1954–55 Ranji Trophy

The 1954–55 Ranji Trophy was the 21st season of the Ranji Trophy. Madras won the title defeating Holkar in the final.

1954–55 Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsMadras (1st title)
Participants20
Most runsA. G. Kripal Singh (Madras) (636)[1]
Most wicketsM. K. Murugesh (Madras) (23)[2]
The First Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy Triumph Team of 1954–1955.

Zonal Matches

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North Zone

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Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
 
 
 
17 Dec 1954 – Jullundur
 
 
Eastern Punjab148 & 282/7
 
3 Dec 1954 – Delhi
 
Services405
 
Services288 & 121/2
 
 
Delhi163 & 242
 

East Zone

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Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
18 Dec 1954 – Cuttack
 
 
Orissa58 & 126
 
16 Jan 1955 – Calcutta
 
Bengal329/4d
 
Bengal309 & 421/9d
 
11 Dec 1954 – Jorhat
 
Bihar119 & 169/8
 
Assam53 & 89
 
 
Bihar81 & 107
 

Central Zone

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Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
 
 
 
15 Jan 1955 – Indore
 
 
Holkar441
 
18 Dec 1954 – Banaras
 
Madhya Pradesh161 & 100
 
Uttar Pradesh211 & 70/1
 
 
Madhya Pradesh251 & 123/5d
 

West Zone

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Round 1Round 2Round 3
 
          
 
18 Dec 1954 – Ahmedabad
 
 
Gujarat354
 
22 Jan 1955 – Baroda
 
Baroda413/4
 
Baroda284/3
 
 
Bombay258
 
 
19 Feb 1955 – Baroda
 
 
Baroda373
 
 
Maharashtra260
 
 
31 Jan 1955 – Rajkot
 
 
Saurashtra160 & 245/5d
 
 
Maharashtra382 & 37/0
 
 
 
 

South Zone

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Round 1Round 2Round 3
 
          
 
2 Jan 1955 – Hyderabad
 
 
Hyderabad480/6d
 
21 Jan 1955 – Hyderabad
 
Andhra128 & 245
 
Hyderabad288 & 144/3d
 
 
Mysore152 & 184/2
 
 
4 Feb 1955 – Hyderabad
 
 
Hyderabad274 & 131/5
 
 
Madras331 & 172/6d
 
 
18 Dec 1954 – Ernakulam
 
 
Travancore-Cochin247 & 141/6
 
 
Madras414/9d
 
 
 
 

Inter-Zonal Knockout matches

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
5 Mar 1955 – Indore
 
 
Holkar492
 
 
Baroda412
 
 
2 Apr 1955 – Indore
 
 
Holkar417 & 326
 
 
Madras478 & 311
 
 
7 Mar 1955 – Madras
 
 
Madras347 & 139
 
11 Feb 1955 – Delhi
 
Bengal174 & 155
 
Services312
 
 
Bengal364
 

Final

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2–6 April 1955
Scorecard
v
Holkar (H)
478 (143.2 overs)
C. D. Gopinath 133
Hiralal Gaekwad 4/137
417 (171.5 overs)
Narayan Nivsarkar 85
M. K. Murugesh 3/97
311 (105.1 overs)
A. G. Kripal Singh 91
V. P. Dixit 3/50
326 (80.2 overs)
Chandu Sarwate 56
M. K. Murugesh 5/114
Madras won by 46 runs
Yeshwant Club Ground, Indore
Umpires: Dinkar Desai and Balkrishna Mohoni
  • Holkar won the toss and decided to field.

Scorecards and averages

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References

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  1. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1954/55 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1954/55 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 23 August 2014.