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Ranji Trophy 1939/40 statistics and records

Ranji Trophy: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Ranji Trophy 1939/40; Tests are excluded.

VS Hazare leads the displayed batting table with 619 runs. VS Hazare leads the bowling table with 20 wickets.

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Showing 1939/40 · Ranji Trophy

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Recorded matches: 17
Recorded players: 224
Recorded teams: 18
Recorded venues: 15

Selected season match starts: 1939-11-03 to 1940-02-24. Player counts cover recorded batting or bowling innings, not a registered squad. Latest update among the displayed statistics and match source rows: 2026-06-15.

Ranji Trophy standings · 1939-40

League table for 1939/40. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Final Result

Ranji Trophy 1939-40 Final Result standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Maharashtra	—	—	—	—	—
2	Uttar Pradesh	—	—	—	—	—

Points are the recorded competition points, including any recorded bonuses or deductions. Source-table update: 2026-05-26.

Recorded table source 1

Season leaders · Ranji Trophy 1939/40

Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.

Leading run scorers

Ranji Trophy Ranji Trophy 1939/40 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
VS Hazare	4	619
PE Palia	3	361
SW Sohoni	4	325
KM Rangnekar	4	324
KV Bhandarkar	4	324

Recorded innings through 1940-02-24. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Ranji Trophy Ranji Trophy 1939/40 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
VS Hazare	4	20
CS Nayudu	2	17
Amir Elahi	3	17
AG Ram Singh	2	15
Azim Khan	2	15

Recorded innings through 1940-02-24. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1939/40

Every recorded player in this competition and season; the first 25 in each table are shown below. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.

Batting · 224 players

Ranji Trophy 1939/40 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
VS Hazare	Maharashtra	4	7	1	619	316*	103.17	—	2	2	60	0
PE Palia	United Provinces	3	5	0	361	216	72.20	—	1	1	31	0
SW Sohoni	Maharashtra	4	7	1	325	109	54.17	—	2	1	14	0
KM Rangnekar	Maharashtra	4	7	2	324	102	64.80	—	2	1	28	1
KV Bhandarkar	Maharashtra	4	7	1	324	132	54.00	—	1	1	20	0
DB Deodhar	Maharashtra	4	7	1	305	157*	50.83	—	2	1	12	0
HR Adhikari	Baroda	3	6	1	258	160	51.60	—	1	1	17	0
ND Nagarvala	Maharashtra	4	7	0	237	98	33.86	—	2	0	15	1
L Amar Singh	Nawanagar	2	3	1	216	113*	108.00	—	1	1	17	1
Mohammad Saeed	Southern Punjab	3	5	0	202	76	40.40	—	3	0	9	1
RB Nimbalkar	Baroda	3	6	0	197	78	32.83	—	2	0	2	1
S Nazir Ali	Southern Punjab	3	5	0	191	151	38.20	—	0	1	16	2
AG Ram Singh	Madras	2	4	0	191	91	47.75	—	2	0	9	0
Shamim Khwaja	United Provinces	3	5	0	190	125	38.00	—	0	1	16	0
Azmat Hayat	Southern Punjab	3	5	0	182	112	36.40	—	0	1	21	0
Nawab of Manavadar	Western India	2	4	1	172	88*	57.33	—	2	0	0	0
S Wazir Ali	Southern Punjab	2	3	0	167	152	55.67	—	0	1	17	0
RP Rathod	Western India	2	4	1	163	91*	54.33	—	2	0	0	0
JG Harris	Maharashtra	4	7	1	156	62	26.00	—	2	0	8	1
MM Naidu	Baroda	3	6	0	150	120	25.00	—	0	1	13	0
G Parthasarathi	Madras	2	4	0	148	62	37.00	—	1	0	4	0
BB Nimbalkar	Baroda	3	6	1	145	85	29.00	—	1	0	0	0
VM Merchant	Bombay	1	1	0	140	140	140.00	—	0	1	3	0
Roshan Lal	Southern Punjab	3	5	1	136	47	34.00	—	0	0	4	0
NC Chatterjee	Bengal	2	3	0	132	64	44.00	—	1	0	1	0

