1953–54 Ranji Trophy

The 1953–54 Ranji Trophy was the 20th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won the title defeating Holkar in the final.

1953–54 Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy, which the winners get.
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatFirst-class cricket
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsBombay (7th title)
Participants21
Most runsMadhav Mantri (Bombay) (522)[1]
Most wicketsChandu Sarwate (Holkar) (23)[2]

Zonal Matches

Central Zone

 
Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
25 Dec 1953 – Ajmer
 
 
Rajputana199 & 173
 
23 Jan 1954 – Ajmer
 
Uttar Pradesh182 & 123
 
Rajputana125 & 161
 
28 Nov 1953 – Jabalpur
 
Holkar486
 
Madhya Pradesh72 & 147
 
 
Holkar464
 

West Zone

 
Round 1Round 2Round 3
 
          
 
 
 
 
12 Dec 1953 – Bombay
 
 
Bombay249 & 122/2
 
 
Baroda117 & 251
 
 
23 Jan 1954 – Bombay
 
 
Bombay385 & 62/0
 
 
Maharashtra239 & 206
 
 
9 Jan 1954 – Kolhapur
 
 
Maharashtra576/6d
 
28 Nov 1953 – Ahmedabad
 
Gujarat151 & 364/6
 
Gujarat225 & 360/8d
 
 
Saurashtra207 & 192/9
 

South Zone

 
Round 1Round 2Round 3
 
          
 
 
 
 
25 Dec 1953 – Madras
 
 
Madras (T)101/6
 
28 Nov 1953 – Bangalore
 
Mysore243/8d
 
Mysore290 & 49/2
 
21 Jan 1954 – Madras
 
Andhra150 & 188
 
Madras275 & 336/5d
 
 
Travancore-Cochin147 & 148
 
 
28 Nov 1953 – Trivandrum
 
 
Travancore-Cochin241 & 171/4d
 
 
Hyderabad125 & 104/4
 
 
 
 

(T) – Advanced to next round by spin of coin.

East Zone

 
Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
 
 
 
13 Feb 1954 – Jamshedpur
 
 
Bihar169 & 267/7
 
12 Dec 1953 – Cuttack
 
Bengal256 & 304
 
Orissa118 & 142
 
 
Bengal479 & 321/9d
 

North Zone

 
Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
18 Dec 1953 – Delhi
 
 
Services345 & 124/5d
 
18 Jan 1954 – Jullundur
 
Eastern Punjab367 & 76/2
 
Eastern Punjab163 & 82/6
 
23 Dec 1953 – Patiala
 
Delhi123 & 120/6d
 
Patiala119/9d & 258
 
 
Delhi125 & 253/4
 

Inter-Zonal Knockout matches

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
12 Feb 1954 – Indore
 
 
Holkar350/9d & 10/0
 
6 Mar 1954 – Indore
 
Eastern Punjab127 & 229
 
Holkar575
 
 
Bengal149 & 111
 
 
13 Mar 1954 – Indore
 
 
Holkar292 & 193
 
 
Bombay376 & 111/2
 
 
20 Feb 1954 – Bombay
 
 
Bombay504 & 342/9d
 
 
Madras318 & 149
 
 
 
 

Final

13–17 March 1954
Scorecard
Holkar (H)
v
292 (145.4 overs)
Chandu Sarwate 82
Baloo Gupte 3/95
376 (143.1 overs)
Rusi Modi 141
Chandu Sarwate 4/76
193 (89 overs)
Madhavsinh Jagdale 53
Vinoo Mankad 4/61
111/2 (49 overs)
Madhav Apte 53*
Arjun Naidu 1/39
Bombay won by 8 wickets
Yeshwant Club Ground, Indore
Umpires: Santosh Ganguli and Balkrishna Mohoni
  • Holkar won the toss and decided to bat

Scorecards and averages

References

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