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1961–62 Ranji Trophy

{{Short description|Indian cricket tournament}}

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{{Infobox cricket tournament

| name = 1961–62 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 = 13

| participants = 23

| matches =

| attendance =

| player of the series =

| most runs = Harcharan Singh (Southern Punjab) (495){{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy, 1961/62 / Records / Most runs |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1961-62/Batting_by_Runs.html|access-date=14 November 2014}}

| most wickets = P. Sitaram (Delhi) (40){{cite web|title=Ranji Trophy, 1961/62 / Records / Most wickets |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1961-62/Bowling_by_Wickets.html|access-date=14 November 2014}}

| website =

| previous_year = 1960–61

| previous_tournament = 1960–61 Ranji Trophy

| next_year = 1962–63

| next_tournament = 1962–63 Ranji Trophy

}}

The 1961–62 Ranji Trophy was the 28th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won the title defeating Rajasthan in the final.

Highlights

  • Prakash Bhandari scored a hundred in 60 minutes against Rajasthan in the semifinal which was then the fastest hundred in Ranji trophy.[https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1961-62/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/KNOCK-OUTS/RAJ_BENG_RJI-SEMI1_16-19FEB1962.html Rajasthan v Bengal, Udaipur, 1961/62]

Group stage

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=South Zone=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="width:160px"|Team

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Pld|Played}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|W|Won}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|L|Lost}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|D|Draw}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|T|Tied}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|NR|No Result}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Pts|Points}}

! style="width:25px;"|{{Abbr|Q|Quotient}}

style="background:#cfc;"

|style="text-align:left"|Madras

| 3

20100222.170
style="text-align:left"|Mysore

| 3

10200181.526
style="text-align:left"|Hyderabad

| 3

0120050.619
style="text-align:left"|Kerala

| 3

0210020.324

=West Zone=

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style="width:160px"|Team

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Pld|Played}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|W|Won}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|L|Lost}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|D|Draw}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|T|Tied}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|NR|No Result}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Pts|Points}}

! style="width:25px;"|{{Abbr|Q|Quotient}}

style="background:#cfc;"

|style="text-align:left"|Bombay

| 4

30100332.464
style="text-align:left"|Maharashtra

| 4

31000250.941
style="text-align:left"|Baroda

| 4

12100131.150
style="text-align:left"|Saurashtra

| 4

12100120.683
style="text-align:left"|Gujarat

| 4

0310050.606

=Central Zone=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="width:160px"|Team

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Pld|Played}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|W|Won}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|L|Lost}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|D|Draw}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|T|Tied}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|NR|No Result}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Pts|Points}}

! style="width:25px;"|{{Abbr|Q|Quotient}}

style="background:#cfc;"

|style="text-align:left"|Rajasthan

| 3

10200161.150
style="text-align:left"|Uttar Pradesh

| 3

00300150.902
style="text-align:left"|Vidarbha

| 3

01200121.059
style="text-align:left"|Madhya Pradesh

| 3

00300110.914

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=East Zone=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="width:160px"|Team

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Pld|Played}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|W|Won}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|L|Lost}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|D|Draw}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|T|Tied}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|NR|No Result}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Pts|Points}}

! style="width:25px;"|{{Abbr|Q|Quotient}}

style="background:#cfc;"

|style="text-align:left"|Bengal

| 3

20100242.908
style="text-align:left"|Assam

| 3

00300130.993
style="text-align:left"|Bihar

| 3

11100120.773
style="text-align:left"|Orissa

| 3

0210030.452

=North Zone=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="width:160px"|Team

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Pld|Played}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|W|Won}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|L|Lost}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|D|Draw}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|T|Tied}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|NR|No Result}}

! style="width:25px"|{{abbr|Pts|Points}}

! style="width:25px;"|{{Abbr|Q|Quotient}}

style="background:#cfc;"

|style="text-align:left"|Delhi

| 5

40100411.941
style="text-align:left"|Railways

| 5

41000361.842
style="text-align:left"|Services

| 5

11300231.080
style="text-align:left"|Southern Punjab

| 5

12200171.047
style="text-align:left"|Northern Punjab

| 5

12200170.913
style="text-align:left"|Jammu & Kashmir

| 5

0500000.193

{{col-end}}

Knockout stage

{{Round8

| seed-width = 25px

| team-width = 125px

| score-width = 90px

|26 Jan 1962 – Madras|Madras|182 & 203|Delhi|385 & 136

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|17 Feb 1962 – Delhi|Delhi|149 & 267|Bombay|290 & 116/2

|16 Feb 1962 – Udaipur|Rajasthan|392 & 195/5|Bengal|292 & 291/3d

|20 Mar 1962 – Bombay|Bombay|539|Rajasthan|157 & 95

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

}}

=Final=

{{Test match

| date = 20–22 Mar 1962

| team1 = Bombay (H)

| team2 = Rajasthan

| score-team1-inns1 = 539 (140.2 overs)

| runs-team1-inns1 = Ajit Wadekar 235, G. S. Ramchand 100

| wickets-team1-inns1 = Raj Singh 4/86

| score-team2-inns1 = 157 (62.4 overs)

| runs-team2-inns1 = Suryaveer Singh 32

| wickets-team2-inns1 = Sharad Diwadkar 5/68

| score-team2-inns2 = 95 (34.4 overs, follow on)

| runs-team2-inns2 = Hanumant Singh 48*

| wickets-team2-inns2 = G. S. Ramchand 2/16

| result = Bombay won by an innings and 287 runs

| venue = Brabourne Stadium, Bombay

| umpires = Sukken Bhattacharya and Narayan Sane

| report = [https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1961-62/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/KNOCK-OUTS/BOM_RAJ_RJI-FINAL_20-22MAR1962.html Scorecard]

| toss = Bombay won the toss and elected to bat

| rain =

| notes =

}}

Scorecards and averages

  • [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/1/Ranji_Trophy_1961-62.html CricketArchive]

References

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{{Ranji Trophy Seasons}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1961-62 Ranji Trophy}}

Category:1961 in Indian cricket

Category:1962 in Indian cricket

Category:Ranji Trophy seasons

Category:Domestic cricket competitions in 1961–62

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