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Ranji Trophy 1939/40 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
SWE Behrend	Bengal	1	2	0	124	107	62.00	—	0	1	12	0
Aftab Ahmed	United Provinces	2	4	0	120	72	30.00	—	1	0	8	0
L Amarnath	Southern Punjab	2	3	0	119	103	39.67	—	0	1	18	0
BK Garudachar	United Provinces	3	5	2	119	63*	39.67	—	1	0	6	0
SN Banerjee	Nawanagar	2	3	0	116	106	38.67	—	0	1	7	0
Saeed Ahmed	Western India	2	4	0	116	101	29.00	—	0	1	4	0
WN Ghorpade	Baroda	3	6	0	111	47	18.50	—	0	0	0	0
SM Hadi	Hyderabad	1	1	0	106	106	106.00	—	0	1	0	0
BV Ramakrishnappa	Mysore	1	2	0	106	99	53.00	—	1	0	7	0
Murawwat Hussain	Southern Punjab	3	5	1	105	50	26.25	—	1	0	0	0
Hansraj	Rajputana	1	2	1	97	96	97.00	—	1	0	0	0
PN Miller	Bengal	1	2	0	95	55	47.50	—	1	0	0	0
UM Merchant	Bombay	1	1	0	94	94	94.00	—	1	0	8	0
SB Gandhi	Western India	2	4	1	93	53	31.00	—	1	0	0	0
S Nazir Ali	Maharashtra	3	5	0	92	62	18.40	—	1	0	0	0
NJ Venkatesan	Madras	2	4	1	91	50*	30.33	—	1	0	0	0
S Mushtaq Ali	Central India	1	2	0	89	74	44.50	—	1	0	0	0
CS Nayudu	Baroda	2	4	0	89	55	22.25	—	1	0	0	0
Asadullah Qureshi	Hyderabad	1	1	0	89	89	89.00	—	1	0	0	0
ASN Murthy	United Provinces	3	5	0	88	48	17.60	—	0	0	0	0
MG Vijayasarathi	Mysore	1	2	0	85	56	42.50	—	1	0	0	0
Amir Elahi	Southern Punjab	3	5	0	82	32	16.40	—	0	0	0	0
Faiz Ahmed	Western India	2	4	0	81	61	20.25	—	1	0	0	0
BSR Bhadradri	Madras	1	2	1	80	62*	80.00	—	1	0	0	0
AN Hammond	Bengal	2	3	0	77	72	25.67	—	1	0	8	3
SG Powar	Baroda	3	6	1	77	38	15.40	—	0	0	0	0
Masood Salahuddin	United Provinces	3	5	0	76	38	15.20	—	0	0	0	0
Abdul Latif	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	0	74	70	37.00	—	1	0	0	0
S Banerjee	Bihar	1	2	0	74	48	37.00	—	0	0	5	0
A Wahab	Rajputana	2	4	0	72	31	18.00	—	0	0	0	0
GR Naidoo	Rajputana	2	4	0	72	60	18.00	—	1	0	0	0
RK Indravijaysinhji	Nawanagar	2	3	0	71	30	23.67	—	0	0	0	0
RK Yadvendrasinhji	Nawanagar	2	3	0	68	45	22.67	—	0	0	0	0
E Alexander	United Provinces	3	5	1	67	41	16.75	—	0	0	5	0
NM Bose	Bengal	2	3	0	67	67	22.33	—	1	0	8	0
Ushaq Ahmed	Hyderabad	1	1	0	66	66	66.00	—	1	0	0	0
MK Pathan	Gujarat	1	2	0	65	43	32.50	—	0	0	0	0
KR Roy	Bengal	2	3	0	65	40	21.67	—	0	0	0	0
MK Patwardhan	Maharashtra	4	7	2	62	25	12.40	—	0	0	0	0
AF Wensley	Nawanagar	2	3	0	59	22	19.67	—	0	0	0	0
MH Mankad	Nawanagar	1	1	0	58	58	58.00	—	1	0	0	0
Karim Baksh	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	0	58	58	29.00	—	1	0	0	0
Akbar Khan	Western India	2	4	0	58	56	14.50	—	1	0	0	0
SM Hussain	Hyderabad	1	1	0	54	54	54.00	—	1	0	0	0
SJ Dastoor	United Provinces	3	5	0	54	23	10.80	—	0	0	4	0
A Dipchand	Sind	1	2	0	54	49	27.00	—	0	0	0	0
Maharaja of Patiala	Southern Punjab	1	2	1	53	30*	53.00	—	0	0	0	0
Raja of Jath	Maharashtra	2	3	0	53	28	17.67	—	0	0	0	0
DS Doctor	Maharashtra	4	7	2	52	20*	10.40	—	0	0	0	0
JB Khot	Bombay	1	1	0	52	52	52.00	—	1	0	0	0
YE Sheikh	Baroda	3	6	1	51	20	10.20	—	0	0	0	0
B Mehra	Gujarat	1	2	1	50	50*	50.00	—	1	0	0	0
