1936–37 Ranji Trophy

1936-37 Ranji Trophy

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

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
v
424 (140.2 overs)
Vinoo Mankad 185
Robert Gourlay 4/126
315 (104.5 overs)
Paul van der Gucht 79
Bert Wensley 4/93
383 (101.1 overs)
R. K. Indravijaysinhji 91
Stanley Behrend 4/119
236 (82.1 overs)
Alfred Skinner 125
Bert Wensley 4/46
Nawangar won by 256 runs
Bombay Gymkhana, Bombay
Umpires: J Birtwistle, Vali Ahmed
  • Nawanagar won the toss and elected to bat
  • The match was played on a neutral ground.

Scorecards and averages

References

External links

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