1949–50 Ranji Trophy

The 1949–50 Ranji Trophy was the 16th season of the Ranji Trophy. Baroda won the title defeating Holkar in the final.

1949–50 Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy, which the winners get.
Dates18 November 1949 – 21 March 1950
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsBaroda (3rd title)
Participants19
Most runsVijay Hazare (Baroda) (609)[1]
Most wicketsHiralal Gaekwad (Holkar) (29)[2]

Highlights

Zonal Matches

West Zone

 
Round 1Round 2Round 3
 
          
 
18 Nov 1949 – Baroda
 
 
Baroda333
 
2 Dec 1949 – Baroda
 
Bombay114 & 201
 
Baroda382
 
 
Kathiawar180 & 145
 
 
8 Jan 1950 – Baroda
 
 
Baroda357 & 348/4d
 
 
Gujarat284 & 211/4
 
 
3 Dec 1949 – Ahmedabad
 
 
Gujarat360 & 70/4
 
 
Maharashtra172 & 253
 
 
 
 

North Zone

 
Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
2 Dec 1949 – Delhi
 
 
Delhi343 & 225
 
9 Jan 1950 – Delhi
 
Rajputana215 & 235
 
Delhi544 & 140/4
 
11 Dec 1949 – Patiala
 
Southern Punjab456 & 34/3
 
Southern Punjab152 & 121/4
 
 
Services62 & 208
 

East Zone

 
Round 1Round 2Round 3
 
          
 
6 Dec 1949 – Jorhat
 
 
Assam50 & 52
 
27 Jan 1950 – Indore
 
Holkar157
 
Holkar92 & 429
 
 
Bengal141 & 251
 
 
26 Feb 1950 – Indore
 
 
Holkar262 & 222/5
 
10 Dec 1949 – Jamshedpur
 
Bihar226 & 254
 
Bihar163 & 326
 
4 Feb 1950 – Jamshedpur
 
Orissa89 & 44
 
Bihar207 & 287
 
 
Uttar Pradesh258 & 189
 
 
 
 

South Zone

 
Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
24 Dec 1949 – Madras
 
 
Madras328 & 236/7
 
26 Jan 1950 – Madras
 
Mysore215 & 347
 
Madras264 & 124
 
9 Dec 1949 – Secunderabad
 
Hyderabad125 & 136
 
Hyderabad327 & 62/2
 
 
Central Provinces and Berar136 & 251
 

Inter-Zonal Knockout matches

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 Feb 1950 – Madras
 
 
Madras103 & 69
 
17 Mar 1950 – Baroda
 
Baroda297
 
Baroda437 & 258/6
 
4 Mar 1950 – Delhi
 
Holkar419 & 272
 
Delhi335 & 253/7
 
 
Holkar615 & 315
 

Final

Baroda entered the final for the third successive season, following a win against Holkar in the 1947–48 season and a loss to Bombay in 1948–49 edition.[3]

17–21 March 1950
Scorecard
v
Baroda (H)
419 (154.5 overs)
Mushtaq Ali 140
Vijay Hazare 3/99 (40 overs)
437 (165.4 overs)
Vijay Hazare 130
C. S. Nayudu 5/182 (56 overs)
272 (107.4 overs)
Chandu Sarwate 66
Amir Elahi 4/66 (20.4 overs)
258/6 (99 overs)
Vijay Hazare 101
C. S. Nayudu 4/90 (30 overs)
Baroda won by 4 wickets
Maharaja Pratapsingh Coronation Gymkhana Ground, Baroda
Umpires: D. B. Deodhar and Jamshed Patel
  • Holkar won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Hiralal Gaekwad (Holkar) claimed his 50th wicket in first-class cricket.[4]

References

  1. "Ranji Trophy, 1949/50 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  2. "Ranji Trophy, 1949/50 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  3. "Ranji Trophy Final". The Indian Express. 18 March 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  4. "Baroda v Holkar, Ranji Trophy 1949/50 (Final)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
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