years, and counting". The Week. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  4. ^ Bombay v Western India. CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 December 2023. (subscription required)