1935–36 Ranji Trophy

Indian cricket tournament December 2023 December 2023 1935–36 Ranji Trophy Ranji_trophy.jpg 350px The Ranji Trophy BCCI First-class Knockout 30 November 1935 31 March 1936 Bombay 2 16 16 S. M. Kadri (Bombay) (515)Most runs. CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 December 2023. A. G. Ram Singh (Madras) (28)Most wickets. CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 December 2023. 1934–35 1934–35 Ranji Trophy 1936–37 1936–37 Ranji Trophy https://www.bcci.tv The 1935–36 Ranji Trophy was the second edition of India's first-class cricket championship. Having been called 'The Cricket Championship of India' in 1934–35, the tournament was rebranded in 1935 in honour of the late Kumar Sri Ranjitsinhji, known as Ranji.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 8 December 2023 Matches were played from 4 November 1934 to 12 March 1935 and a total of 16 state and city teams participated. Of the original 15, the Army team withdrew but there were two new members with Bengal and Rajputana (now Rajasthan) making their debuts. Although the sides were divided into four zonal groups, the tournament utilised a knockout format. Bombay defeated Madras by 190 runs 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. Bengal and Rajputana made their debuts but the Army team did not participate. The sixteen teams are listed alphabetically by zone and the sides that won each zonal title are in bold. East Zone Bengal Central India (now Madhya Pradesh) Central Provinces and Berar (now Vidarbha) Rajputana (now Rajasthan) North Zone 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 Highlights Although the Army team withdrew, the number of participants increased to 16 as Bengal and Rajputana made their tournament debuts. S. M. Kadri scored hundreds in both innings for Bombay against Western India.Bombay v Western India. CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 December 2023. Zonal Matches East Zone 25px 175px 80px 19 Dec 1935 – Calcutta Bengal 162 & 356/6d Central Provinces and Berar 105 & 171 10 Jan 1936 – Indore Central India 196 & 218/5 Rajputana 149 & 264/7d 18 Jan 1936 – Calcutta Bengal 283 & 259 Central India 200 & 195/5 Round 1 Round 2 North Zone 25px 175px 80px 12 Feb 1936 – Delhi United Provinces 230 & 195/6 Southern Punjab 169 & 280/5d 15 Feb 1936 – Delhi Delhi 124 & 44/2 Northern India 206 & 255 19 Feb 1936 – Delhi United Provinces 208 & 213 Northern India 452 Round 1 Round 2 South Zone 25px 150px 80px 30 Nov 1935 – Bangalore Mysore 162 & 135 Madras 275 & 131 28 Dec 1935 – Chennai Madras 263 & 123/4 Hyderabad 268 & 109 no yes Round 1 Round 2 West Zone 25px 150px 80px 10 Dec 1935 – Poona Maharashtra 228 Bombay 308 & 295 13 Dec 1935 – Poona Western India 348 & 154 Gujarat 144 & 104 16 Dec 1935 – Poona Bombay 369 & 105/2 Sind 230 & 329/7d 20 Dec 1935 – Poona Western India 181 Bombay 243 & 484 yes yes no yes Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Inter-Zonal Knockout Stage white-space:nowrap 25px 175px 80px 14 Feb 1936 – Madras Madras 195 & 158 Bengal 144 & 118 20 Mar 1936 – Delhi Bombay 170 & 223 Northern India 140 & 241 27 Mar 1936 – Delhi Madras 268 & 125 Bombay 384 & 199 Final 27–31 Mar 1936 Bombay Madras 384 (144.1 overs) Ahmed Baporia 90 M. A. Uttappa 4/70 268 (108 overs) A. V. Krishnaswamy 77 Bomanji Kalapesi 5/92 199 (86 overs) Vijay Merchant 79 A. G. Ram Singh 5/92 125 (52 overs) C. Ramaswami 40 Rustomji Jamshedji 3/18 Bombay won by 190 runs Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Scorecard Bombay won the toss and elected to field The match was played in a neutral ground. References Category:1935 in Indian cricket Category:1936 in Indian cricket Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1935–36 Category:Ranji Trophy seasons