BR Patel	Hyderabad	1	1	0	50	50	50.00	—	1	0	0	0
Bhalindra Singh	Southern Punjab	3	5	0	48	23	9.60	—	0	0	0	0
JN Bhaya	Central India	1	2	0	47	41	23.50	—	0	0	0	0
MM Jagdale	Baroda	1	2	0	47	38	23.50	—	0	0	0	0
VM Pandit	Baroda	2	4	1	47	21	15.67	—	0	0	0	0
B Sen	Bihar	1	2	0	47	30	23.50	—	0	0	0	0
FK Irani	Mysore	1	2	0	46	32	23.00	—	0	0	0	0
SM Shafi	Delhi	1	2	0	46	42	23.00	—	0	0	0	0
Musa Khan	Delhi	1	2	1	45	31*	45.00	—	0	0	0	0
Ishwar Lal	Delhi	1	2	0	44	42	22.00	—	0	0	1	0
AV Krishnaswami	Madras	2	4	0	44	22	11.00	—	0	0	0	0
C Ramaswami	Madras	1	2	0	41	41	20.50	—	0	0	0	0
HW Barritt	Western India	1	2	0	41	28	20.50	—	0	0	0	0
SHM Colah	Nawanagar	2	3	0	40	39	13.33	—	0	0	0	0
Azim Khan	Rajputana	2	4	0	40	31	10.00	—	0	0	0	0
CR Rangachari	Madras	2	4	1	39	18	13.00	—	0	0	0	0
Ranjit Singh	United Provinces	2	3	0	39	22	13.00	—	0	0	0	0
AW Stansfeld	Madras	2	4	0	38	23	9.50	—	0	0	0	0
Ibrahim Khan	Hyderabad	1	1	0	36	36	36.00	—	0	0	0	0
Abdur Rehman	Southern Punjab	3	5	0	36	22	7.20	—	0	0	0	0
Ahmed Saeed	Southern Punjab	1	2	0	36	36	18.00	—	0	0	0	0
S Abbas	Rajputana	2	4	0	35	16	8.75	—	0	0	0	0
O Chimanlal	Nawanagar	1	2	0	35	26	17.50	—	0	0	0	0
S Darashah	Mysore	1	2	0	35	21	17.50	—	0	0	0	0
Masud Alam	United Provinces	2	4	0	35	33	8.75	—	0	0	0	0
MJ Gopalan	Madras	2	4	1	34	22*	11.33	—	0	0	0	0
Qamaruddin Sheikh	Sind	1	2	0	34	20	17.00	—	0	0	0	0
S Bose	Bengal	1	1	0	33	33	33.00	—	0	0	0	0
RG Salvi	Maharashtra	1	2	0	33	33	16.50	—	0	0	0	0
M Nissar	Southern Punjab	1	1	1	32	32*	—	—	0	0	0	0
SM Ambegaokar	Baroda	1	2	0	31	24	15.50	—	0	0	0	0
Abdul Rashid	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	0	30	30	15.00	—	0	0	0	0
Qazi Daud	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	0	30	22	15.00	—	0	0	0	0
Iqbal Ahmed Khan	United Provinces	3	5	2	29	13	9.67	—	0	0	0	0
Umar Khan	Western India	2	4	0	29	15	7.25	—	0	0	0	0
S Ishtiaq Ali	Central India	1	2	0	28	19	14.00	—	0	0	0	0
Mubarak Ali	Nawanagar	2	3	0	27	23	9.00	—	0	0	0	0
Paramanand	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	2	27	27*	—	—	0	0	0	0
SK Roy	Bihar	1	2	0	27	24	13.50	—	0	0	0	0
Daud Khan	Sind	1	2	1	27	21	27.00	—	0	0	0	0
Fateh Mahomed	Delhi	1	2	0	26	26	13.00	—	0	0	0	0
MA Gopaldas	Sind	1	2	0	26	26	13.00	—	0	0	0	0
SM Kadri	Bombay	1	1	0	26	26	26.00	—	0	0	0	0
Hasan	United Provinces	1	1	1	25	25*	—	—	0	0	0	0
GC Kapoor	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	0	25	24	12.50	—	0	0	0	0
Shahabuddin	United Provinces	1	1	0	25	25	25.00	—	0	0	0	0
Naoomal Jaoomal	Sind	1	2	0	24	24	12.00	—	0	0	0	0
Akhtar Hussain	United Provinces	1	2	0	23	16	11.50	—	0	0	0	0
I Oza	Nawanagar	1	2	0	23	15	11.50	—	0	0	0	0
MS Ranvirsinhji	Nawanagar	1	1	0	22	22	22.00	—	0	0	0	0
M Dastoor	Bihar	1	2	0	22	12	11.00	—	0	0	0	0
CF Parmar	Gujarat	1	2	0	22	12	11.00	—	0	0	0	0
SVT Chari	Madras	2	4	1	21	16	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
Gatoor	Western India	1	2	0	21	21	10.50	—	0	0	0	0
