1958–59 Ranji Trophy Explained

1958–59 Ranji Trophy
Administrator:	BCCI
Cricket Format:	First-class
Tournament Format:	Knockout
Champions:	Bombay
Count:	10
Participants:	23
Most Runs:	Pankaj Roy (Bengal) (605)^[1]
Most Wickets:	Ramakant Desai (Bombay) (50)^[2]
Previous Year:	1957–58
Previous Tournament:	1957–58 Ranji Trophy
Next Year:	1959–60
Next Tournament:	1959–60 Ranji Trophy

The 1958–59 Ranji Trophy was the 25th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won the title defeating Bengal in the final. This started a sequence of 15 consecutive Ranji titles for Bombay.

Group stage

West Zone

Team
Bombay	4	2	0	2	0	0	29	2.325
Baroda	4	2	0	2	0	0	27	1.514
Maharashtra	4	0	0	4	0	0	15	1.057
Saurashtra	4	1	1	2	0	0	14	0.708
Gujarat	4	0	3	1	0	0	3	0.439

East Zone

Team
Bengal	3	3	0	0	0	0	26	3.600
Bihar	3	2	1	0	0	0	17	0.963
Assam	3	1	2	0	0	0	8	0.498
Orissa	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.272

North Zone

Team
Services	4	4	0	0	0	0	34	2.966
Railways	4	1	1	2	0	0	20	1.657
Delhi	4	2	1	1	0	0	20	1.222
Eastern Punjab	4	0	2	2	0	0	8	0.443
Patiala	4	0	3	1	0	0	3	0.375

South Zone

Team
Madras	4	2	0	2	0	0	30	1.733
Hyderabad	4	2	0	2	0	0	23	1.317
Mysore	4	1	0	3	0	0	22	1.332
Andhra	4	0	2	2	0	0	9	0.598
Kerala	4	0	3	1	0	0	3	0.543

Central Zone

Team
Rajasthan	3	2	0	1	0	0	19	1.996
Madhya Pradesh	3	1	0	2	0	0	14	1.126
Uttar Pradesh	3	1	1	1	0	0	13	0.993
Vidarbha	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0.527

Knockout stage

Final

Scorecards and averages

Notes and References

Web site: Ranji Trophy, 1958/59 / Records / Most runs . subscription . 14 November 2014.
Web site: Ranji Trophy, 1958/59 / Records / Most wickets . subscription . 14 November 2014.