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1951–52 Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsBombay (6th title)
Participants21
Most runsHemu Adhikari (Services) (554)[1]
Most wicketsDattu Phadkar (Bombay) (32)[2]

The 1951–52 Ranji Trophy was the 18th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won the title defeating Holkar in the final.

Highlights

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  • Mysore lost by an innings and 7 runs to Bombay despite conceding a first innings lead of only 35. The second innings total of 28 all out is the lowest total by Mysore/Karnataka in first class cricket.[3]
  • Bombay defeated Holkar by 531 runs in the final. As of 2020, it is the second largest margin of win by runs in Ranji Trophy, after Bengal's 540 run win over Orissa in 1953–54[4]

Zonal Matches

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West Zone

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Round 1Round 2Round 3
 
          
 
 
 
 
24 Nov 1951 – Bombay
 
 
Bombay467
 
 
Saurashtra119 & 25
 
 
21 Jan 1952 – Bombay
 
 
Bombay506
 
16 Nov 1951 – Kolhapur
 
Gujarat146 & 236
 
Maharashtra251 & 114/6
 
1 Dec 1951 – Kolhapur
 
Baroda111 & 352/6d
 
Maharashtra272 & 25/0
 
 
Gujarat629 & 167/9d
 
 
 
 

North Zone

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Round 1Round 2Round 3
 
          
 
 
 
 
8 Dec 1951 – Ajmer
 
 
Rajasthan83 & 167
 
 
Services423/5d
 
 
21 Jan 1952 – Delhi
 
 
Services290 & 412
 
 
Southern Punjab189 & 363
 
 
8 Dec 1951 – Patiala
 
 
Southern Punjab376/5d & 8/0
 
16 Nov 1951 – Delhi
 
Eastern Punjab128 & 254
 
Delhi231/9d & 132/4
 
 
Eastern Punjab380 & 172/9d
 

South Zone

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Round 1Round 2Round 3
 
          
 
 
 
 
23 Dec 1951 – Madras
 
 
Madras405 & 56/0
 
 
Madhya Pradesh268 & 189
 
 
25 Jan 1952 – Madras
 
 
Madras194 & 151
 
8 Dec 1951 – Bangalore
 
Mysore228 & 291
 
Mysore322
 
22 Dec 1951 – Bangalore
 
Travancore-Cochin150 & 85
 
Mysore344 & 402/4d
 
 
Hyderabad126/9d & 198
 
 
 
 

East Zone

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Round 1Round 2Round 3
 
          
 
14 Dec 1951 – Kanpur
 
 
Uttar Pradesh178 & 180
 
21 Dec 1951 – Jamshedpur
 
Bihar223 & 136/6
 
Bihar98 & 259
 
 
Holkar344 & 15/1
 
 
30 Jan 1952 – Indore
 
 
Holkar367 & 129/3
 
 
Bengal180 & 315
 
 
24 Jan 1952 – Calcutta
 
 
Bengal760
 
15 Dec 1951 – Nowgong
 
Assam180 & 167
 
Assam116 & 278/6d
 
 
Orissa177 & 144
 

Inter-Zonal Knockout matches

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
22 Feb 1952 – Bangalore
 
 
Mysore170 & 28
 
1 Mar 1952 – Bombay
 
Bombay205
 
Bombay596 & 442/5d
 
22 Feb 1952 – Indore
 
Holkar410 & 97
 
Holkar219 & 485
 
 
Services196 & 250
 

Final

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1–5 March 1952
Scorecard
Bombay (H)
v
596 (154.1 overs)
G. S. Ramchand 149, Vinoo Mankad 141
C. K. Nayudu 2/72
410 (138.3 overs)
Chandu Sarwate 70
Dattu Phadkar 7/109
442 for 5 decl (118.1 overs)
Madhav Mantri 152
Chandu Sarwate 2/106
97 (46 overs)
Mushtaq Ali 30
Vinoo Mankad 4/21
Bombay won by 531 runs
Brabourne Stadium, Bombay
Umpires: Balkrishna Mohoni and M. G. Vijayasarathi
  • Bombay won the toss and decided to bat

Scorecards and averages

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References

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  1. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1951/52 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1951/52 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  3. ^ Lowest team totals in first class cricket, acscricket.com
  4. ^ Highest winning margins in first class cricket, acscricket.com