1956–57 Ranji Trophy
{{Short description|Indian cricket tournament}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament
| name = 1956–57 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 = 9
| participants = 22
| matches =
| attendance =
| player of the series =
| most runs = Ramnath Kenny (Bombay) (529){{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy, 1956/57 / Records / Most runs |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1956-57/Batting_by_Runs.html|access-date=14 November 2014}}
| most wickets = Polly Umrigar (Bombay) (35){{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy, 1956/57 / Records / Most wickets |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1956-57/Bowling_by_Wickets.html|access-date=14 November 2014}}
| website =
| previous_year = 1955–56
| previous_tournament = 1955–56 Ranji Trophy
| next_year = 1957–58
| next_tournament = 1957–58 Ranji Trophy
}}
The 1956–57 Ranji Trophy was the 23rd season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won the title defeating Services in the final.
Zonal Matches
= West Zone =
{{Round8
| seed-width = 25px
| team-width = 125px
| score-width = 80px
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|24 Nov 1956 – Khadakvasla|Maharashtra|332|Saurashtra|83 & 88
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|8 Dec 1956 – Bombay|Bombay|525 & 49/1|Gujarat|222 & 366
|18 Jan 1957 – Nasik|Maharashtra|441|Baroda|226 & 358/6
|12 Feb 1957 – Bombay|Bombay|657/9d|Maharashtra|171 & 193
|skipmatch01=yes|skipmatch02=yes|skipmatch03=no|skipmatch04=yes
|RD1 = Round 1|RD2 = Round 2|RD3 = Round 3}}
= North Zone =
= South Zone =
{{Round8
| seed-width = 25px
| team-width = 125px
| score-width = 80px
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|12 Jan 1957 – Guntur|Andhra|171 & 201/3|Travancore-Cochin|180 & 185
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|14 Dec 1956 – Salem|Madras|431 & 329/6d|Hyderabad|310 & 194/7
|30 Jan 1957 – Guntur|Andhra|266 & 234/8d|Mysore|296 & 215/8
|15 Feb 1957 – Madras|Madras|384 & 128/3|Mysore|251 & 254/9d
|skipmatch01=yes|skipmatch02=yes|skipmatch03=no|skipmatch04=yes
|RD1 = Round 1|RD2 = Round 2|RD3 = Round 3}}
=Central Zone=
{{Round4
| seed-width = 25px
| team-width = 125px
| score-width = 80px
|15 Dec 1956 – Banaras|Uttar Pradesh|238 & 56/1|Madhya Pradesh|116 & 177
|22 Dec 1956 – Indore|Madhya Bharat|91 & 184|Rajasthan|594/8d
|2 Feb 1957 – Banaras|Uttar Pradesh|310 & 342/5|Rajasthan|256
|RD1 = Round 1|RD2 = Round 2}}
=East Zone=
Inter-Zonal Knockout matches
{{Round8
| seed-width = 25px
| team-width = 125px
| score-width = 90px
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|2 Mar 1957 – Banaras|Uttar Pradesh|147 & 229|Bombay|575
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|23 Feb 1957 – Calcutta|Bengal|302/4|Services (T)|399
|16 Mar 1957 – Bombay|Bombay|634/9d|Madras|150 & 161
|29 Mar 1957 – Delhi|Services|171 & 150|Bombay|359/7d
|skipmatch01=yes|skipmatch02=yes|skipmatch03=no|skipmatch04=yes
}}
(T) – Advanced to final by spin of coin.
=Final=
{{Test match
| date = 29 March – 1 April 1957
| team1 = Services (H)
| team2 = Bombay
| score-team1-inns1 = 171 (87.4 overs)
| runs-team1-inns1 = Chandrasekhar Gadkari 53
| wickets-team1-inns1 = Polly Umrigar 4/65
| score-team2-inns1 = 359/7 decl (142 overs)
| runs-team2-inns1 = Yatin Rele 162*
| wickets-team2-inns1 = N. P. Jagdishan 3/51
| score-team1-inns2 = 150 (77.1 overs)
| runs-team1-inns2 = Chandrasekhar Gadkari 40
| wickets-team1-inns2 = K. R. Panjri 5/57
| result = Bombay won by an innings and 38 runs
| venue = Roshanara Club Ground, Delhi
| umpires = Noshirvan Nagarwala and M. G. Vijayasarathi
| report = [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/22/22370.html Scorecard]
| toss = Toss not known
| rain =
| notes =
}}
Scorecards and averages
- [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1956-57.html CricketArchive]
References
{{reflist}}
{{Ranji Trophy Seasons}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1956-57 Ranji Trophy}}
Category:1956 in Indian cricket
Category:1957 in Indian cricket
Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1956–57
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