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1942–43 Ranji Trophy

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Cricket format
  
First-class cricket

Champions
  
Baroda

Champion
  
Baroda cricket team

Tournament format(s)
  
Knockout

Participants
  
13

Matches played
  
12

1942–43 Ranji Trophy

Most runs
  
Vijay Hazare (Baroda) (398)

Most wickets
  
C. S. Nayudu (Baroda) (40)

Administrator
  
Board of Control for Cricket in India

The 1942–43 Ranji Trophy was the ninth season of the Ranji Trophy. Baroda won their first title defeating Hyderabad in the final. Only 13 teams took part, the lowest in the history of the Ranji Trophy. Teams like Bombay and Madras skipped the competition.

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Highlights

  • Alimuddin who made his debut for Rajputana in the semifinal against Baroda was officially only 12 years and 43 days old. This makes him one of the youngest first class cricketers.
  • Vijay Hazare took his 100th Ranji wicket in the final. He had already completed 1000 runs in the 1939-40 final.

    • 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

    1942–43 Ranji Trophy Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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