The major and defining event in the history of Indian cricket during this period was the Partition of India following full independence from the British Raj in 1947.
An early casualty of change was the Bombay Quadrangular tournament which had been a focal point of Indian cricket for over 50 years. The new India had no place for teams based on ethnic origin. As a result, the Ranji Trophy came into its own as the national championship.
The last-ever Bombay Pentangular, as it had become, was won by the Hindus in 1945-46.
1945-46 – Holkar
1946-47 – Baroda
1947-48 – Holkar
1948-49 – Bombay
1949-50 – Baroda
1950-51 – Holkar
1951-52 – Bombay
1952-53 – Holkar
1953-54 – Bombay
1954-55 – Madras
1955-56 – Bombay
1956-57 – Bombay
1957-58 – Baroda
1958-59 – Bombay
1959-60 – Bombay
The lists below give the leading first-class runscorers and wicket-takers in each domestic season.
1945-46 – manish panduy
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1945-46 – vinay kumar
For information about this tour, see : Australian Services cricket team in Ceylon and India in 1945-46
1st Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn
2nd Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – match drawn
3rd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn
4th Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – West Indies won by an innings and 193 runs
5th Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – match drawn
England 1951-52
1st Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn
2nd Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – match drawn
3rd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn
4th Test at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – England won by 8 wickets
5th Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – India won by an innings and 8 runs
1st Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – India won by an innings and 70 runs
2nd Test at University Ground, Lucknow – Pakistan won by an innings and 43 runs
3rd Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – India won by 10 wickets
4th Test at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Madras – match drawn
5th Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn
New Zealand 1955-56
1st Test at Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad – match drawn
2nd Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – India won by an innings and 27 runs
3rd Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn
4th Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn
5th Test at Nehru Stadium, Madras – India won by an innings and 109 runs
1st Test at Nehru Stadium, Madras – Australia won by an innings and 5 runs
2nd Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – match drawn
3rd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – Australia won by 94 runs
1st Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – match drawn
2nd Test at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – West Indies won by 203 runs
3rd Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – West Indies won by an innings and 336 runs
4th Test at Nehru Stadium, Madras – West Indies won by 295 runs
5th Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – match drawn
1st Test at Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi – Australia won by an innings and 127 runs
2nd Test at Modi Stadium, Kanpur – India won by 119 runs
3rd Test at Brabourne Stadium, Bombay – match drawn
4th Test at Nehru Stadium, Madras – Australia won by an innings and 55 runs
5th Test at Eden Gardens, Calcutta – match drawn
