1947–48 Ranji Trophy

The 1947–48 Ranji Trophy was the 14th season of the Ranji Trophy. Holkar won the title defeating Bombay in the final.

1947–48 Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsHolkar (2nd title)
Participants17
Most runsK. C. Ibrahim (Bombay) (606)[1]
Most wicketsHiralal Gaekwad (Holkar) (29)[2]

Zonal Matches

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West Zone

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Round 1Round 2Round 3
 
          
 
20 Dec 1947 – Ahmedabad
 
 
Gujarat158 & 130
 
18 Jan 1948 – Dhrol
 
Kathiawar159 & 131/5
 
Kathiawar244 & 143/8
 
 
Baroda177 & 209
 
 
13 Feb 1948 – Dhrol
 
 
Kathiawar331 & 106/2
 
12 Dec 1947 – Bombay
 
Bombay375 & 254/5d
 
Bombay638/8d
 
25 Dec 1947 – Bombay
 
Sind128 & 57
 
Bombay632/7d
 
5 Dec 1947 – Jamnagar
 
Maharashtra200 & 294
 
Nawanagar240 & 241
 
 
Maharashtra211 & 271/9
 

North Zone

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Round 1
 
  
 
12 Dec 1947 – Delhi
 
 
Delhi282
 
 
Rajputana113 & 125
 

South Zone

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Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
15 Dec 1947 – Bangalore
 
 
Mysore136 & 101
 
24 Dec 1947 – Nagpur
 
Central Provinces and Berar195 & 155
 
Central Provinces and Berar71 & 175
 
19 Dec 1947 – Secunderabad
 
Hyderabad182 & 68/1
 
Hyderabad201 & 233
 
 
Madras88 & 92
 

East Zone

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Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
31 Dec 1947 – Calcutta
 
 
Bengal95 & 256
 
16 Jan 1948 – Indore
 
Holkar212 & 267
 
Holkar485
 
10 Jan 1948 – Allahabad
 
United Provinces164 & 88
 
United Provinces138 & 99/2
 
 
Bihar95 & 140
 

Inter-Zonal Knockout matches

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 Feb 1948 – Indore
 
 
Holkar498
 
20 Mar 1948 – Baroda
 
Delhi187 & 181
 
Holkar361 & 95/1
 
6 Mar 1948 – Bombay
 
Bombay191 & 261
 
Bombay652
 
 
Hyderabad282 & 214
 

Final

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20–23 March 1948
Scorecard
v
Holkar (H)
191 (88 overs)
K. C. Ibrahim 49
Hiralal Gaekwad 3/19
361 (111.5 overs)
C. S. Nayudu 96
Keki Tarapore 4/127
261 (116.1 overs)
Dattu Phadkar 55
Hiralal Gaekwad 6/90
95/1 (22.2 overs)
Mushtaq Ali 44*
Dattu Phadkar 1/33
Holkar won by nine wickets
Yeshwant Club Ground, Indore
Umpires: M. G. Bhave and M. G. Vijayasarathi
  • Bombay won the toss and decided to bat
  • Timeless match, ended on the fourth day

Scorecards and averages

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References

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  1. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1947/48 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1947/48 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 23 August 2014.