The 1937–38 Ranji Trophy was the fourth edition of the Ranji Trophy, an annual first-class cricket tournament in India. Matches were played from 17 October 1937 to 24 February 1938 with a total of 18 teams participating. The sides were divided into four zonal groups, but the tournament utilised a knockout format. Hyderabad defeated the defending champions Nawanagar in the final.
 The Ranji Trophy | |
| Dates | 17 October 1937 – 24 February 1938 |
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| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Hyderabad (1st title) |
| Participants | 18 |
| Matches | 18 |
| Most runs | Amar Singh (Nawanagar) (370)[1] |
| Most wickets | Amar Singh (Nawanagar) (24)[2] |
| Official website | http://www.bcci.tv |
Teams
editAlthough the tournament ran in a knockout format, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) organised the teams by zone. Delhi were absent from North Zone but Northern India returned and North West Frontier Province made their debut. South Zone was reduced to three teams after Central Provinces and Berar withdrew. West Zone had seven teams with Baroda making their debut. The eighteen teams are listed alphabetically by zone and the sides that won each zonal title are in bold.
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Highlights
edit- Hyderabad qualified for the final after getting walkovers in the previous two rounds when their opposition failed to appear. The Ranji final was the only match they played in this season.
- Hyderabad's feat of winning the Ranji Trophy after winning only one match is a rare feat: Maharashtra in 1940–41, Bombay in 1967–68, Hyderabad again in 1986–87 and Bengal in 1989–90 all won only one match outright when winning the title.
- Amar Singh topped the batting and bowling aggregates for the season. He scored 370 runs and took 24 wickets in four matches.
- Against Bombay in the decisive match in the West Zone, Amar Singh scored 140* and took 6/22 in the first innings, bowling Bombay out for 45. Against Baroda he scored 66 and took 6 wickets in the match, and against Sind 86 and 10 wickets for 61 (3/35 and 7/26).
- Nawanagar defeated Baroda by an innings and 275 runs, Sind by an innings and 144 runs and Bombay by an innings and 130 runs before losing the final.
Zonal matches
editEast Zone
edit| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
| 4 Dec 1937 – Calcutta | ||||||
| Bengal | 372 | |||||
| 29 Jan 1938 – Calcutta | ||||||
| Bihar | 99 & 107 | |||||
| Bengal | 110 & 217 | |||||
| 17 Oct 1937– Indore | ||||||
| Central India | 154 & 145 | |||||
| Central India | 101 & 83/8 | |||||
| Rajputana | 108 & 72 | |||||
North Zone
edit| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
| 19 Oct 1937 – Patiala | ||||||
| Southern Punjab | 216 & 36/0 | |||||
| 25 Oct 1937 – Patiala | ||||||
| North West Frontier Province | 165 & 85 | |||||
| Southern Punjab | 241 & 242 | |||||
| 22 Oct 1937 – Patiala | ||||||
| Northern India | 281 & 149 | |||||
| Northern India | 173 & 180 | |||||
| United Provinces | 115 & 154 | |||||
South Zone
edit| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
| Hyderabad | Walkover | |||||
| 28 Dec 1937 – Bangalore | ||||||
| Madras | ||||||
| Mysore | 180 & 101 | |||||
| Madras | 106 & 176/7 | |||||
West Zone
edit| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | ||||||||
| 30 Oct 1937 – Jamnagar | ||||||||||
| Nawanagar | 397 | |||||||||
| 7 Nov 1937 – Jamnagar | ||||||||||
| Baroda | 37 & 85 | |||||||||
| Nawanagar | 367 | |||||||||
| Sind | 112 & 111 | |||||||||
| 11 Jan 1938 – Jamnagar | ||||||||||
| Nawanagar | 289 | |||||||||
| 24 Oct 1937 – Jamnagar | ||||||||||
| Bombay | 45 & 114 | |||||||||
| Western India | 108 & 267 | |||||||||
| 2 Nov 1937 – Jamnagar | ||||||||||
| Maharashtra | 133 & 164 | |||||||||
| Western India | 153 & 279 | |||||||||
| 27 Oct 1937 – Jamnagar | ||||||||||
| Bombay | 250 & 217 | |||||||||
| Bombay | 115 & 152/7 | |||||||||
| Gujarat | 166 & 98 | |||||||||
Inter-zonal knockout matches
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Hyderabad | Walkover | |||||
| 22 Feb 1938 – Bombay | ||||||
| Southern Punjab | ||||||
| Hyderabad | 113 & 310/9 | |||||
| Nawanagar | 152 & 270 | |||||
| Nawanagar | Walkover | |||||
| Bengal | ||||||
Final
edit22–24 February 1938
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- Nawanagar won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was played in a neutral ground.
- Nariman Marshall and Amar Singh (both Nawanagar) passed 1,000 and 3,000 runs respectively in first-class cricket.[3]
- Edulji Aibara's (Hyderabad) 137 was the highest individual score in a successful chase in a Ranji Trophy final before it was surpassed by Parthiv Patel (143) in 2016–17.[4]
- Hyderabad's 310 was the highest fourth innings total to win a Ranji final before it was surpassed by Gujarat's 312 in 2016–17.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Most runs". Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Most wickets". Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy 1937/38 (Final)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy 2016/17, stats review: From Gujarat's highest successful chase in final to Rishab Pant's triple ton – Firstpost". Firstpost. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Stats: Priyank Panchal's season of reckoning". Cricbuzz. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
External links
edit- Ranji Trophy, 1937-38 at ESPNcricinfo
- Ranji Trophy 1937/38 at CricketArchive (subscription required)