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1938–39 Ranji Trophy

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Administrator(s)
  
BCCI

Tournament format(s)
  
Knockout

Participants
  
19

Cricket format
  
First-class cricket

Champions
  
Bengal

Matches played
  
18

1938–39 Ranji Trophy

The 1938–39 Ranji Trophy was the fifth season of the Ranji Trophy. Nineteen teams took part in four zones in a knockout format. Bengal won their first title defeating Southern Punjab in the final.

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Highlights

  • Tom Longfield was the second non-native captain to win Ranji trophy, after Bert Wensley in 1936-37
  • Naoomal Jeoomal of Sind scored 203* against Nawanagar out of a score of only 326.
  • In the Nawanagar v Western India match, Amar Singh became the first bowler to take 100 Ranji Trophy wickets. This was his 14th Ranji Trophy match.

    • 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

    1938–39 Ranji Trophy Wikipedia
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