1954–55 Ranji Trophy
{{Short description|Indian cricket tournament}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 1954–55 Ranji Trophy
| image = Ranji_trophy.jpg
| imagesize = 350px
| caption = The Ranji Trophy
| administrator = BCCI
| cricket format = First-class
| tournament format = Knockout
| fromdate =
| todate =
| champions = Madras
| count = 1
| participants = 20
| matches =
| attendance =
| player of the series =
| most runs = A. G. Kripal Singh (Madras) (636){{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy, 1954/55 / Records / Most runs |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1954-55/Batting_by_Runs.html|access-date=23 August 2014}}
| most wickets = M. K. Murugesh (Madras) (23){{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy, 1954/55 / Records / Most wickets |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1954-55/Bowling_by_Wickets.html|access-date=23 August 2014}}
| website =
| previous_year = 1953–54
| previous_tournament = 1953–54 Ranji Trophy
| next_year = 1955–56
| next_tournament = 1955–56 Ranji Trophy
}}
File:The First Tamilnadu Ranji Trophy Triumph Team of 1954-1955.jpg
The 1954–55 Ranji Trophy was the 21st season of the Ranji Trophy. Madras won the title defeating Holkar in the final.
Zonal Matches
= North Zone =
{{Round4
| seed-width = 25px
| team-width = 125px
| score-width = 80px
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|3 Dec 1954 – Delhi|Services|288 & 121/2|Delhi|163 & 242
|17 Dec 1954 – Jullundur|Eastern Punjab|148 & 282/7|Services|405
|skipmatch01=yes|skipmatch02=no
|RD1 = Round 1|RD2 = Round 2}}
=East Zone=
=Central Zone=
{{Round4
| seed-width = 25px
| team-width = 125px
| score-width = 80px
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|18 Dec 1954 – Banaras|Uttar Pradesh|211 & 70/1|Madhya Pradesh|251 & 123/5d
|15 Jan 1955 – Indore|Holkar|441|Madhya Pradesh|161 & 100
|skipmatch01=yes|skipmatch02=no
|RD1 = Round 1|RD2 = Round 2}}
= West Zone =
{{Round8
| seed-width = 25px
| team-width = 125px
| score-width = 80px
|18 Dec 1954 – Ahmedabad|Gujarat|354|Baroda|413/4
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|22 Jan 1955 – Baroda|Baroda|284/3|Bombay|258
|31 Jan 1955 – Rajkot|Saurashtra|160 & 245/5d|Maharashtra|382 & 37/0
|19 Feb 1955 – Baroda|Baroda|373|Maharashtra|260
|skipmatch01=no|skipmatch02=yes|skipmatch03=yes|skipmatch04=yes
|RD1 = Round 1|RD2 = Round 2|RD3 = Round 3}}
= South Zone =
{{Round8
| seed-width = 25px
| team-width = 125px
| score-width = 80px
|2 Jan 1955 – Hyderabad|Hyderabad|480/6d|Andhra|128 & 245
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|21 Jan 1955 – Hyderabad|Hyderabad|288 & 144/3d|Mysore|152 & 184/2
|18 Dec 1954 – Ernakulam|Travancore-Cochin|247 & 141/6|Madras|414/9d
|4 Feb 1955 – Hyderabad|Hyderabad|274 & 131/5|Madras|331 & 172/6d
|skipmatch01=no|skipmatch02=yes|skipmatch03=yes|skipmatch04=yes
|RD1 = Round 1|RD2 = Round 2|RD3 = Round 3}}
Inter-Zonal Knockout matches
{{Round8
| seed-width = 25px
| team-width = 125px
| score-width = 90px
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|11 Feb 1955 – Delhi|Services|312|Bengal|364
|5 Mar 1955 – Indore|Holkar|492|Baroda|412
|7 Mar 1955 – Madras|Madras|347 & 139|Bengal|174 & 155
|2 Apr 1955 – Indore|Holkar|417 & 326|Madras|478 & 311
|skipmatch01=yes|skipmatch02=yes|skipmatch03=yes|skipmatch04=no
}}
=Final=
{{Test match
| date = 2–6 April 1955
| team1 = Madras
| team2 = Holkar (H)
| score-team1-inns1 = 478 (143.2 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = C. D. Gopinath 133
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Hiralal Gaekwad 4/137
| score-team2-inns1 = 417 (171.5 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Narayan Nivsarkar 85
| wickets-team2-inns1 = M. K. Murugesh 3/97
| score-team1-inns2 = 311 (105.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = A. G. Kripal Singh 91
| wickets-team1-inns2 = V. P. Dixit 3/50
| score-team2-inns2 = 326 (80.2 overs)
| runs-team2-inns2 = Chandu Sarwate 56
| wickets-team2-inns2 = M. K. Murugesh 5/114
| result = Madras won by 46 runs
| venue = Yeshwant Club Ground, Indore
| umpires = Dinkar Desai and Balkrishna Mohoni
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/21/21456.html Scorecard]
| toss = Holkar won the toss and decided to field.
| rain =
| notes =
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Scorecards and averages
- [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1954-55.html CricketArchive]
References
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{{Ranji Trophy Seasons}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1954-55 Ranji Trophy}}
Category:1954 in Indian cricket
Category:1955 in Indian cricket
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