1937–38 Ranji Trophy

Indian cricket tournament December 2023 December 2023 1937–38 Ranji Trophy Ranji_trophy.jpg 350px The Ranji Trophy BCCI First-class Knockout 17 October 1937 24 February 1938 Hyderabad 1 18 18 Amar Singh (Nawanagar) (370)Most runs subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1937-38/Batting_by_Runs.html 6 August 2014 Amar Singh (Nawanagar) (24)Most wickets subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1937-38/Bowling_by_Wickets.html 6 August 2014 1936–37 1936–37 Ranji Trophy 1938–39 1938–39 Ranji Trophy http://www.bcci.tv The 1937–38 Ranji Trophy was the fourth edition of the Ranji Trophy, an annual first-class cricket tournament in India. Matches were played from 17 October 1937 to 24 February 1938 with a total of 18 teams participating. The sides were divided into four zonal groups, but the tournament utilised a knockout format. Hyderabad defeated the defending champions Nawanagar 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. Delhi were absent from North Zone but Northern India returned and North West Frontier Province made their debut. South Zone was reduced to three teams after Central Provinces and Berar withdrew. West Zone had seven teams with Baroda making their debut. The eighteen teams are listed alphabetically by zone and the sides that won each zonal title are in bold. East Zone Bengal Bihar Central India (now Madhya Pradesh) Rajputana (now Rajasthan) North Zone Northern India North West Frontier Province Southern Punjab (now Punjab) United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh) South Zone Hyderabad Madras (now Tamil Nadu) Mysore (now Karnataka) West Zone Baroda Bombay (now Mumbai) Gujarat Maharashtra Nawanagar Sind Western India Highlights Hyderabad qualified for the final after getting walkovers in the previous two rounds when their opposition failed to appear. The Ranji final was the only match they played in this season. Hyderabad's feat of winning the Ranji Trophy after winning only one match is a rare feat: Maharashtra in 1940–41, Bombay in 1967–68, Hyderabad again in 1986–87 and Bengal in 1989–90 all won only one match outright when winning the title. Amar Singh topped the batting and bowling aggregates for the season. He scored 370 runs and took 24 wickets in four matches. Against Bombay in the decisive match in the West Zone, Amar Singh scored 140* and took 6/22 in the first innings, bowling Bombay out for 45. Against Baroda he scored 66 and took 6 wickets in the match, and against Sind 86 and 10 wickets for 61 (3/35 and 7/26). Nawanagar defeated Baroda by an innings and 275 runs, Sind by an innings and 144 runs and Bombay by an innings and 130 runs before losing the final. Zonal matches East Zone 25px 150px 80px 4 Dec 1937 – Calcutta Bengal 372 Bihar 99 & 107 17 Oct 1937– Indore Central India 101 & 83/8 Rajputana 108 & 72 29 Jan 1938 – Calcutta Bengal 110 & 217 Central India 154 & 145 Round 1 Round 2 North Zone 25px 175px 80px 19 Oct 1937 – Patiala Southern Punjab 216 & 36/0 North West Frontier Province 165 & 85 22 Oct 1937 – Patiala Northern India 173 & 180 United Provinces 115 & 154 25 Oct 1937 – Patiala Southern Punjab 241 & 242 Northern India 281 & 149 Round 1 Round 2 South Zone 25px 150px 80px 28 Dec 1937 – Bangalore Mysore 180 & 101 Madras 106 & 176/7 Hyderabad Walkover Madras yes no Round 1 Round 2 West Zone 25px 150px 80px 30 Oct 1937 – Jamnagar Nawanagar 397 Baroda 37 & 85 24 Oct 1937 – Jamnagar Western India 108 & 267 Maharashtra 133 & 164 27 Oct 1937 – Jamnagar Bombay 115 & 152/7 Gujarat 166 & 98 7 Nov 1937 – Jamnagar Nawanagar 367 Sind 112 & 111 2 Nov 1937 – Jamnagar Western India 153 & 279 Bombay 250 & 217 11 Jan 1938 – Jamnagar Nawanagar 289 Bombay 45 & 114 no yes no no Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Inter-zonal knockout matches 25px 150px 80px Hyderabad Walkover Southern Punjab Nawanagar Walkover Bengal 22 Feb 1938 – Bombay Hyderabad 113 & 310/9 Nawanagar 152 & 270 Final 22–24 February 1938 Nawanagar Hyderabad 152 (54.4 overs) Nariman Marshall 36 Hyder Ali 4/55 (22.4 overs) 113 (31.2 overs) Mohammad Hussain 36 Shute Banerjee 4/34 270 (70.4 overs) Albert Wensley 67 Hyder Ali 5/92 (23 overs) 310/9 (100.4 overs) Edulji Aibara 137* Mubarak Ali 3/48 (21 overs) Hyderabad won by 1 wicket Brabourne Stadium, Bombay Dattatraya Naik and Vali Ahmed Scorecard Nawanagar won the toss and elected to bat. The match was played in a neutral ground. Nariman Marshall and Amar Singh (both Nawanagar) passed 1,000 and 3,000 runs respectively in first-class cricket.Ranji Trophy 1937/38 (Final) https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/16/16507.html CricketArchive 27 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20121018213438/https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/16/16507.html 18 October 2012 Edulji Aibara's (Hyderabad) 137 was the highest individual score in a successful chase in a Ranji Trophy final before it was surpassed by Parthiv Patel (143) in 2016–17.Ranji Trophy 2016/17, stats review: From Gujarat's highest successful chase in final to Rishab Pant's triple ton – Firstpost https://www.firstpost.com/sports/ranji-trophy-201617-stats-review-from-gujarats-highest-successful-chase-in-final-to-rishab-pants-triple-ton-3205850.html 27 July 2018 Firstpost 16 January 2017 Hyderabad's 310 was the highest fourth innings total to win a Ranji final before it was surpassed by Gujarat's 312 in 2016–17.Stats: Priyank Panchal's season of reckoning https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/90106/ranji-trophy-2016-17-cricket-gujarat-ranji-trophy-final-indore-mumbai-priyank-panchals-season-of-reckoning Cricbuzz 27 July 2018 en 14 January 2017 References External links Ranji Trophy, 1937-38 at ESPNcricinfo Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1937-38 Ranji Trophy 1937/38 Category:1937 in Indian cricket Category:1938 in Indian cricket Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1937–38 Category:Ranji Trophy seasons