![]() The Ranji Trophy | |
Administrator(s) | BCCI |
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Cricket format | First-class |
Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
Champions | Maharashtra (2nd title) |
Participants | 19 |
Matches | 18 |
Most runs | Ranga Sohoni (Maharashtra) (655) [1] |
Most wickets | Chandu Sarwate (Maharashtra) (24) [2] |
The 1940β41 Ranji Trophy was the seventh season of the Ranji Trophy. Nineteen teams took part in four zones in a knockout format. Maharashtra retained the title defeating Madras in the final. Maharashtra would enter and lose three more finals but as of 2014, 1940-41 remains their last Ranji title.
With cricket affected by the Second World War, Ranji Trophy was only regular domestic tournament that continued in the senior cricket nations.
Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | ||||||||
8 November 1940 β Jamnagar | ||||||||||
Nawanagar | 117 & 140 | |||||||||
1 December 1940 β Rajkot | ||||||||||
Western India | 57 & 203/8 | |||||||||
Western India | 250 & 159/4 | |||||||||
Sind | 239 & 168/7d | |||||||||
8 February 1941 β Rajkot | ||||||||||
Western India | 459 | |||||||||
Maharashtra | 460/3 | |||||||||
Gujarat | Walkover | |||||||||
13 January 1941 β Ahmedabad | ||||||||||
Baroda | ||||||||||
Gujarat | 335 | |||||||||
15 November 1940 β Poona | ||||||||||
Maharashtra | 518 | |||||||||
Maharashtra | 675 | |||||||||
Bombay | 650 | |||||||||
Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
15 November 1940 β Peshawar | ||||||
North West Frontier Province | 97 & 88 | |||||
Northern India | 134 & 280 | |||||
Northern India | Walkover | |||||
15 November 1940 β Patiala | ||||||
Southern Punjab | ||||||
Southern Punjab | 275 | |||||
Delhi | 111 & 106 | |||||
Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
30 November 1940 β Jamshedpur | ||||||
Bihar | 217 & 58/6 | |||||
7 December 1940 β Calcutta | ||||||
Bengal | 257 & 262/3d | |||||
Bengal | 147 & 126 | |||||
United Provinces | 191 & 226 | |||||
Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
14 December 1940 β Madras | ||||||
Madras | 174/7 | |||||
30 December 1940 β Madras | ||||||
Mysore | 171 | |||||
Madras | 227 & 257/9d | |||||
Hyderabad | 98 & 132 | |||||
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
6 February 1941 β Madras | ||||||
Madras | 271 & 158 | |||||
7β9 March 1941 β Madras | ||||||
United Provinces | 255 & 149 | |||||
Madras | 145 & 347 | |||||
22 February 1941 β Poona | ||||||
Maharashtra | 284 & 210/4 | |||||
Maharashtra | 798 | |||||
Northern India | 442 | |||||
7β10 March 1941
Scorecard |
Madras (H)
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145 (58.4 overs)
NJ Venkatesan 31 Krishnarao Jadhav 4/23 (9.4 overs) |
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![]() The Ranji Trophy | |
Administrator(s) | BCCI |
---|---|
Cricket format | First-class |
Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
Champions | Maharashtra (2nd title) |
Participants | 19 |
Matches | 18 |
Most runs | Ranga Sohoni (Maharashtra) (655) [1] |
Most wickets | Chandu Sarwate (Maharashtra) (24) [2] |
The 1940β41 Ranji Trophy was the seventh season of the Ranji Trophy. Nineteen teams took part in four zones in a knockout format. Maharashtra retained the title defeating Madras in the final. Maharashtra would enter and lose three more finals but as of 2014, 1940-41 remains their last Ranji title.
With cricket affected by the Second World War, Ranji Trophy was only regular domestic tournament that continued in the senior cricket nations.
Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | ||||||||
8 November 1940 β Jamnagar | ||||||||||
Nawanagar | 117 & 140 | |||||||||
1 December 1940 β Rajkot | ||||||||||
Western India | 57 & 203/8 | |||||||||
Western India | 250 & 159/4 | |||||||||
Sind | 239 & 168/7d | |||||||||
8 February 1941 β Rajkot | ||||||||||
Western India | 459 | |||||||||
Maharashtra | 460/3 | |||||||||
Gujarat | Walkover | |||||||||
13 January 1941 β Ahmedabad | ||||||||||
Baroda | ||||||||||
Gujarat | 335 | |||||||||
15 November 1940 β Poona | ||||||||||
Maharashtra | 518 | |||||||||
Maharashtra | 675 | |||||||||
Bombay | 650 | |||||||||
Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
15 November 1940 β Peshawar | ||||||
North West Frontier Province | 97 & 88 | |||||
Northern India | 134 & 280 | |||||
Northern India | Walkover | |||||
15 November 1940 β Patiala | ||||||
Southern Punjab | ||||||
Southern Punjab | 275 | |||||
Delhi | 111 & 106 | |||||
Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
30 November 1940 β Jamshedpur | ||||||
Bihar | 217 & 58/6 | |||||
7 December 1940 β Calcutta | ||||||
Bengal | 257 & 262/3d | |||||
Bengal | 147 & 126 | |||||
United Provinces | 191 & 226 | |||||
Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
14 December 1940 β Madras | ||||||
Madras | 174/7 | |||||
30 December 1940 β Madras | ||||||
Mysore | 171 | |||||
Madras | 227 & 257/9d | |||||
Hyderabad | 98 & 132 | |||||
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
6 February 1941 β Madras | ||||||
Madras | 271 & 158 | |||||
7β9 March 1941 β Madras | ||||||
United Provinces | 255 & 149 | |||||
Madras | 145 & 347 | |||||
22 February 1941 β Poona | ||||||
Maharashtra | 284 & 210/4 | |||||
Maharashtra | 798 | |||||
Northern India | 442 | |||||
7β10 March 1941
Scorecard |
Madras (H)
|
v
|
|
145 (58.4 overs)
NJ Venkatesan 31 Krishnarao Jadhav 4/23 (9.4 overs) |
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