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1937–38 Ranji Trophy

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Cricket format
  
First-class cricket

Champions
  
Hyderabad

Champion
  
Hyderabad cricket team

Tournament format(s)
  
Knockout

Participants
  
18

1937–38 Ranji Trophy

Most runs
  
Amar Singh (Nawanagar) (370)

Most wickets
  
Amar Singh (Nawanagar) (24)

Administrator
  
Board of Control for Cricket in India

Similar
  
1994–95 Ranji Trophy, 2015–16 Ranji Trophy, 2016–17 Ranji Trophy

The 1937–38 Ranji Trophy was the fourth season of the Ranji Trophy that was contested between 18 teams in four zones in a knockout format. Hyderabad defeated the defending champions Nawanagar in the final.

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Highlights

  • Hyderabad qualified for the final after getting walkovers in the previous two rounds. The Ranji final was the only match they played in this season.
  • Hyderabad's feat of winning the Ranji trophy while winning only one match is a rare feat. Maharashtra in 1940-41, Hyderabad again in 1986-87 and Bengal in 1989-90 all won only one match outright while winning the title.
  • Amar Singh topped the batting and bowling aggregates for the season. He scored 370 runs and took 24 wickets in 4 matches.
  • Against Bombay in the decisive match in the West Zone, Amar Singh scored 140* and took 6/22 in the first innings, bowling Bombay out for 45. Against Baroda he scored 66 and took 6 wickets in the match, and against Sind 86 and 10 wickets for 61 (3/35 and 7/26).
  • Nawanagar defeated Baroda by an innings 275 runs, Sind by an innings and 144 runs and Bombay by an innings and 130 runs before losing the final.

    • Knockout tree

    The regular semifinals were not held this year because of the absence of teams. Hyderabad from the South Zone and Nawanagar from the West played the finals.

    Teams

    The team that won the zonal title is listed in bold. The teams are listed in the approximate order in which they finished in the zone.

    Scorecards and averages

  • Cricketarchive

    • References

    1937–38 Ranji Trophy Wikipedia
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