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The 'Ranji Trophy' is a domestic first-class cricket championship played in India between different city and state sides, equivalent to the County Championship in England and the Pura Cup in Australia. The competition is named after Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji (Jam Sahib of Nawanagar, also known as "Ranji").
The competition was launched as "The Cricket Championship of India" following a meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India in July 1934, with the first fixtures taking place in 1934-35. The trophy was donated by Bhupinder Singh, the Maharajah of Patiala. The first Ranji Trophy Championship was won by Bombay after they defeated North India in the final. Syed Mohammed Hadi of Hyderabad was the first batsman to score a century in the tournament.
Mumbai (formerly Bombay) have been the dominant team in the Championship so far, with 37 wins, including 15 back-to-back wins from 1958-59 to 1972-73.
Most of the teams playing in the Ranji Trophy represent states of India. However, there are teams that represent individual cities such as Mumbai or Baroda. The competition also includes teams that have no regional affiliations, such as Railways and Services.
Up until the 2002-03 season, the teams were grouped into five zones - North, West, East, Central and South - and initial matches were played within the zones on a league basis. The top teams (two until 1991-92, three after that) from each zone played in a national knock-out competition, leading to a final which decided the winner of the tournament.
Starting with the 2002-03 season, the zonal system was abandoned and a two-division structure was adopted: the Elite Group and the Plate Group. For the 2006-07 season, the divisions were re-labelled the Super League and Plate League respectively.
The Super League is divided into two groups of eight and seven teams, while the Plate League is divided into two groups of six teams each. In both divisions, the top two teams from each group advance to the knock-out phase. The finalists from the Plate League are promoted to the Super League the next year while the two teams at the bottom of the Super League are relegated.
Points in the league stages of both divisions are awarded as follows:
'note
★ ' - If match ends in a draw.
The teams listed below are competing in the Ranji Trophy for the 2007-08 season. For a complete list of teams which have played in the competition at some point during its history, see Ranji Trophy - Historical Note.
† Some sources credit Goel with 636 or 637 wickets instead — see Rajinder Goel article for details.
★ Cricket in India
★ History of cricket
★ Duleep Trophy
★ Irani Trophy
★ Deodhar Trophy
★ NKP Salve Challenger Trophy
1. From ''Indian Cricket 2004'', published by ''The Hindu'', 2004.
2. A dedicated cricketer who never got his due Partab Ramchand
3. I was born at the wrong time: Rajinder Goel Anil Gulati
The Ranji Trophy - Cricinfo
| Contents |
| History |
| Format |
| Points summary |
| Teams |
| Super League |
| Plate League |
| Tournament records |
| Past winners |
| See also |
| References and notes |
| External links |
History
The competition was launched as "The Cricket Championship of India" following a meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India in July 1934, with the first fixtures taking place in 1934-35. The trophy was donated by Bhupinder Singh, the Maharajah of Patiala. The first Ranji Trophy Championship was won by Bombay after they defeated North India in the final. Syed Mohammed Hadi of Hyderabad was the first batsman to score a century in the tournament.
Mumbai (formerly Bombay) have been the dominant team in the Championship so far, with 37 wins, including 15 back-to-back wins from 1958-59 to 1972-73.
Format
Most of the teams playing in the Ranji Trophy represent states of India. However, there are teams that represent individual cities such as Mumbai or Baroda. The competition also includes teams that have no regional affiliations, such as Railways and Services.
Up until the 2002-03 season, the teams were grouped into five zones - North, West, East, Central and South - and initial matches were played within the zones on a league basis. The top teams (two until 1991-92, three after that) from each zone played in a national knock-out competition, leading to a final which decided the winner of the tournament.
Starting with the 2002-03 season, the zonal system was abandoned and a two-division structure was adopted: the Elite Group and the Plate Group. For the 2006-07 season, the divisions were re-labelled the Super League and Plate League respectively.
The Super League is divided into two groups of eight and seven teams, while the Plate League is divided into two groups of six teams each. In both divisions, the top two teams from each group advance to the knock-out phase. The finalists from the Plate League are promoted to the Super League the next year while the two teams at the bottom of the Super League are relegated.
Points summary
Points in the league stages of both divisions are awarded as follows:
| Scenario | Points |
|---|---|
| Win Outright | 4 |
| 1st Innings Lead | 2 ★ |
| Bonus Point (for innings and 10 wicket wins) | 1 |
| No Result | 0 |
| 1st Innings Deficit | 0 ★ |
| Lost Outright | 0 |
'note
★ ' - If match ends in a draw.
Teams
The teams listed below are competing in the Ranji Trophy for the 2007-08 season. For a complete list of teams which have played in the competition at some point during its history, see Ranji Trophy - Historical Note.
Super League
'Group A' ★ Mumbai ★ Delhi ★ Rajasthan ★ Saurashtra ★ Karnataka ★ Himachal Pradesh | 'Group B' ★ Bengal ★ Hyderabad ★ Uttar Pradesh ★ Orissa ★ Andhra ★ Punjab |
Plate League
'Group A' ★ Gujarat ★ Assam ★ Services ★ Tripura ★ Vidarbha ★ Kerala | 'Group B' ★ Goa ★ Haryana ★ Jammu & Kashmir ★ Jharkhand ★ Madhya Pradesh ★ Railways |
Tournament records
| Team recordsCompiled from Overall First-Class Records at CricketArchive. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Most wins | 37 | Mumbai (formerly Bombay) | |
| Highest team score | 944/6 decl. | Hyderabad v Andhra | 1993-94 [1] |
| Lowest team score | 22 | Southern Punjab v Northern India | 1934-35 [2] |
| Individual match records | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest individual innings | 443 ★ | B. B. Nimbalkar | Maharashtra v Kathiawar | 1948-49 [3] |
| Best innings bowling | 10/20 | Premangsu Chatterjee | Bengal v Assam | 1956-57 [4] |
| Best match bowling | 16/99 | Anil Kumble | Karnataka v Kerala | 1994-95 [5] |
| Individual season records[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most runs in a season | 1415 | V. V. S. Laxman | Hyderabad | 1999-2000 |
| Most centuries in a season | 8 | V. V. S. Laxman | Hyderabad | 1999-2000 |
| Most wickets in a season | 64 | Bishan Bedi | Delhi | 1974-75 |
| Individual career records | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most career runs | 7623[2] | Amarjit Kaypee | 1980-2000 | |
| Most career centuries | 31 Ajay Sharma in elite company Partab Ramchand | Ajay Sharma | 1984-2000 | |
| Highest career batting average | 98.35 | Vijay Merchant | 1934-1951 | |
| Most career wickets | 640[3]† | Rajinder Goel | 1958-1985 | |
† Some sources credit Goel with 636 or 637 wickets instead — see Rajinder Goel article for details.
Past winners
See also
★ Cricket in India
★ History of cricket
★ Duleep Trophy
★ Irani Trophy
★ Deodhar Trophy
★ NKP Salve Challenger Trophy
References and notes
1. From ''Indian Cricket 2004'', published by ''The Hindu'', 2004.
2. A dedicated cricketer who never got his due Partab Ramchand
3. I was born at the wrong time: Rajinder Goel Anil Gulati
External links
The Ranji Trophy - Cricinfo
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