The 1934–35 Ranji Trophy was the inaugural season of the Ranji Trophy. It was contested between 15 teams in four zones in a knockout format. Bombay defeated Northern India in the final. The opening match, between Madras and Mysore, reached a result inside the first day.[3][4]
 The Ranji Trophy, which the winners get. | |
| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Bombay (1st title) |
| Participants | 15 |
| Most runs | Vijay Merchant (Bombay) (389)[1] |
| Most wickets | A.G. Ram Singh (Madras) (22)[2] |
HighlightsEdit
- The first match of the competition was held on 4 November 1934 between Madras and Mysore at Chepauk.[5] M. J. Gopalan of Madras bowled the first ball to N. Curtis.
- Madras won the match by an innings and 23 runs five minutes before close on the first day. This is only first-class match in India to finish on the first day.
- S. M. Hadi of Hyderabad hit the first century in Ranji Trophy. He scored 132* against Madras at Secunderabad.[6]
- George Abell of Northern India scored the first double hundred, 210, v Army. In the same innings, he was involved in a stand of 304 with Ahmed Raza.[7]
- Abell scored a century before lunch on the second day (24* to 128*), the first such instance in Ranji trophy.[8]
- Baqa Jilani took a hat-trick for Northern India v Southern Punjab in the semifinal at Amritsar.[9]
- Southern Punjab was all out for 22 in the same innings. This remained the lowest team total in Ranji Trophy till Hyderabad was out for 21 against Rajasthan in 2010–11.
- Madras was intended to be the venue of the semifinal between Bombay and Hyderabad. It was moved to Bombay as the cricket association in Madras was not in a position to host it. Subsequently, Hyderabad gave a walk-over to Bombay.
Zonal MatchesEdit
South ZoneEdit
| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
| 23–25 Nov 1934 – Secunderabad | ||||||
| Hyderabad | 256 & 227 | |||||
| 4 Nov 1934 – Chennai | ||||||
| Madras | 301 & 169 | |||||
| Madras | 130 | |||||
| Mysore | 48 & 59 | |||||
West ZoneEdit
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | ||||||||
| 16–18 February 1935 – Pune | ||||||||||
| Maharashtra | 260 & 72/1 | |||||||||
| 2–4 February 1935 – Ahmedabad | ||||||||||
| Bombay | 286 & 172/7d | |||||||||
| Gujarat | 106 & 166/4 | |||||||||
| 23–25 February 1934 – Bombay | ||||||||||
| Bombay | 231 & 300/7d | |||||||||
| Bombay | 377 & 164 | |||||||||
| Western India | 154 & 241 | |||||||||
| 16–18 November 1934 – Karachi | ||||||||||
| Sind | 125 & 210 | |||||||||
| Western India | 219 & 118/6 | |||||||||
North ZoneEdit
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | ||||||||
| 29–31 January 1935 – Patiala | ||||||||||
| Southern Punjab | 216 | |||||||||
| 8–9 December 1934 – Agra | ||||||||||
| United Provinces | 56 & 119/3 | |||||||||
| United Provinces | 228 | |||||||||
| 5–7 February 1935 – Amritsar | ||||||||||
| Delhi | 37 & 92 | |||||||||
| Southern Punjab | 135 & 22 | |||||||||
| Northern India | 142 & 106 | |||||||||
| 4–6 December 1934 – Lahore | ||||||||||
| Northern India | 459 | |||||||||
| Army | 203 & 204 | |||||||||
East ZoneEdit
| Round 1 | ||
| 26–27 December 1934 – Nagpur | ||
| Central Provinces and Berar | 115 & 194 | |
| Central India | 237 & 79/0 | |
Inter-Zonal Knockout StageEdit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Bombay | Walkover | |||||
| 9–12 March 1935 – Bombay | ||||||
| Hyderabad | ||||||
| Bombay | 266 & 300 | |||||
| 9–11 February 1935 – Amritsar | ||||||
| Northern India | 219 & 139 | |||||
| Northern India | 192 & 195 | |||||
| Central India | 145 & 243/6 | |||||
FinalEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1934/35 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1934/35 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ "Go pro – the template to success in Ranji Trophy's Plate Group". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1934/35". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 December 2018.
- ^ Madras v Mysore
- ^ Hyderabad v Madras
- ^ Northern India v Army
- ^ Century before lunch in first class cricket, acscricket.com
- ^ Southern Punjab v Northern India