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1953–54 Ranji Trophy

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

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

Zonal Matches

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Central Zone

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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

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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

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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

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

North Zone

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1953/54 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1953/54 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 23 August 2014.