K Mohanakrishnan	Madras	1	2	0	21	21	10.50	—	0	0	0	0
JW Anson	Sind	1	2	0	20	14	10.00	—	0	0	0	0
WH Bradshaw	Rajputana	2	4	0	20	14	5.00	—	0	0	0	0
NP Kesari	Rajputana	2	4	0	20	14	5.00	—	0	0	0	0
B Maneckshaw	Central India	1	2	0	20	15	10.00	—	0	0	0	0
TD Narayanaswami Rao	Madras	1	2	0	20	12	10.00	—	0	0	0	0
Attique Hussain	Rajputana	2	4	0	19	14	4.75	—	0	0	0	0
UR Chippa	Gujarat	1	2	0	18	17	9.00	—	0	0	0	0
D King	Bihar	1	2	0	17	11	8.50	—	0	0	0	0
KS Abdul Khaliq	Western India	2	4	0	17	17	4.25	—	0	0	0	0
SR Mehta	Hyderabad	1	1	0	17	17	17.00	—	0	0	0	0
Sardar Gul	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	0	17	13	8.50	—	0	0	0	0
H Vohra	Rajputana	2	4	1	17	11*	5.67	—	0	0	0	0
JN Banerjee	Bengal	1	1	1	16	16*	—	—	0	0	0	0
K Bhattacharya	Bengal	1	2	1	16	16*	16.00	—	0	0	0	0
KM Jadhav	Maharashtra	2	4	1	16	15*	5.33	—	0	0	0	0
KS Prabhakar	Mysore	1	2	0	16	14	8.00	—	0	0	0	0
CJ Ramdev	Mysore	1	2	0	16	10	8.00	—	0	0	0	0
Firasat Hussain	Rajputana	2	4	3	16	10*	16.00	—	0	0	0	0
MA McCanlis	Rajputana	1	2	0	15	9	7.50	—	0	0	0	0
AK Dutt	Bengal	1	2	0	15	8	7.50	—	0	0	0	0
FK Nariman	Bombay	1	1	0	15	15	15.00	—	0	0	0	0
RM Patel	Gujarat	1	2	0	15	9	7.50	—	0	0	0	0
S Chakravorty	Bihar	1	2	0	15	11	7.50	—	0	0	0	0
FE Eccleston	Bengal	1	2	1	14	7*	14.00	—	0	0	0	0
Hakim Lanewalla	Sind	1	2	1	14	14*	14.00	—	0	0	0	0
Abbas Khan	Sind	1	2	0	13	13	6.50	—	0	0	0	0
BC Khanna	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	0	13	11	6.50	—	0	0	0	0
BR Nagaraja Rao	Mysore	1	2	0	13	11	6.50	—	0	0	0	0
G Pires	Mysore	1	2	0	12	8	6.00	—	0	0	0	0
Abdul Salim	Central India	1	2	0	12	10	6.00	—	0	0	0	0
K Bahadur	Delhi	1	2	0	12	12	6.00	—	0	0	0	0
JA Patel	Gujarat	1	2	0	12	11	6.00	—	0	0	0	0
NC Pavri	Central India	1	2	0	12	12	6.00	—	0	0	0	0
DD Hindlekar	Bombay	1	1	0	11	11	11.00	—	0	0	0	0
Jaswant Rai	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	0	11	9	5.50	—	0	0	0	0
Fazal Rahim	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	0	11	10	5.50	—	0	0	0	0
JG Dhumal	Baroda	1	2	2	10	10*	—	—	0	0	0	0
Shujauddin	Delhi	1	2	1	10	5*	10.00	—	0	0	0	0
S Ali Abbas	Hyderabad	1	1	0	9	9	9.00	—	0	0	0	0
PN Cambhatta	Gujarat	1	2	0	9	5	4.50	—	0	0	0	0
JR Oza	Nawanagar	1	2	0	9	5	4.50	—	0	0	0	0
F Brierley	Bihar	1	2	0	8	7	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
A Balsora	Bihar	1	2	0	8	8	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
A Jabbar	Bengal	1	2	0	8	8	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
MB Krishna Rao	Mysore	1	2	0	8	8	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
AL Lingiah	Mysore	1	2	1	8	6	8.00	—	0	0	0	0
BM Patel	Gujarat	1	2	0	8	8	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
RF Moss	Bombay	1	1	0	7	7	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
SK Ganguli	Bengal	2	3	0	6	5	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
AG Gupte	Baroda	1	2	0	6	6	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
S Mohammad Khan	Delhi	1	2	0	6	6	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
