1940–41 Ranji Trophy

Indian cricket tournament December 2023 December 2023 1940–41 Ranji Trophy Ranji_trophy.jpg 350px The Ranji Trophy BCCI First-class Knockout Maharashtra 2 19 18 Ranga Sohoni (Maharashtra) (655)Ranji Trophy, 1940/41 / Records / Most runs subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1940-41/Batting_by_Runs.html 23 August 2014 Chandu Sarwate (Maharashtra) (24)Ranji Trophy, 1940/41 / Records / Most wickets subscription https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1940-41/Bowling_by_Wickets.html 23 August 2014 1939–40 1939–40 Ranji Trophy 1941–42 1941–42 Ranji Trophy The 1940–41 Ranji Trophy was the seventh season of the Ranji Trophy. Nineteen teams took part in four zones in a knockout format. Maharashtra retained the title defeating Madras in the final. Maharashtra would enter and lose three more finals but as of 2014, 1940-41 remains their last Ranji title. With cricket affected by the Second World War, Ranji Trophy was only regular domestic tournament that continued in the senior cricket nations. Highlights Maharashtra won their first four matches on first innings lead and won only the final outright. Maharashtra made a Ranji record score of 798 against Northern India in the semifinal, batting for most of the first three days. Originally scheduled as a three-day match, the semifinal was extended to a fourth day for the teams to complete their first innings. D. B. Deodhar was 48 years and 306 days old when he scored 246 against Bombay. As of 2014, he is the sixth oldest player to score a double century in first class cricket, and the second oldest Indian after C. K. Nayudu who did it at the age of 50 years and 142 days in 1945–46.Oldest batsmen to score double hundreds, acscricket.com The Bombay – Maharashtra match was scheduled for three days but went to five before the first innings were completed. Maharashtra made 675 and Bombay 650. Zonal matches West zone 25px 150px 100px 8 November 1940 – Jamnagar Nawanagar 117 & 140 Western India 57 & 203/8 Gujarat Walkover Baroda 15 November 1940 – Poona Maharashtra 675 Bombay 650 1 December 1940 – Rajkot Western India 250 & 159/4 Sind 239 & 168/7d 13 January 1941 – Ahmedabad Gujarat 335 Maharashtra 518 8 February 1941 – Rajkot Western India 459 Maharashtra 460/3 no yes no no Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 North zone 25px 200px 80px 15 November 1940 – Peshawar North West Frontier Province 97 & 88 Northern India 134 & 280 15 November 1940 – Patiala Southern Punjab 275 Delhi 111 & 106 Northern India Walkover Southern Punjab Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 East zone 25px 150px 80px 30 November 1940 – Jamshedpur Bihar 217 & 58/6 Bengal 257 & 262/3d 7 December 1940 – Calcutta Bengal 147 & 126 United Provinces 191 & 226 no yes Round 1 Round 2 South zone 25px 150px 80px 14 December 1940 – Madras Madras 174/7 Mysore 171 30 December 1940 – Madras Madras 227 & 257/9d Hyderabad 98 & 132 no yes Round 1 Round 2 Inter-zonal knockout stage 25px 150px 80px 6 February 1941 – Madras Madras 271 & 158 United Provinces 255 & 149 22 February 1941 – Poona Maharashtra 798 Northern India 442 7–9 March 1941 – Madras Madras 145 & 347 Maharashtra 284 & 210/4 Final 7–10 March 1941 Madras (H) Maharashtra 145 (58.4 overs) NJ Venkatesan 31 Krishnarao Jadhav 4/23 (9.4 overs) 284 (87.4 overs) Vijay Hazare 137 C. R. Rangachari 4/71 (20 overs) 347 (129.2 overs) A. G. Ram Singh 71 Chandu Sarwate 6/83 (32.2 overs) 210/4 (70.1 overs) Ranga Sohoni 104* A. G. Ram Singh 3/54 (21.1 overs) Maharashtra won by 6 wickets Chepauk, Madras Vali Ahmed and Dattatraya Naik Scorecard Madras won the toss and elected to bat. Indian Express,Indian Express, p.8 p.8, and CricketArchive, list M. G. Vijayasarathi as the umpire instead of Naik References Category:1940 in Indian cricket Category:1941 in Indian cricket Category:Ranji Trophy seasons Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1940–41