1934–35 Ranji Trophy

Indian cricket tournament (inaugural edition) December 2023 December 2023 1934–35 Ranji Trophy Ranji_trophy.jpg 350px The Ranji Trophy BCCI First-class Knockout 4 November 1934 12 March 1935 Bombay 1 15 14 Vijay Merchant (Bombay) (389)Most runs. CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2014. A. G. Ram Singh (Madras) (22)Most wickets. CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2014. 1935–36 1935–36 Ranji Trophy http://www.bcci.tv The 1934–35 Ranji Trophy was the inaugural edition of India's first-class cricket championship. The tournament was originally titled The Cricket Championship of India, but was renamed as the Ranji Trophy ahead of the 1935–36 edition.https://www.theweek.in/news/sports/2019/02/05/ranji-trophy-85-years-and-counting.html Mathew Joshua Ranji Trophy: 85 years, and counting The Week 5 February 2019 6 December 2023 The first tournament ran from 4 November 1934 to 12 March 1935 and was contested in a knockout format by 15 teams divided into four zones. In the opening match, Madras defeated Mysore by an innings and 23 runs at the Chepauk Stadium and the match ended five minutes before close of play on the first day. It remains (to 2023) the only Ranji Trophy match to be completed in a single day's play. In the final, Bombay defeated Northern India by 208 runs at the Bombay Gymkhana Ground. Teams The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) hoped for a nationwide participation but some states including Bengal, Bihar, and Rajputana declined or were unable to take part. The fifteen founder teams are listed alphabetically by zone and the sides that won each zonal title are in bold. East Zone Central India (now Madhya Pradesh) Central Provinces and Berar (now Vidarbha) North Zone Army (now Services) Delhi Northern India Southern Punjab (now Punjab) United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh) South Zone Hyderabad Madras (now Tamil Nadu) Mysore (now Karnataka) West Zone Bombay (now Mumbai) Gujarat Maharashtra Sind Western India (now Saurashtra) Highlights The first match of the competition was held on 4 November 1934 between Madras and Mysore at Chepauk.Madras v Mysore. Cricket Archive. Retrieved 5 February 2024. M. J. Gopalan of Madras bowled the first ball to N. Curtis. Madras won the match by an innings and 23 runs, five minutes before the close of play on the first day. As of 2022, this is the only first-class match in India to finish in a single day. S. M. Hadi of Hyderabad hit the first century in the Ranji Trophy. He scored 132* against Madras at Secunderabad.Hyderabad v Madras. Cricket Archive. Retrieved 5 February 2024. George Abell of Northern India scored the first double hundred, with 210 v Army. In the same innings, he was involved in a partnership of 304 with Ahmed Raza.Northern India v Army. Cricket Archive. Retrieved 5 February 2024. Abell scored a century before lunch on the second day (24* to 128*), the first such instance in the Ranji Trophy.Century before lunch in first class cricket. ACS. Retrieved 5 February 2024. Baqa Jilani took a hat-trick for Northern India v Southern Punjab in the semifinal at Amritsar.Southern Punjab v Northern India. Cricket Archive. Retrieved 5 February 2024. Southern Punjab was all out for 22 in the same innings. This remained the lowest team total in the Ranji Trophy until Hyderabad was all out for 21 against Rajasthan in 2010–11. Madras was intended to be the venue of the semi-final between Bombay and Hyderabad, but it was moved to Bombay as the cricket association in Madras was not in a position to host it. Subsequently, Hyderabad declined to travel, meaning the semi-final was a walkover to Bombay. Zonal Matches East Zone 25px 175px 80px 26–27 December 1934 – Nagpur Central Provinces and Berar 115 & 194 Central India 237 & 79/0 Round 1 North Zone 25px 150px 80px 8–9 December 1934 – Agra United Provinces 228 Delhi 37 & 92 29–31 January 1935 – Patiala Southern Punjab 216 United Provinces 56 & 119/3 4–6 December 1934 – Lahore Northern India 459 Army 203 & 204 5–7 February 1935 – Amritsar Southern Punjab 135 & 22 Northern India 142 & 106 yes no yes yes Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 South Zone 25px 150px 80px 4 Nov 1934 – Chennai Madras 130 Mysore 48 & 59 23–25 Nov 1934 – Secunderabad Hyderabad 256 & 227 Madras 301 & 169 yes no Round 1 Round 2 West Zone 25px 150px 80px 2–4 February 1935 – Ahmedabad Gujarat 106 & 166/4 Bombay 231 & 300/7d 16–18 February 1935 – Pune Maharashtra 260 & 72/1 Bombay 286 & 172/7d 16–18 November 1934 – Karachi Sind 125 & 210 Western India 219 & 118/6 23–25 February 1934 – Bombay Bombay 377 & 164 Western India 154 & 241 yes no yes yes Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Inter-Zonal Knockout Stage 25px 150px 80px Bombay Walkover Hyderabad 9–11 February 1935 – Amritsar Northern India 192 & 195 Central India 145 & 243/6 9–12 March 1935 – Bombay Bombay 266 & 300 Northern India 219 & 139 Final 9–12 March 1935 Bombay (H) Northern India 266 (80.4 overs) Padmakar Chury 58 Mubarak Ali 4/71 (25 overs) 219 (82.2 overs) Ahmed Raza 50 Vijay Merchant 3/53 (19 overs) 300 (88.1 overs) Vijay Merchant 120 Devraj Puri 6/101 (27.1 overs) 139 (48.1 overs) Ahmed Raza 62* Homi Vajifdar 8/40 (20.1 overs) Bombay won by 208 runs Bombay Gymkhana, Bombay J Birtwistle and Vali Ahmed Scorecard Bombay won the toss and elected to bat. References External links Series home at ESPNcricinfo Scorecards and averages at CricketArchive Category:1934 in Indian cricket Category:1935 in Indian cricket Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1934–35 Category:Ranji Trophy seasons