Shahabuddin	Southern Punjab	2	4	3	6	4*	6.00	—	0	0	0	0
Sukhvantrai	Western India	2	4	1	6	3	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
Tajammul Hussain	Delhi	1	2	0	6	6	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
MS Baloch	Gujarat	1	2	0	6	4	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
GM Din	Delhi	1	2	0	6	6	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
J Alam	Bihar	1	2	1	5	3	5.00	—	0	0	0	0
Anwar Khan	Delhi	1	2	0	5	4	2.50	—	0	0	0	0
EB Gai	Baroda	2	4	1	5	4	1.67	—	0	0	0	0
Raghbir Singh	Rajputana	1	2	0	5	5	2.50	—	0	0	0	0
Riazul Hussain	Delhi	1	2	0	5	4	2.50	—	0	0	0	0
JM Sahana	Gujarat	1	2	0	5	5	2.50	—	0	0	0	0
Ghulam Ahmed	Hyderabad	1	1	1	4	4*	—	—	0	0	0	0
S Nyalchand	Western India	2	4	2	4	2*	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
S Mitra	Bengal	1	1	0	4	4	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
KB Murad	Rajputana	1	2	0	4	2	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
RN Zutchi	Central India	1	2	0	4	3	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
M Ellum	Nawanagar	2	3	2	3	3*	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
KS Gaekwar	Baroda	2	4	0	3	3	0.75	—	0	0	0	0
RK Jayendrasinhji	Nawanagar	1	1	0	3	3	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
KAD Naoroji	Bihar	1	2	0	3	2	1.50	—	0	0	0	0
Rajindernath	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	0	3	3	1.50	—	0	0	0	0
KA Sheikh	Gujarat	1	2	1	3	3	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
KB Boga	Central India	1	2	2	2	1*	—	—	0	0	0	0
S Dutt	Bengal	1	1	0	2	2	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
KK Tarapore	Bombay	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
N Godrej	Central India	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0	0	0	0
MV Subba Rao	Mysore	1	2	1	1	1*	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
DR Havewala	Bombay	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
SR Godambe	Bombay	1	1	1	0	0*	—	—	0	0	0	0
EB Aibara	Hyderabad	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
VP Das	Central India	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
Har Swarup	Central India	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
Isa Khan	Hyderabad	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
A Kamal	Bengal	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
DS Khambatta	Bihar	1	2	1	0	0*	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
FG Lakda	Sind	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
DJ Mobed	Sind	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
MJ Mobed	Sind	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
TS Parankusam	Madras	2	4	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
MS Patel	Bombay	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
H Sadhu	Bengal	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 141 players

