1961–62 Ranji Trophy Explained

1961–62 Ranji Trophy
Administrator:	BCCI
Cricket Format:	First-class
Tournament Format:	Knockout
Champions:	Bombay
Count:	13
Participants:	23
Most Runs:	Harcharan Singh (Southern Punjab) (495)^[1]
Most Wickets:	P. Sitaram (Delhi) (40)^[2]
Previous Year:	1960–61
Previous Tournament:	1960–61 Ranji Trophy
Next Year:	1962–63
Next Tournament:	1962–63 Ranji Trophy

The 1961–62 Ranji Trophy was the 28th season of the Ranji Trophy. Bombay won the title defeating Rajasthan in the final.

Highlights

Prakash Bhandari scored a hundred in 60 minutes against Rajasthan in the semifinal which was then the fastest hundred in Ranji trophy.^[3]

Group stage

South Zone

Team
Madras	3	2	0	1	0	0	22	2.170
Mysore	3	1	0	2	0	0	18	1.526
Hyderabad	3	0	1	2	0	0	5	0.619
Kerala	3	0	2	1	0	0	2	0.324

West Zone

Team
Bombay	4	3	0	1	0	0	33	2.464
Maharashtra	4	3	1	0	0	0	25	0.941
Baroda	4	1	2	1	0	0	13	1.150
Saurashtra	4	1	2	1	0	0	12	0.683
Gujarat	4	0	3	1	0	0	5	0.606

Central Zone

Team
Rajasthan	3	1	0	2	0	0	16	1.150
Uttar Pradesh	3	0	0	3	0	0	15	0.902
Vidarbha	3	0	1	2	0	0	12	1.059
Madhya Pradesh	3	0	0	3	0	0	11	0.914

East Zone

Team
Bengal	3	2	0	1	0	0	24	2.908
Assam	3	0	0	3	0	0	13	0.993
Bihar	3	1	1	1	0	0	12	0.773
Orissa	3	0	2	1	0	0	3	0.452

North Zone

Team
Delhi	5	4	0	1	0	0	41	1.941
Railways	5	4	1	0	0	0	36	1.842
Services	5	1	1	3	0	0	23	1.080
Southern Punjab	5	1	2	2	0	0	17	1.047
Northern Punjab	5	1	2	2	0	0	17	0.913
Jammu & Kashmir	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0.193

Knockout stage

Final

Scorecards and averages

CricketArchive

Notes and References

Web site: Ranji Trophy, 1961/62 / Records / Most runs . subscription . 14 November 2014.
Web site: Ranji Trophy, 1961/62 / Records / Most wickets . subscription . 14 November 2014.
https://static.espncricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/1960S/1961-62/IND_LOCAL/RANJI/KNOCK-OUTS/RAJ_BENG_RJI-SEMI1_16-19FEB1962.html Rajasthan v Bengal, Udaipur, 1961/62