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1956–57 Ranji Trophy

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1956–57 Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsBombay (9th title)
Participants22
Most runsRamnath Kenny (Bombay) (529)[1]
Most wicketsPolly Umrigar (Bombay) (35)[2]

The 1956–57 Ranji Trophy was the 23rd season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won the title defeating Services in the final.

Zonal Matches

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West Zone

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Round 1Round 2Round 3
 
          
 
 
 
 
8 Dec 1956 – Bombay
 
 
Bombay525 & 49/1
 
 
Gujarat222 & 366
 
 
12 Feb 1957 – Bombay
 
 
Bombay657/9d
 
24 Nov 1956 – Khadakvasla
 
Maharashtra171 & 193
 
Maharashtra332
 
18 Jan 1957 – Nasik
 
Saurashtra83 & 88
 
Maharashtra441
 
 
Baroda226 & 358/6
 
 
 
 

North Zone

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Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
8 Dec 1956 – Delhi
 
 
Delhi271 & 87/1
 
9 Feb 1957 – Delhi
 
Eastern Punjab166 & 190
 
Services289 & 269
 
13 Jan 1957 – Delhi
 
Delhi221 & 218/7
 
Services246 & 85
 
 
PEPSU164 & 121
 

South Zone

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Round 1Round 2Round 3
 
          
 
 
 
 
14 Dec 1956 – Salem
 
 
Madras431 & 329/6d
 
 
Hyderabad310 & 194/7
 
 
15 Feb 1957 – Madras
 
 
Madras384 & 128/3
 
12 Jan 1957 – Guntur
 
Mysore251 & 254/9d
 
Andhra171 & 201/3
 
30 Jan 1957 – Guntur
 
Travancore-Cochin180 & 185
 
Andhra266 & 234/8d
 
 
Mysore296 & 215/8
 
 
 
 

Central Zone

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Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
15 Dec 1956 – Banaras
 
 
Uttar Pradesh238 & 56/1
 
2 Feb 1957 – Banaras
 
Madhya Pradesh116 & 177
 
Uttar Pradesh310 & 342/5
 
22 Dec 1956 – Indore
 
Rajasthan256
 
Madhya Bharat91 & 184
 
 
Rajasthan594/8d
 

East Zone

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Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
26 Jan 1957 – Jorhat
 
 
Assam54 & 245
 
9 Feb 1957 – Calcutta
 
Bengal505
 
Bengal356
 
22 Dec 1956 – Jamshedpur
 
Bihar124 & 83
 
Bihar217 & 254/4
 
 
Orissa196 & 350/7d
 

Inter-Zonal Knockout matches

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
23 Feb 1957 – Calcutta
 
 
Bengal302/4
 
 
Services (T)399
 
 
29 Mar 1957 – Delhi
 
 
Services171 & 150
 
2 Mar 1957 – Banaras
 
Bombay359/7d
 
Uttar Pradesh147 & 229
 
16 Mar 1957 – Bombay
 
Bombay575
 
Bombay634/9d
 
 
Madras150 & 161
 
 
 
 

(T) – Advanced to final by spin of coin.

Final

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29 March – 1 April 1957
Scorecard
v
171 (87.4 overs)
Chandrasekhar Gadkari 53
Polly Umrigar 4/65
359/7 decl (142 overs)
Yatin Rele 162*
N. P. Jagdishan 3/51
150 (77.1 overs)
Chandrasekhar Gadkari 40
K. R. Panjri 5/57
Bombay won by an innings and 38 runs
Roshanara Club Ground, Delhi
Umpires: Noshirvan Nagarwala and M. G. Vijayasarathi
  • Toss not known

Scorecards and averages

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References

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  1. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1956/57 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1956/57 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 14 November 2014.