1947–48 Ranji Trophy

{{Short description|Indian cricket tournament}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}

{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}

{{Infobox cricket tournament

| name = 1947–48 Ranji Trophy

| image = Ranji_trophy.jpg

| imagesize = 350px

| caption = The Ranji Trophy

| administrator = BCCI

| cricket format = First-class

| tournament format = Knockout

| fromdate =

| todate =

| champions = Holkar

| count = 2

| participants = 17

| matches =

| attendance =

| player of the series =

| most runs = K. C. Ibrahim (Bombay) (606){{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy, 1947/48 / Records / Most runs |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1947-48/Batting_by_Runs.html|access-date=23 August 2014}}

| most wickets = Hiralal Gaekwad (Holkar) (29){{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy, 1947/48 / Records / Most wickets |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1947-48/Bowling_by_Wickets.html|access-date=23 August 2014}}

| previous_year = 1946–47

| previous_tournament = 1946–47 Ranji Trophy

| next_year = 1948–49

| next_tournament = 1948–49 Ranji Trophy

}}

The 1947–48 Ranji Trophy was the 14th season of the Ranji Trophy. Holkar won the title defeating Bombay in the final.

Zonal Matches

= West Zone =

{{Round8

| seed-width = 25px

| team-width = 150px

| score-width = 80px

|20 Dec 1947 – Ahmedabad|Gujarat|158 & 130|Kathiawar|159 & 131/5

|||||

|12 Dec 1947 – Bombay|Bombay|638/8d|Sind|128 & 57

|5 Dec 1947 – Jamnagar|Nawanagar|240 & 241|Maharashtra|211 & 271/9

|18 Jan 1948 – Dhrol|Kathiawar|244 & 143/8|Baroda|177 & 209

|25 Dec 1947 – Bombay|Bombay|632/7d|Maharashtra|200 & 294

|13 Feb 1948 – Dhrol|Kathiawar|331 & 106/2|Bombay|375 & 254/5d

|skipmatch01=no|skipmatch02=yes|skipmatch03=no|skipmatch04=no

|RD1 = Round 1|RD2 = Round 2|RD3 = Round 3}}

= North Zone =

{{Round2

| seed-width = 25px

| team-width = 125px

| score-width = 80px

|12 Dec 1947 – Delhi|Delhi|282|Rajputana|113 & 125

|RD1 = Round 1}}

= South Zone =

{{Round4

| seed-width = 25px

| team-width = 180px

| score-width = 80px

|15 Dec 1947 – Bangalore|Mysore|136 & 101|Central Provinces and Berar|195 & 155

|19 Dec 1947 – Secunderabad|Hyderabad|201 & 233|Madras|88 & 92

|24 Dec 1947 – Nagpur|Central Provinces and Berar|71 & 175|Hyderabad|182 & 68/1

|RD1 = Round 1|RD2 = Round 2}}

=East Zone=

{{Round4

| seed-width = 25px

| team-width = 150px

| score-width = 80px

|31 Dec 1947 – Calcutta|Bengal|95 & 256|Holkar|212 & 267

|10 Jan 1948 – Allahabad|United Provinces|138 & 99/2|Bihar|95 & 140

|16 Jan 1948 – Indore|Holkar|485|United Provinces|164 & 88

|RD1 = Round 1|RD2 = Round 2}}

Inter-Zonal Knockout matches

{{Round4

| seed-width = 25px

| team-width = 150px

| score-width = 80px

|21 Feb 1948 – Indore|Holkar|498|Delhi|187 & 181

|6 Mar 1948 – Bombay|Bombay|652|Hyderabad|282 & 214

|20 Mar 1948 – Baroda|Holkar|361 & 95/1|Bombay|191 & 261

}}

Final

{{Test match

| date = 20–23 March 1948

| team2 = Holkar (H)

| team1 = Bombay

| score-team1-inns1 = 191 (88 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = K. C. Ibrahim 49

| wickets-team1-inns1 = Hiralal Gaekwad 3/19

| score-team2-inns1 = 361 (111.5 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = C. S. Nayudu 96

| wickets-team2-inns1 = Keki Tarapore 4/127

| score-team1-inns2 = 261 (116.1 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = Dattu Phadkar 55

| wickets-team1-inns2 = Hiralal Gaekwad 6/90

| score-team2-inns2 = 95/1 (22.2 overs)

| runs-team2-inns2 = Mushtaq Ali 44*

| wickets-team2-inns2 = Dattu Phadkar 1/33

| result = Holkar won by nine wickets

| venue = Yeshwant Club Ground, Indore

| umpires = M. G. Bhave and M. G. Vijayasarathi

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/18/18395.html Scorecard]

| toss = Bombay won the toss and decided to bat

| rain =

| notes = Timeless match, ended on the fourth day

}}

Scorecards and averages

  • [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1947-48.html CricketArchive]

References

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{{Ranji Trophy Seasons}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1947-48 Ranji Trophy}}

Category:1947 in Indian cricket

Category:1948 in Indian cricket

Category:Ranji Trophy seasons

Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1947–48

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