1938–39 Ranji Trophy
The 1938–39 Ranji Trophy was the fifth season of the Ranji Trophy. Nineteen teams took part in four zones in a knockout format. Bengal won their first title defeating Southern Punjab in the final.
 The Ranji Trophy, which the winners get. | |
| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Bengal |
| Participants | 19 |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Most runs | Naoomal Jeoomal (Sind) (418)[1] |
| Most wickets | Amir Elahi (Nawanagar) (28)[2] |
Highlights
- Tom Longfield was the second non-native captain to win Ranji trophy, after Bert Wensley in 1936-37
- Naoomal Jeoomal of Sind scored 203* against Nawanagar out of a score of only 326.
- In the Nawanagar v Western India match, Amar Singh became the first bowler to take 100 Ranji Trophy wickets.[3] This was his 14th Ranji Trophy match.
Zonal Matches
West Zone
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | ||||||||
| 5 Nov 1938 — Karachi | ||||||||||
| Sind | 370/7 | |||||||||
| 28 Oct 1938 — Baroda | ||||||||||
| Bombay | 366 | |||||||||
| Baroda | 326 | |||||||||
| 24 Dec 1938 — Karachi | ||||||||||
| Bombay | 441 | |||||||||
| Sind | 326 & 263/7d | |||||||||
| 4 Nov 1938 — Jamnagar | ||||||||||
| Nawanagar | 271 & 125/2 | |||||||||
| Nawanagar | 238 & 16/2 | |||||||||
| 9 Nov 1938 — Jamnagar | ||||||||||
| Gujarat | 105 & 148 | |||||||||
| Nawanagar | 168 & 184/6 | |||||||||
| 4 Nov 1938 - Rajkot | ||||||||||
| Western India | 166 & 185 | |||||||||
| Western India | 138 & 180 | |||||||||
| Maharashtra | 131 & 77 | |||||||||
North Zone
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | ||||||||
| 12 Nov 1938 — Patiala | ||||||||||
| Southern Punjab | 304 & 221 | |||||||||
| 2 Jan 1939— Patiala | ||||||||||
| Rajputana | 190 & 151 | |||||||||
| Southern Punjab | 379 | |||||||||
| 26 Nov 1938 — Peshawar | ||||||||||
| North West Frontier Province | 227 & 115 | |||||||||
| North West Frontier Province | 418/8d | |||||||||
| 21 Jan 1939— Patiala | ||||||||||
| Delhi | 207 & 40 | |||||||||
| Southern Punjab | 180 & 120/1 | |||||||||
| Northern India | 116 & 123 | |||||||||
| Northern India | Walkover | |||||||||
| Army | ||||||||||
Inter-Zonal Knockout Stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 21 Jan 1939 – Calcutta | ||||||
| Bengal | 515 | |||||
| 18 Feb 1939 – Calcutta | ||||||
| Madras | 114 & 116 | |||||
| Bengal | 222 & 418 | |||||
| 10 Feb 1939 - Patiala | ||||||
| Southern Punjab | 328 & 134 | |||||
| Southern Punjab | 197 & 168/3 | |||||
| Sind | 339 & 23 | |||||
Scorecards and averages
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References
- "Ranji Trophy, 1938/39 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- "Ranji Trophy, 1938/39 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/16/16836.html Nawanagar v Western India, 1938-39
External links
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