1948–49 Ranji Trophy

Indian cricket tournament December 2023 December 2023 1948–49 Ranji Trophy Ranji_trophy.jpg 350px The Ranji Trophy BCCI First-class Knockout Bombay 5 15 Dattu Phadkar (Bombay) (570)Ranji Trophy, 1948/49 / Records / Most runs subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1948-49/Batting_by_Runs.html 23 August 2014 Ranga Sohoni (Baroda) (33)Ranji Trophy, 1948/49 / Records / Most wickets subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1948-49/Bowling_by_Wickets.html 23 August 2014 1947–48 1947–48 Ranji Trophy 1949–50 1949–50 Ranji Trophy The 1948–49 Ranji Trophy was the 15th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won the title defeating Baroda in the final. The semi-final match between Bombay and Maharashtra was the highest-scoring first-class match of all time.http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149397.html A late starter 14 March 2017 ESPNcricinfo A total of 2,376 runs were scored, including nine centuries.http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/554954.html Ranji Trophy, Maharashtra v Bombay at Pune, Mar 5-11, 1949 14 March 2017 ESPNcricinfo Highlights B. B. Nimbalkar scored 443 not out for Maharashtra v Kathiawar at Poona.Maharashtra v Kathiawar, 16 – 18 December 1948 It was the second highest individual score in first class cricket at the time and still the highest by an Indian cricketer.Highest scores in first class cricket, acscricket.com Nimbalkar was nine runs behind Don Bradman's record at lunch on the third day but Kathiawar conceded the match at this point. Maharashtra's 826 for 4 was the second highest team total in Ranji trophy at the time.Highest Team Totals in India, acscricket.com The Zonal format was not used in the 1948–49 season of Ranji Trophy. It was the only time that this was done until the zones were replaced by the Elite and Plate divisions in 2002–03 The Bombay v Maharashtra semifinal produced 2376 runs, in the most in any first class match.Highest Match Aggregates, acscricket.com Bombay's total of 1365 runs is the record for a team in any first class matchHighest Team Totals, acscricket.com Three batsmen – Uday Merchant 143 & 156, Dattu Phadkar 131 & 160 and Madhusudan Rege 133 & 100 – uniquely scored hundreds in both innings. The semifinals and finals were timeless matches. Both the Bombay – Maharashtra semifinal and the Bombay – Baroda final went into the seventh day, Three of the four semifinalists were from the West Zone. Assam made their Ranji Trophy debut in this season against United Provinces. Draw Top half white-space:nowrap 25px 150px 100px 12 Nov 1948 – Bangalore Mysore 186 & 122 Maharashtra 327 & 157 17 Dec 1948 – Shillong Assam 153 & 118 United Provinces 368 16 Dec 1948 – Poona Maharashtra 826/4 Kathiawar 238 21 Jan 1949 – Calcutta Bengal 251 & 131/4 Bombay 574/5d & 127/2d 12 Feb 1949 – Kanpur United Provinces 131 & 91 Maharashtra 396 12 Feb 1949 – Madras Madras 331 & 106/2 Bombay 375 & 254/5d 5 Mar 1949 – Poona Maharashtra 407 & 604 Bombay 651 & 714 yes yes no yes yes yes yes yes yes Round 1 Round 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals no Bottom half white-space:nowrap 25px 175px 80px 21 Jan 1949 – Jamshedpur Bihar 153 & 136 Delhi 212 & 48 3 Dec 1948 – Indore Holkar 390 & 46/1 Central Provinces and Berar 247 & 317/8d 16 Nov 1948 – Secunderabad Hyderabad 80 & 80 Baroda 98 & 65/2 12 Feb 1949 – Jamshedpur Bihar 188 & 128 Holkar 328 17 Dec 1948 – Ahmedabad Gujarat 198 & 94 Baroda 211 & 253 7 Mar 1949 – Indore Holkar 133 & 240 Baroda 349 & 25/1 yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes Round 1 Round 2 Quarterfinals Semifinals no Final 18–24 March 1949 Baroda Bombay (H) 620 (253.3 overs) K. C. Ibrahim 219, Michael Dalvi 110 Ranga Sohoni 3/117 268 (145.1 overs) Vijay Hazare 98 Dattu Phadkar 6/49 361 (123.4 overs) G. S. Ramchand 80* Ranga Sohoni 5/86 245 (126.1 overs) Vijay Hazare 115 Polly Umrigar 4/35 Bombay won by 468 runs Brabourne Stadium, Bombay Prasad Sinha and M. G. Vijayasarathi Scorecard Bombay won the toss and decided to bat Timeless match, ended on the seventh day Scorecards and averages CricketArchive References External links Series home at ESPNcricinfo Category:1948 in Indian cricket Category:1949 in Indian cricket Category:Ranji Trophy seasons Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1948–49