1959–60 Ranji Trophy Explained

1959–60 Ranji Trophy
Administrator:	BCCI
Cricket Format:	First-class
Tournament Format:	Knockout
Champions:	Bombay
Count:	11
Participants:	24
Most Runs:	Rusi Surti (Rajasthan) (539)^[1]
Most Wickets:	B. Y. Alva (Mysore) (36)^[2]
Previous Year:	1958–59
Previous Tournament:	1958–59 Ranji Trophy
Next Year:	1960–61
Next Tournament:	1960–61 Ranji Trophy

The 1959–60 Ranji Trophy was the 26th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won the title defeating Mysore in the final.

Highlights

• Asif Iqbal made his first class debut for Hyderabad against Kerala.^[3] He moved to Pakistan two years later and captained them in Test cricket.

Group stage

South Zone

Team
Mysore	4	4	0	0	0	0	34	2.184
Hyderabad	4	3	1	0	0	0	26	1.432
Madras	4	2	2	3	0	0	19	1.081
Kerala	4	0	3	1	0	0	6	0.538
Andhra	4	0	3	1	0	0	3	0.489

Central Zone

Team
Rajasthan	3	1	0	2	0	0	18	1.588
Madhya Pradesh	3	1	1	1	0	0	14	1.224
Vidarbha	3	1	1	1	0	0	11	0.784
Uttar Pradesh	3	0	1	2	0	0	8	0.681

North Zone

Team
Services	5	3	0	2	0	0	36	2.479
Delhi	5	3	0	2	0	0	35	1.629
Railways	5	3	1	1	0	0	30	1.851
Eastern Punjab	5	1	2	2	0	0	17	1.090
Southern Punjab	5	1	3	1	0	0	15	0.643
Jammu & Kashmir	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0.110

West Zone

Team
Bombay	4	3	0	1	0	0	32	3.065
Baroda	4	2	0	2	0	0	27	1.211
Maharashtra	4	2	1	1	0	0	21	1.061
Gujarat	4	0	3	1	0	0	6	0.625
Saurashtra	4	1	3	0	0	0	3	0.463

East Zone

Team
Bihar	3	2	0	1	0	0	21	1.578
Bengal	3	2	1	0	0	0	18	2.046
Orissa	3	0	1	2	0	0	10	0.825
Assam	3	0	2	1	0	0	3	0.310

Knockout stage

Final

Scorecards and averages

• CricketArchive
• ESPNcricinfo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ranji Trophy, 1959/60 / Records / Most runs . subscription . 14 November 2014.
2. Web site: Ranji Trophy, 1959/60 / Records / Most wickets . subscription . 14 November 2014.
3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/23/23831.html Hyderabad v Kerala, Hyderabad, 1959/60