1939–40 Ranji Trophy

The 1939–40 Ranji Trophy was the sixth season of the Ranji Trophy. Eighteen teams took part in four zones in a knockout format. Northern India who appeared in the previous season dropped out but would return in 1940–41. Maharashtra won their first title defeating United Provinces in the final.

1939–40 Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy, which the winners get.
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsMaharashtra (1st title)
Participants18
Matches17
Most runsVijay Hazare (Maharashtra) (619)[1]
Most wicketsVijay Hazare (Maharashtra) (20)[2]

Highlights
  • Vijay Hazare topped both the batting and bowling aggregates, emulating Amar Singh's feat in 1937–38.
  • Hazare's 316* against Baroda was the first triple century in Indian first class cricket. He scored 151 runs (165* – 316*) before lunch on the third day which is a record in Indian first class cricket, as of 2022.[3] Maharashtra scored 240 runs in the session for the loss of one wicket; their last two wickets added 326 runs.[4]
  • Amar Singh scored 113* for Nawanagar v Baroda. He completed his 1000 runs in Ranji Trophy during this match.[5] This was to be his 16th and last Ranji match as he would die in five months. He took his 100th wicket in 1938–39 and thus became the first player to do the 1000 run – 100 wicket double in Ranji Trophy. In 16 Ranji matches, Amar Singh scored 1009 runs at an average of 43, and 105 wickets at 15.48.
  • The final was a timeless match. Maharashtra won on the fourth day.

Zonal Matches

West Zone
 
Round 1Round 2Round 3
 
          
 
 
 
 
6 Jan 1940 – Poona
 
 
Maharashtra543/8d & 227/5d
 
2 Dec 1939 – Karachi
 
Western India306 & 84/4
 
Sind127 & 92/3
 
21 Jan 1940 – Poona
 
Western India266 & 210/3d
 
Maharashtra650/9d
 
18 Nov 1939 – Baroda
 
Baroda303 & 283/5
 
Baroda127 & 166
 
15 Dec 1939 – Baroda
 
Gujarat100 & 141
 
Baroda399 & 24/0
 
3 Nov 1939 – Bombay
 
Nawanagar233 & 189
 
Bombay351
 
 
Nawanagar387
 

South Zone
 
Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
 
 
 
1 Dec 1939 – Hyderabad
 
 
Hyderabad443
 
4 Nov 1939 – Madras
 
Madras262 & 179
 
Madras172 & 200/8
 
 
Mysore108 & 263
 

East Zone
 
Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
2 Dec 1939 – Jamshedpur
 
 
Bihar135 & 111
 
13 Jan 1940 – Calcutta
 
Bengal297
 
Bengal260 & 163
 
6 Jan 1940– Allahabad
 
United Provinces295 & 124/8
 
United Provinces326
 
 
Central India64 & 166
 

North Zone
 
Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
9 Dec 1939 – Delhi
 
 
Delhi85 & 138
 
10 Feb 1940 – Ajmer
 
Rajputana207 & 17/3
 
Rajputana105 & 133
 
29 Jan 1940 – Patiala
 
Southern Punjab428
 
Southern Punjab205 & 116/5
 
 
North West Frontier Province228 & 92
 

Inter-Zonal Knockout Stage
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 Feb 1940 – Poona
 
 
Maharashtra482 & 203/6
 
24 Feb 1940 – Poona
 
Southern Punjab429 & 309
 
Maharashtra581 & 12/0
 
 
 
United Provinces237 & 355
 
United ProvincesWalkover
 
 
Hyderabad
 

Final
24–27 Feb 1940
Scorecard
v
237 (66.5 overs)
B. K. Garudachar 63*
Ranga Sohoni 3/32
581 (165 overs)
Kamal Bhandarkar 132
Masood Salahuddin 2/90
355 (122.3 overs)
Phiroze Palia 216
Ranga Sohoni 3/97
12/0 (1.5 overs)
Maharashtra won by 10 wickets
Poona Gymkhana Ground, Poona
  • United Provinces won the toss and elected to bat

Scorecards and averages

References
  1. "Ranji Trophy, 1939/40 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  2. "Ranji Trophy, 1939/40 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  3. Most runs before lunch, acscricket.com
  4. Mahatashtra v Baroda, 1939-40
  5. Nawanagar v Baroda 1939-40
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