1946–47 Ranji Trophy

The 1946–47 Ranji Trophy was the 13th season of the Ranji Trophy. Baroda won the title defeating Holkar in the final.

1946–47 Ranji Trophy

The Ranji Trophy
Administrator(s)	BCCI
Cricket format	First-class
Tournament format(s)	Knockout
Champions	Baroda (2nd title)
Participants	19
Most runs	Gul Mohammad (Baroda) (596)[1]
Most wickets	Vijay Hazare (Baroda) (38)[2]
← 1945–46 1947–48 →

Highlights

• Vijay Hazare and Gul Mohammad added 577 runs for the fourth wicket in the final between Baroda and Holkar. This was a world record for any wicket in first class for nearly sixty years.^[3] It is still a record for the fourth wicket.

Zonal Matches

West Zone

	Round 1				Round 2				Round 3
	22 Dec 1946 – Baroda
	Baroda	316 & 110/6
					18 Jan 1947 – Baroda
	Maharashtra	171 & 252
					Baroda	270 & 323
	10 Jan 1947 – Rajkot
					Gujarat	192 & 187/7
	Kathiawar	155 & 103
									25 Jan 1947 – Baroda
	Gujarat	290
									Baroda	347 & 249
									Bombay	269 & 119/1
					22 Dec 1946 – Karachi
					Sind	224 & 350/9d
	30 Nov 1946 – Bombay
					Bombay	368 & 209/5
	Bombay	336
	Nawanagar	69 & 240

South Zone

	Round 1				Round 2
	20 Dec 1946 – Secunderabad
	Hyderabad	363 & 10/2
					19 Jan 1947 – Secunderabad
	Central Provinces and Berar	109 & 262
					Hyderabad	296 & 486/8d
	28 Dec 1946 – Madras
					Mysore	145 & 220
	Madras	209 & 77/4
	Mysore	439

East Zone

	Round 1				Round 2
	21 Dec 1946 – Jamshedpur
	Bihar	149 & 242
					30 Jan 1947 – Indore
	Holkar	397/8d
					Holkar	350
	18 Jan 1947 – Calcutta
					Bengal	165 & 103
	Bengal	295 & 158
	United Provinces	95 & 213

North Zone

	Round 1				Round 2
	25 Jan 1947 – Patiala
	Southern Punjab	330 & 88/1
					30 Jan 1947 – Patiala
	Delhi	257 & 160
					Southern Punjab	285 & 246
					Northern India	462 & 264

Inter-Zonal Knockout matches

	Semi-finals				Final
	8 Feb 1947 – Baroda
	Baroda	337 & 46/1
					7 Mar 1947 – Baroda
	Hyderabad	118 & 263
					Baroda	784
					Holkar	202 & 173
	Holkar	Walkover[4]
	Northern India

Final

7–11 March 1947 Scorecard

Holkar	v	Baroda (H)
202 (83.2 overs) Chandu Sarwate 94 Vijay Hazare 6/85		784 (291 overs) Gul Mahomed 319, Vijay Hazare 288 C. K. Nayudu 4/178
173 (67 overs) B. B. Nimbalkar 87 Amir Elahi 6/62

Baroda won by an innings and 409 runs Central College Ground, Baroda Umpires: M. G. Bhave and Jamshed Patel

• Holkar won the toss and decided to bat
• Timeless match, ended on the fifth day

Scorecards and averages

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