The 1953–54 Ranji Trophy was the 20th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won the title defeating Holkar in the final.
 The Ranji Trophy | |
| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Bombay (7th title) |
| Participants | 21 |
| Most runs | Madhav Mantri (Bombay) (522)[1] |
| Most wickets | Chandu Sarwate (Holkar) (23)[2] |
Zonal Matches
editCentral Zone
edit| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
| 25 Dec 1953 – Ajmer | ||||||
| Rajputana | 199 & 173 | |||||
| 23 Jan 1954 – Ajmer | ||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 182 & 123 | |||||
| Rajputana | 125 & 161 | |||||
| 28 Nov 1953 – Jabalpur | ||||||
| Holkar | 486 | |||||
| Madhya Pradesh | 72 & 147 | |||||
| Holkar | 464 | |||||
West Zone
edit| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | ||||||||
| 12 Dec 1953 – Bombay | ||||||||||
| Bombay | 249 & 122/2 | |||||||||
| Baroda | 117 & 251 | |||||||||
| 23 Jan 1954 – Bombay | ||||||||||
| Bombay | 385 & 62/0 | |||||||||
| Maharashtra | 239 & 206 | |||||||||
| 9 Jan 1954 – Kolhapur | ||||||||||
| Maharashtra | 576/6d | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 1953 – Ahmedabad | ||||||||||
| Gujarat | 151 & 364/6 | |||||||||
| Gujarat | 225 & 360/8d | |||||||||
| Saurashtra | 207 & 192/9 | |||||||||
South Zone
edit| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | ||||||||
| 25 Dec 1953 – Madras | ||||||||||
| Madras (T) | 101/6 | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 1953 – Bangalore | ||||||||||
| Mysore | 243/8d | |||||||||
| Mysore | 290 & 49/2 | |||||||||
| 21 Jan 1954 – Madras | ||||||||||
| Andhra | 150 & 188 | |||||||||
| Madras | 275 & 336/5d | |||||||||
| Travancore-Cochin | 147 & 148 | |||||||||
| 28 Nov 1953 – Trivandrum | ||||||||||
| Travancore-Cochin | 241 & 171/4d | |||||||||
| Hyderabad | 125 & 104/4 | |||||||||
(T) – Advanced to next round by spin of coin.
East Zone
edit| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
| 13 Feb 1954 – Jamshedpur | ||||||
| Bihar | 169 & 267/7 | |||||
| 12 Dec 1953 – Cuttack | ||||||
| Bengal | 256 & 304 | |||||
| Orissa | 118 & 142 | |||||
| Bengal | 479 & 321/9d | |||||
North Zone
edit| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
| 18 Dec 1953 – Delhi | ||||||
| Services | 345 & 124/5d | |||||
| 18 Jan 1954 – Jullundur | ||||||
| Eastern Punjab | 367 & 76/2 | |||||
| Eastern Punjab | 163 & 82/6 | |||||
| 23 Dec 1953 – Patiala | ||||||
| Delhi | 123 & 120/6d | |||||
| Patiala | 119/9d & 258 | |||||
| Delhi | 125 & 253/4 | |||||
Inter-Zonal Knockout matches
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 12 Feb 1954 – Indore | ||||||||||
| Holkar | 350/9d & 10/0 | |||||||||
| 6 Mar 1954 – Indore | ||||||||||
| Eastern Punjab | 127 & 229 | |||||||||
| Holkar | 575 | |||||||||
| Bengal | 149 & 111 | |||||||||
| 13 Mar 1954 – Indore | ||||||||||
| Holkar | 292 & 193 | |||||||||
| Bombay | 376 & 111/2 | |||||||||
| 20 Feb 1954 – Bombay | ||||||||||
| Bombay | 504 & 342/9d | |||||||||
| Madras | 318 & 149 | |||||||||
Final
editScorecards and averages
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1953/54 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1953/54 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 23 August 2014.
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