1942–43 Ranji Trophy

1942-43 Ranji Trophy

The Ranji Trophy, which the winners get.
Administrator(s) BCCI
Cricket format First-class cricket
Tournament format(s) Knockout
Champions Baroda
Participants 13
Matches played 12
Most runs Vijay Hazare (Baroda) (398)[1]
Most wickets C. S. Nayudu (Baroda) (40)[2]

The 1942–43 Ranji Trophy was the ninth season of the Ranji Trophy. Baroda won their first title defeating Hyderabad in the final. Only 13 teams took part, the lowest in the history of the Ranji Trophy. Teams like Bombay and Madras skipped the competition.

Highlights

Knockout tree

Semi-finals Final
26 Feb 1943 – Baroda
 Baroda inns and 365 runs  
 Rajputana  
 
26 Mar 1943 – Secunderabad
     Hyderabad 307 runs
   Baroda
26 Feb 1943 - Secunderabad
 Hyderabad 187 runs
 Holkar  

Final

26-30 Mar 1943 (timeless match)
Scorecard
v
308 (101.3 overs)
Vijay Hazare 81
Ghulam Ahmed 6/114
215 (98.5 overs)
B. C. Khanna 75
C. S. Nayudu 6/60
321 (115 overs)
Vijay Hazare 87
S. R. Mehta 5/103
107 (64.2 overs)
Eddie Aibara 43
Baroda won by 356 runs
Railway Recreation Club Ground, Secunderabad
Umpires: M.G. Bhave and T.A. Ramachandran
  • Baroda won the toss and elected to bat

Teams

North Zone
Rajputana
Delhi
West Zone
Baroda
Western India
Maharashtra
Sind
Nawanagar
South Zone
Hyderabad
Mysore
East Zone
Holkar
Bengal
Bihar

The team that won the zonal title is listed in bold. The teams are listed in the approximate order in which they finished in the zone.

Scorecards and averages

References

External links

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