1956–57_Ranji_Trophy

1956–57 Ranji Trophy

1956–57 Ranji Trophy

Indian cricket tournament


The 1956–57 Ranji Trophy was the 23rd season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won the title defeating Services in the final.

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Zonal Matches

West Zone

 
Round 1Round 2Round 3
 
          
 
 
 
 
8 Dec 1956 – Bombay
 
 
Bombay525 & 49/1
 
 
Gujarat222 & 366
 
 
12 Feb 1957 – Bombay
 
 
Bombay657/9d
 
24 Nov 1956 – Khadakvasla
 
Maharashtra171 & 193
 
Maharashtra332
 
18 Jan 1957 – Nasik
 
Saurashtra83 & 88
 
Maharashtra441
 
 
Baroda226 & 358/6
 
 
 
 

North Zone

 
Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
8 Dec 1956 – Delhi
 
 
Delhi271 & 87/1
 
9 Feb 1957 – Delhi
 
Eastern Punjab166 & 190
 
Services289 & 269
 
13 Jan 1957 – Delhi
 
Delhi221 & 218/7
 
Services246 & 85
 
 
PEPSU164 & 121
 

South Zone

 
Round 1Round 2Round 3
 
          
 
 
 
 
14 Dec 1956 – Salem
 
 
Madras431 & 329/6d
 
 
Hyderabad310 & 194/7
 
 
15 Feb 1957 – Madras
 
 
Madras384 & 128/3
 
12 Jan 1957 – Guntur
 
Mysore251 & 254/9d
 
Andhra171 & 201/3
 
30 Jan 1957 – Guntur
 
Travancore-Cochin180 & 185
 
Andhra266 & 234/8d
 
 
Mysore296 & 215/8
 
 
 
 

Central Zone

 
Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
15 Dec 1956 – Banaras
 
 
Uttar Pradesh238 & 56/1
 
2 Feb 1957 – Banaras
 
Madhya Pradesh116 & 177
 
Uttar Pradesh310 & 342/5
 
22 Dec 1956 – Indore
 
Rajasthan256
 
Madhya Bharat91 & 184
 
 
Rajasthan594/8d
 

East Zone

 
Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
26 Jan 1957 – Jorhat
 
 
Assam54 & 245
 
9 Feb 1957 – Calcutta
 
Bengal505
 
Bengal356
 
22 Dec 1956 – Jamshedpur
 
Bihar124 & 83
 
Bihar217 & 254/4
 
 
Orissa196 & 350/7d
 

Inter-Zonal Knockout matches

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
23 Feb 1957 – Calcutta
 
 
Bengal302/4
 
 
Services (T)399
 
 
29 Mar 1957 – Delhi
 
 
Services171 & 150
 
2 Mar 1957 – Banaras
 
Bombay359/7d
 
Uttar Pradesh147 & 229
 
16 Mar 1957 – Bombay
 
Bombay575
 
Bombay634/9d
 
 
Madras150 & 161
 
 
 
 

(T) – Advanced to final by spin of coin.

Final

29 March – 1 April 1957
Scorecard
v
171 (87.4 overs)
Chandrasekhar Gadkari 53
Polly Umrigar 4/65
359/7 decl (142 overs)
Yatin Rele 162*
N. P. Jagdishan 3/51
150 (77.1 overs)
Chandrasekhar Gadkari 40
K. R. Panjri 5/57
Bombay won by an innings and 38 runs
Roshanara Club Ground, Delhi
Umpires: Noshirvan Nagarwala and M. G. Vijayasarathi
  • Toss not known

Scorecards and averages


References

  1. "Ranji Trophy, 1956/57 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 14 November 2014.



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