1936–37 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 | Nawanagar |
| Participants | 17 |
| Most runs | Sorabji Colah (Nawanagar) (384)[1] |
| Most wickets | Amar Singh (Nawanagar) (28)[2] |
The 1936–37 Ranji Trophy was the third season of the Ranji Trophy. It was contested between 17 teams in a knockout format. Nawanagar won the title in their first appearance defeating Bengal in the final.
Highlights
- Amar Singh of Nawanagar scored 103 (in 75 minutes) & 55, and took 10/83 (6/48 & 4/35) against Sind. Against Bombay, he took 8/62 in an innings. In four matches, he scored 335 (second highest aggregate) and took 28 wickets.
- Mubarak Ali took a hat-trick split across two innings for Nawanagar vs Western India. Against Bengal, Ali scored 90 in 96 minutes batting at No.11
- Shute Banerjee who had played two matches for Bengal was prevented from appearing in the final as he was in the service of the state of Nawanagar.
Knockout tree
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
| 29 Jan 1937 – Calcutta | |||||||
| Bengal | 127 runs | ||||||
| Hyderabad | |||||||
| 06 Feb 1937 – Bombay | |||||||
| Nawanagar | 256 runs | ||||||
| Bengal | |||||||
| N/A | |||||||
| Nawanagar | Walkover | ||||||
| United Provinces | |||||||
Teams
| North Zone |
|---|
| United Provinces |
| Southern Punjab |
| Delhi |
| West Zone |
| Nawanagar |
| Western India |
| Bombay |
| Maharashtra |
| Gujarat |
| Sind |
| South Zone |
| Hyderabad |
| Madras |
| Mysore |
| Central Provinces and Berar |
| East Zone |
| Bengal |
| Central India |
| Bihar |
| Rajputana |
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.
Final
| 6-10 Feb 1937 Scorecard |
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- Nawanagar won the toss and elected to bat
- The match was played on a neutral ground.
Scorecards and averages
References
- ↑ "Ranji Trophy, 1936/37 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ↑ "Ranji Trophy, 1936/37 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 6 July 2014.
External links
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