1940–41 Ranji Trophy Explained
| 1940–41 Ranji Trophy |
| Administrator: | BCCI |
| Cricket Format: | First-class |
| Tournament Format: | Knockout |
| Champions: | Maharashtra |
| Count: | 2 |
| Participants: | 19 |
| Matches: | 18 |
| Most Runs: | Ranga Sohoni (Maharashtra) (655)[1] |
| Most Wickets: | Chandu Sarwate (Maharashtra) (24)[2] |
| Previous Year: | 1939–40 |
| Previous Tournament: | 1939–40 Ranji Trophy |
| Next Year: | 1941–42 |
| Next Tournament: | 1941–42 Ranji Trophy |
The 1940–41 Ranji Trophy was the seventh season of the Ranji Trophy. Nineteen teams took part in four zones in a knockout format. Maharashtra retained the title defeating Madras in the final. Maharashtra would enter and lose three more finals but as of 2014, 1940-41 remains their last Ranji title.
With cricket affected by the Second World War, Ranji Trophy was only regular domestic tournament that continued in the senior cricket nations.
Highlights
- Maharashtra won their first four matches on first innings lead and won only the final outright.
- Maharashtra made a Ranji record score of 798 against Northern India in the semifinal, batting for most of the first three days. Originally scheduled as a three-day match, the semifinal was extended to a fourth day for the teams to complete their first innings.
- D. B. Deodhar was 48 years and 306 days old when he scored 246 against Bombay. As of 2014, he is the sixth oldest player to score a double century in first class cricket, and the second oldest Indian after C. K. Nayudu who did it at the age of 50 years and 142 days in 1945–46.[3]
- The Bombay – Maharashtra match was scheduled for three days but went to five before the first innings were completed. Maharashtra made 675 and Bombay 650.
Zonal matches
South zone
Notes and References
- Web site: Ranji Trophy, 1940/41 / Records / Most runs . subscription . 23 August 2014.
- Web site: Ranji Trophy, 1940/41 / Records / Most wickets . subscription . 23 August 2014.
- https://stats.acscricket.com/Records/First_Class/Overall/Batting/Oldest_Batsman_to_Score_Double_Hundred.html Oldest batsmen to score double hundreds
