1934–35 Ranji Trophy
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 on the first day.[3][4] The tournament was named as The Cricket Championship of India, onwards 1935-36 is renamed as Ranji trophy.[5]
 Trophy of Ranji trophy tournament | |
| 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] |
Highlights
- The first match of the competition was held on 4 November 1934 between Madras and Mysore at Chepauk.[6] 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 the close of play on the first day. As of 2022, this is the only first-class match in India to finish in a single day.
- S. M. Hadi of Hyderabad hit the first century in the Ranji Trophy. He scored 132* against Madras at Secunderabad.[7]
- George Abell of Northern India scored the first double hundred, with 210 v Army. In the same innings, he was involved in a partnership of 304 with Ahmed Raza.[8]
- Abell scored a century before lunch on the second day (24* to 128*), the first such instance in the Ranji Trophy.[9]
- Baqa Jilani took a hat-trick for Northern India v Southern Punjab in the semifinal at Amritsar.[10]
- Southern Punjab was all out for 22 in the same innings. This remained the lowest team total in the Ranji Trophy until Hyderabad was all out for 21 against Rajasthan in 2010–11.
- Madras was intended to be the venue of the semi-final between Bombay and Hyderabad, but it was moved to Bombay as the cricket association in Madras was not in a position to host it. Subsequently, Hyderabad declined to travel, meaning the semi-final was a walkover to Bombay.
Zonal Matches
South Zone
| 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 Zone
| 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 Zone
| 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 Zone
| Round 1 | ||
| 26–27 December 1934 – Nagpur | ||
| Central Provinces and Berar | 115 & 194 | |
| Central India | 237 & 79/0 | |
Inter-Zonal Knockout Stage
| 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 | |||||
References
- "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.
- "Ranji Trophy: 85 years, and counting". The Week.
- Madras v Mysore
- Hyderabad v Madras
- Northern India v Army
- Century before lunch in first class cricket, acscricket.com
- Southern Punjab v Northern India
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