1941–42 Ranji Trophy

{{Infobox cricket tournament

| name = 1941–42 Ranji Trophy

| image = Ranji_trophy.jpg

| imagesize = 350px

| caption = The Ranji Trophy

| administrator = BCCI

| cricket format = First-class

| tournament format = Knockout

| fromdate =

| todate =

| champions = Bombay

| count = 3

| participants = 18

| matches = 17

| attendance =

| player of the series =

| most runs = K.C. Ibrahim (Bombay) (469){{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy, 1941/42 / Records / Most runs |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1941-42/Batting_by_Runs.html|access-date=23 August 2014}}

| most wickets = B. K. Garudachar (Mysore) (34){{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy, 1941/42 / Records / Most wickets |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1941-42/Bowling_by_Wickets.html|access-date=23 August 2014}}

| website =

| previous_year = 1940–41

| previous_tournament = 1940–41 Ranji Trophy

| next_year = 1942–43

| next_tournament = 1942–43 Ranji Trophy

}}

The 1941–42 Ranji Trophy was the eighth season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay regained the title after six years defeating Mysore.

Highlights

A. G. Ram Singh took his 100th Ranji wicket in the match between Madras and Hyderabad and completed 1,000 runs in the next match between Madras and United Provinces. He was the second player to complete this double in Ranji Trophy after Amar Singh in 1939–40
Northern India defeated North West Frontier Province by an innings and 405 runs. It was the biggest margin of win in Ranji Trophy at the time. The present record is innings and 472 runs by Assam v Tripura in 1991/92.[https://stats.acscricket.com/Records/First_Class/Overall/Team/Highest_Innings_Run_Margin.html Largest margins of wins in first class cricket], acscricket.com
In their first innings of the season, the defending champion Maharashtra was bowled out for 39 by Nawanagar with Shute Banerjee taking 8 wickets for 25 runs.
Future Test cricketer Putu Chowdhury took 11 wickets on his first class debut, for Bihar v Bengal. Bihar lost the match on a first innings deficit of 1 run.
Madhav Mantri, making his debut as wicket-keeper for Bombay in semifinal, claimed 9 wickets, including five stumpings.[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/17/17357.html Bombay v Northern India]

Zonal Matches

= West Zone =

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=East Zone=

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= South Zone =

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| team-width = 175px

| score-width = 80px

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= North Zone =

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Inter-Zonal Knockout Stage

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= 1st Semi-final =

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 31 January – 3 February 1942

| round = 1st Semi-final

| team1 = Mysore

| team2 = Bengal (H)

| score-team1-inns1 = 307 (101.2 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = CJ Ramdev 105*

| wickets-team1-inns1 = S Ramachandra 7/52 (20.2 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 279 (78.4 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = S Ramachandra 97*

| wickets-team2-inns1 = Ranga Iyengar 4/39 (13.4 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 208 (69.4 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = CJ Ramdev 57

| wickets-team1-inns2 = Devraj Puri 4/71 (19 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 219 (75 overs)

| runs-team2-inns2 = K Bhattacharjee 65

| wickets-team2-inns2 = BK Garudachar 5/68 (25 overs)

| result = Mysore won by 17 runs

| report = [http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1940S/1941-42/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/BENG_MYSORE_RJI-SEMI1_31JAN-03FEB1942.html Scorecard]

| venue = Eden Gardens, Calcutta

| umpires =

| toss =

| rain =

| notes =

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= 2nd Semi-final =

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 13–16 February 1942

| team1 = Northern India (H)

| team2 = Bombay

| score-team1-inns1 = 211 (68.4 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = Ramprakash Mehra 93

| wickets-team1-inns1 = Keki Tarapore 3/46 (18.4 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 257 (95.5 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = Jehangir Khot 95

| wickets-team2-inns1 = Jahangir Khan 5/50 (28 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 225 (88.2 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = Nazar Mohammad 38

| wickets-team1-inns2 = Keki Tarapore 5/85 (34 overs)

| score-team2-inns2 = 184/3 (76 overs)

| runs-team2-inns2 = KC Ibrahim 69*

| wickets-team2-inns2 = Jahangir Khan 1/30 (24 overs)

| result = Bombay won by 7 wickets

| report = [http://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1940S/1941-42/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/N-IND_BOM_RJI-SEMI2_13-16FEB1942.html Scorecard]

| venue = Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore

| umpires =

| toss =

| rain =

| notes =

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= Final =

{{Two-innings cricket match

| date = 7–9 Mar 1942

| team1 = Mysore

| team2 = Bombay (H)

| score-team1-inns1 = 68 (46.2 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = CJ Ramdev 28

| wickets-team1-inns1 = Jehangir Khot 6/19 (19 overs)

| score-team2-inns1 = 506/9d (145 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = KC Ibrahim 117

| wickets-team2-inns1 = BK Garudachar 3/161 (49 overs)

| score-team1-inns2 = 157 (61.4 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = Benjamin Frank 61

| wickets-team1-inns2 = Jehangir Khot 5/40 (19 overs)

| result = Bombay won by an innings and 281 runs

| venue = Brabourne Stadium, Bombay

| umpires = MG Bhave and T. A. Ramachandran

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/17/17359.html Scorecard]

| toss = Mysore won the toss and elected to bat.

| rain =

| notes = GM Rajasekhar (Mysore) made his first-class debut.

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Scorecards and averages

[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1941-42.html CricketArchive]

References

Category:1941 in Indian cricket

Category:1942 in Indian cricket

Category:Ranji Trophy seasons

Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1941–42