1940–41 Ranji Trophy
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 The Ranji Trophy, which the winners get. | |
| Administrator(s) | BCCI |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | First-class cricket |
| Tournament format(s) | Knockout |
| Champions | Maharashtra |
| Participants | 19 |
| Matches | 18 |
| Most runs | Ranga Sohoni (Maharashtra) (655)[1] |
| Most wickets | Chandu Sarwate (Maharashtra) (24)[2] |
The 1940–41 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.
Highlights
- Maharashtra won their first four matches on first innings lead and won only the final outright.
- Maharashtra made a Ranji record score of 798 against Northern India in the semifinal, batting for most of the first three days. Originally scheduled as a three day match, the semifinal was extended to a fourth day for the teams to complete their first innings.
- D. B. Deodhar was 48 years and 306 days old when he scored 246 against Bombay. As of 2014, he is the sixth oldest player to score a double century in first class cricket, and the second oldest Indian after C. K. Nayudu who did it at the age of 50 years and 142 days in 1945-46.
- The Bombay - Maharashtra match was scheduled for three days but went to five before the first innings were completed. Maharashtra made 675 and Bombay 650.
Knockout tree
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 7 Feb 1941 – Madras | ||||||
| Madras | 25 runs | |||||
| 7 Mar 1941 – Poona | ||||||
| United Provinces | ||||||
| Maharashtra | 6 wkts | |||||
| 22 Feb 1941 - Poona | ||||||
| Madras | ||||||
| Maharashtra | 1st inns | |||||
| Northern India | ||||||
Final
7-10 Mar 1941
Scorecard |
Madras (H)
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145 (58.4 overs)
NJ Venkatesan 31 Krishnarao Jadhav 4/23 |
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- Madras won the toss and elected to bat
Teams
The team that won the zonal title is listed in bold. The teams are listed in the approximate order in which they finished in the zone.
| North Zone |
|---|
| Northern India |
| Southern Punjab |
| Delhi |
| North West Frontier Province |
| West Zone |
| Maharashtra |
| Western India |
| Gujarat |
| Sind |
| Baroda |
| Bombay |
| Nawanagar |
| South Zone |
| Madras |
| Hyderabad |
| Mysore |
| Central Provinces and Berar |
| East Zone |
| United Provinces |
| Bengal |
| Central India |
| Bihar |
Scorecards and averages
References
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1940/41 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 23 August 2014.
- ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1940/41 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 23 August 2014.