1939–40 Ranji Trophy

Indian cricket tournament December 2023 December 2023 1939–40 Ranji Trophy Ranji_trophy.jpg 350px The Ranji Trophy BCCI First-class Knockout Maharashtra 1 18 17 Vijay Hazare (Maharashtra) (619)Ranji Trophy, 1939/40 / Records / Most runs subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1939-40/Batting_by_Runs.html 23 August 2014 Vijay Hazare (Maharashtra) (20)Ranji Trophy, 1939/40 / Records / Most wickets subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1939-40/Bowling_by_Wickets.html 23 August 2014 1938–39 1938–39 Ranji Trophy 1940–41 1940–41 Ranji Trophy The 1939–40 Ranji Trophy was the sixth season of the Ranji Trophy. Eighteen teams took part in four zones in a knockout format. Northern India who appeared in the previous season dropped out but would return in 1940–41. Maharashtra won their first title defeating United Provinces in the final. Highlights Vijay Hazare topped both the batting and bowling aggregates, emulating Amar Singh's feat in 1937–38. Hazare's 316* against Baroda was the first triple century in Indian first class cricket. He scored 151 runs (165* – 316*) before lunch on the third day which is a record in Indian first class cricket, as of 2022.Most runs before lunch, acscricket.com Maharashtra scored 240 runs in the session for the loss of one wicket; their last two wickets added 326 runs.Mahatashtra v Baroda, 1939-40 Amar Singh scored 113* for Nawanagar v Baroda. He completed his 1000 runs in Ranji Trophy during this match.Nawanagar v Baroda 1939-40 This was to be his 16th and last Ranji match as he would die in five months. He took his 100th wicket in 1938–39 and thus became the first player to do the 1000 run – 100 wicket double in Ranji Trophy. In 16 Ranji matches, Amar Singh scored 1009 runs at an average of 43, and 105 wickets at 15.48. The final was a timeless match. Maharashtra won on the fourth day. Zonal Matches West Zone 25px 150px 100px 2 Dec 1939 – Karachi Sind 127 & 92/3 Western India 266 & 210/3d 18 Nov 1939 – Baroda Baroda 127 & 166 Gujarat 100 & 141 3 Nov 1939 – Bombay Bombay 351 Nawanagar 387 6 Jan 1940 – Poona Maharashtra 543/8d & 227/5d Western India 306 & 84/4 15 Dec 1939 – Baroda Baroda 399 & 24/0 Nawanagar 233 & 189 21 Jan 1940 – Poona Maharashtra 650/9d Baroda 303 & 283/5 yes no no no Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 South Zone 25px 150px 80px 4 Nov 1939 – Madras Madras 172 & 200/8 Mysore 108 & 263 1 Dec 1939 – Hyderabad Hyderabad 443 Madras 262 & 179 yes no Round 1 Round 2 East Zone 25px 150px 80px 2 Dec 1939 – Jamshedpur Bihar 135 & 111 Bengal 297 6 Jan 1940– Allahabad United Provinces 326 Central India 64 & 166 13 Jan 1940 – Calcutta Bengal 260 & 163 United Provinces 295 & 124/8 Round 1 Round 2 North Zone 25px 200px 80px 9 Dec 1939 – Delhi Delhi 85 & 138 Rajputana 207 & 17/3 29 Jan 1940 – Patiala Southern Punjab 205 & 116/5 North West Frontier Province 228 & 92 10 Feb 1940 – Ajmer Rajputana 105 & 133 Southern Punjab 428 Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Inter-Zonal Knockout Stage 25px 200px 80px 17 Feb 1940 – Poona Maharashtra 482 & 203/6 Southern Punjab 429 & 309 United Provinces Walkover Hyderabad 24 Feb 1940 – Poona Maharashtra 581 & 12/0 United Provinces 237 & 355 Final 24–27 Feb 1940 United Provinces Maharashtra (H) 237 (66.5 overs) B. K. Garudachar 63* Ranga Sohoni 3/32 581 (165 overs) Kamal Bhandarkar 132 Masood Salahuddin 2/90 355 (122.3 overs) Phiroze Palia 216 Ranga Sohoni 3/97 12/0 (1.5 overs) Maharashtra won by 10 wickets Poona Gymkhana Ground, Poona Scorecard United Provinces won the toss and elected to bat Scorecards and averages CricketArchive References Category:1939 in Indian cricket Category:1940 in Indian cricket Category:Ranji Trophy seasons Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1939–40