History of cricket in India from 1945–46 to 1960

This article describes the history of cricket in India from the 1945-46 season until 1960.

Events

The major and defining event in the history of Indian cricket during this period was the Partition of India following full independence from the British Raj in 1947.

An early casualty of change was the Bombay Quadrangular tournament which had been a focal point of Indian cricket for over 50 years. The new India had no place for teams based on ethnic origin. As a result, the Ranji Trophy came into its own as the national championship.

The last-ever Bombay Pentangular, as it had become, was won by the Hindus in 1945-46.

Domestic cricket

Ranji Trophy winners

Leading players by season

The lists below give the leading first-class runscorers and wicket-takers in each domestic season.

Batsmen

Bowlers

International tours of India

Australian Services 1945-46

For information about this tour, see : Australian Services cricket team in Ceylon and India in 1945-46

West Indies 1948-49

England 1951-52

Pakistan 1952-53

New Zealand 1955-56

Australia 1956-57

West Indies 1958-59

Australia 1959-60

External sources

Further reading

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