1948–49 Ranji Trophy

{{Infobox cricket tournament

| name = 1948–49 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 = 5

| participants = 15

| matches =

| attendance =

| player of the series =

| most runs = Dattu Phadkar (Bombay) (570){{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy, 1948/49 / Records / Most runs |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1948-49/Batting_by_Runs.html|access-date=23 August 2014}}

| most wickets = Ranga Sohoni (Baroda) (33){{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy, 1948/49 / Records / Most wickets |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1948-49/Bowling_by_Wickets.html|access-date=23 August 2014}}

| website =

| previous_year = 1947–48

| previous_tournament = 1947–48 Ranji Trophy

| next_year = 1949–50

| next_tournament = 1949–50 Ranji Trophy

}}

The 1948–49 Ranji Trophy was the 15th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won the title defeating Baroda in the final. The semi-final match between Bombay and Maharashtra was the highest-scoring first-class match of all time.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/149397.html |title=A late starter |access-date=14 March 2017 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}} A total of 2,376 runs were scored, including nine centuries.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/554954.html |title=Ranji Trophy, Maharashtra v Bombay at Pune, Mar 5-11, 1949 |access-date=14 March 2017 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}

Highlights

B. B. Nimbalkar scored 443 not out for Maharashtra v Kathiawar at Poona.[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ranji-trophy-1948-49-545428/maharashtra-vs-kathiawar-266830/full-scorecard Maharashtra v Kathiawar], 16 – 18 December 1948 It was the second highest individual score in first class cricket at the time and still the highest by an Indian cricketer.[https://stats.acscricket.com/Records/First_Class/Overall/Batting/Double_Hundreds_by_Score.html Highest scores in first class cricket], acscricket.com Nimbalkar was nine runs behind Don Bradman's record at lunch on the third day but Kathiawar conceded the match at this point.

:* Maharashtra's 826 for 4 was the second highest team total in Ranji trophy at the time.[https://stats.acscricket.com/Records/First_Class/Overall/Team/Highest_Team_Totals_in_India.html Highest Team Totals in India], acscricket.com

The Zonal format was not used in the 1948–49 season of Ranji Trophy. It was the only time that this was done until the zones were replaced by the Elite and Plate divisions in 2002–03
The Bombay v Maharashtra semifinal produced 2376 runs, in the most in any first class match.[https://stats.acscricket.com/Records/First_Class/Overall/Team/Highest_Match_Aggregates.html Highest Match Aggregates, acscricket.com] Bombay's total of 1365 runs is the record for a team in any first class match[https://stats.acscricket.com/Records/First_Class/Overall/Team/Highest_Team_Totals_Both_Innings.html Highest Team Totals, acscricket.com]

:* Three batsmen – Uday Merchant 143 & 156, Dattu Phadkar 131 & 160 and Madhusudan Rege 133 & 100 – uniquely scored hundreds in both innings.

The semifinals and finals were timeless matches. Both the Bombay – Maharashtra semifinal and the Bombay – Baroda final went into the seventh day,
Three of the four semifinalists were from the West Zone.
Assam made their Ranji Trophy debut in this season against United Provinces.

Draw

=Top half=

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=Bottom half=

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Final

{{Test match

| date = 18–24 March 1949

| team2 = Baroda

| team1 = Bombay (H)

| score-team1-inns1 = 620 (253.3 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = K. C. Ibrahim 219, Michael Dalvi 110

| wickets-team1-inns1 = Ranga Sohoni 3/117

| score-team2-inns1 = 268 (145.1 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = Vijay Hazare 98

| wickets-team2-inns1 = Dattu Phadkar 6/49

| score-team1-inns2 = 361 (123.4 overs)

| runs-team1-inns2 = G. S. Ramchand 80*

| wickets-team1-inns2 = Ranga Sohoni 5/86

| score-team2-inns2 = 245 (126.1 overs)

| runs-team2-inns2 = Vijay Hazare 115

| wickets-team2-inns2 = Polly Umrigar 4/35

| result = Bombay won by 468 runs

| venue = Brabourne Stadium, Bombay

| umpires = Prasad Sinha and M. G. Vijayasarathi

| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/18/18800.html Scorecard]

| toss = Bombay won the toss and decided to bat

| rain =

| notes = Timeless match, ended on the seventh day

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Scorecards and averages

[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1948-49.html CricketArchive]

References

External links

[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/series/545428.html Series home at ESPNcricinfo]

Category:1948 in Indian cricket

Category:1949 in Indian cricket

Category:Ranji Trophy seasons

Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1948–49