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1952–53 Ranji Trophy
The Ranji Trophy
Administrator(s)BCCI
Cricket formatFirst-class
Tournament format(s)Knockout
ChampionsHolkar (4th title)
Participants20
Most runsBhausaheb Nimbalkar (Holkar) (474)[1]
Most wicketsMontu Banerjee (Bengal) (26)[2]

The 1952–53 Ranji Trophy was the 19th season of the Ranji Trophy. Holkar won the title defeating Bengal in the final.

Highlights

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  • Kerala, as Travancore-Cochin, made its first appearance

Zonal Matches

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South Zone

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Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
8 Nov 1952 – Trivandrum
 
 
Travancore-Cochin86 & 86
 
27 Dec 1952 – Bangalore
 
Mysore220
 
Mysore299 & 211/1
 
5 Dec 1952 – Madras
 
Madras291 & 218
 
Madras (T)161
 
 
Hyderabad80/1
 

(T) – Advanced to next round by spin of coin.

North Zone

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Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
15 Nov 1952 – Jullundur
 
 
Eastern Punjab274 & 293/8d
 
25 Dec 1952 – New Delhi
 
Delhi393 & 177/3
 
Delhi94 & 453/7
 
 
Services567
 
 
 
 

West Zone

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Round 1Round 2Round 3
 
          
 
 
 
 
14 Feb 1953 – Rajkot
 
 
Saurashtra91 & 93
 
21 Nov 1952 – Baroda
 
Gujarat273
 
Baroda246 & 277/3
 
28 Feb 1953 – Ahmedbad
 
Gujarat364 & 451/4d
 
Gujarat202 & 234
 
 
Maharashtra260 & 178/2
 
 
18 Dec 1952 – Sholapur
 
 
Maharashtra167 & 271
 
 
Bombay112 & 307
 
 
 
 

East Zone

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Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
6 Dec 1952 – Cuttack
 
 
Orissa303
 
17 Jan 1953 – Cuttack
 
Assam74 & 90
 
Orissa126 & 258
 
3 Jan 1953 – Calcutta
 
Bengal301 & 85/3
 
Bengal323 & 354/5d
 
 
Bihar235 & 140/7
 

Central Zone

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Round 1Round 2
 
      
 
6 Dec 1952 – Ratlam
 
 
Holkar285 & 11/0
 
17 Jan 1953 – Indore
 
Rajputana148 & 143
 
Holkar464
 
19 Dec 1952 – Nagpur
 
Uttar Pradesh85 & 53
 
Madhya Pradesh350 & 167
 
 
Uttar Pradesh274 & 285
 

Inter-Zonal Knockout matches

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
13 Feb 1953 – Calcutta
 
 
Bengal191 & 356
 
26 Feb 1953 – Calcutta
 
Services107 & 183
 
Bengal358 & 110
 
 
Mysore198 & 166
 
 
20 Mar 1953 – Calcutta
 
 
Bengal479 & 320/5d
 
 
Holkar496 & 177/9
 
 
12 Mar 1953 – Indore
 
 
Holkar469 & 235/3
 
 
Maharashtra331 & 369
 
 
 
 

Final

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20–24 March 1953
Scorecard
Bengal (H)
v
479 (198.4 overs)
P. B. Datta 141
Hiralal Gaekwad 4/128
496 (171.1 overs)
B. B. Nimbalkar 219
S. K. Shome 4/195
320 for 5 decl (44.5 overs)
Benjamin Frank 62
Arjun Naidu 2/73
177/9 (105 overs)
Mushtaq Ali 46
S. K. Girdhari 3/17
Holkar won on first innings lead
Eden Gardens, Calcutta
Umpires: Santosh Ganguli and M. G. Vijayasarathi
  • Bengal won the toss and decided to bat

Scorecards and averages

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References

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  1. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1952/53 / Records / Most runs". Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Ranji Trophy, 1952/53 / Records / Most wickets". Retrieved 23 August 2014.