1949–50 Ranji Trophy
Indian cricket tournament
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The 1949–50 Ranji Trophy was the 16th season of the Ranji Trophy. Baroda won the title defeating Holkar in the final.
The Ranji Trophy | |
| Administrator | BCCI |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format | Knockout |
| Champions | Baroda (3rd title) |
| Participants | 19 |
| Most runs | Vijay Hazare (Baroda) (609)[1] |
| Most wickets | Hiralal Gaekwad (Holkar) (29)[2] |
Highlights
- Vijay Hazare scored 130 and 101 in the final, following his 98 and 115 in the 1948–49 final.
Zonal Matches
West Zone
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | ||||||||
| 18 Nov 1949 – Baroda | ||||||||||
| Baroda | 333 | |||||||||
| 2 Dec 1949 – Baroda | ||||||||||
| Bombay | 114 & 201 | |||||||||
| Baroda | 382 | |||||||||
| Kathiawar | 180 & 145 | |||||||||
| 8 Jan 1950 – Baroda | ||||||||||
| Baroda | 357 & 348/4d | |||||||||
| Gujarat | 284 & 211/4 | |||||||||
| 3 Dec 1949 – Ahmedabad | ||||||||||
| Gujarat | 360 & 70/4 | |||||||||
| Maharashtra | 172 & 253 | |||||||||
North Zone
| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
| 2 Dec 1949 – Delhi | ||||||
| Delhi | 343 & 225 | |||||
| 9 Jan 1950 – Delhi | ||||||
| Rajputana | 215 & 235 | |||||
| Delhi | 544 & 140/4 | |||||
| 11 Dec 1949 – Patiala | ||||||
| Southern Punjab | 456 & 34/3 | |||||
| Southern Punjab | 152 & 121/4 | |||||
| Services | 62 & 208 | |||||
East Zone
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | ||||||||
| 6 Dec 1949 – Jorhat | ||||||||||
| Assam | 50 & 52 | |||||||||
| 27 Jan 1950 – Indore | ||||||||||
| Holkar | 157 | |||||||||
| Holkar | 92 & 429 | |||||||||
| Bengal | 141 & 251 | |||||||||
| 26 Feb 1950 – Indore | ||||||||||
| Holkar | 262 & 222/5 | |||||||||
| 10 Dec 1949 – Jamshedpur | ||||||||||
| Bihar | 226 & 254 | |||||||||
| Bihar | 163 & 326 | |||||||||
| 4 Feb 1950 – Jamshedpur | ||||||||||
| Orissa | 89 & 44 | |||||||||
| Bihar | 207 & 287 | |||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 258 & 189 | |||||||||
South Zone
| Round 1 | Round 2 | |||||
| 24 Dec 1949 – Madras | ||||||
| Madras | 328 & 236/7 | |||||
| 26 Jan 1950 – Madras | ||||||
| Mysore | 215 & 347 | |||||
| Madras | 264 & 124 | |||||
| 9 Dec 1949 – Secunderabad | ||||||
| Hyderabad | 125 & 136 | |||||
| Hyderabad | 327 & 62/2 | |||||
| Central Provinces and Berar | 136 & 251 | |||||
Inter-Zonal Knockout matches
Final
Baroda entered the final for the third successive season, following a win against Holkar in the 1947–48 season and a loss to Bombay in 1948–49 edition.[3]
17–21 March 1950 Scorecard |
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Baroda (H) | |
- Holkar won the toss and elected to bat.
- Hiralal Gaekwad (Holkar) claimed his 50th wicket in first-class cricket.[4]