Ranji Trophy 1939/40 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
VS Hazare	Maharashtra	4	7	1,229	57	465	20	23.25	61.45	2.27	2	7/94
CS Nayudu	Baroda	2	3	643	8	437	17	25.71	37.82	4.08	2	8/93
Amir Elahi	Southern Punjab	3	6	594	16	314	17	18.47	34.94	3.17	2	7/33
AG Ram Singh	Madras	2	3	535	26	216	15	14.40	35.67	2.42	3	5/35
Azim Khan	Rajputana	2	3	376	15	157	15	10.47	25.07	2.51	2	6/30
SW Sohoni	Maharashtra	4	7	629	14	458	12	38.17	52.42	4.37	0	4/105
EB Gai	Baroda	2	4	331	18	114	12	9.50	27.58	2.07	1	7/43
BK Garudachar	United Provinces	3	4	339	6	178	11	16.18	30.82	3.15	1	6/30
MK Patwardhan	Maharashtra	4	7	831	23	438	11	39.82	75.55	3.16	1	6/103
MS Baloch	Gujarat	1	2	309	8	110	11	10.00	28.09	2.14	1	7/56
L Amarnath	Southern Punjab	2	4	360	16	104	10	10.40	36.00	1.73	1	5/22
PE Palia	United Provinces	3	5	612	23	239	9	26.56	68.00	2.34	0	4/66
Ghulam Ahmed	Hyderabad	1	2	393	11	157	9	17.44	43.67	2.40	1	5/95
E Alexander	United Provinces	3	6	511	20	231	9	25.67	56.78	2.71	0	4/15
UR Chippa	Gujarat	1	2	283	6	93	9	10.33	31.44	1.97	1	6/45
Masood Salahuddin	United Provinces	3	6	344	10	192	9	21.33	38.22	3.35	1	6/62
KK Tarapore	Bombay	1	1	272	9	91	8	11.38	34.00	2.01	1	8/91
S Darashah	Mysore	1	2	336	17	102	8	12.75	42.00	1.82	1	5/78
S Dutt	Bengal	1	2	114	4	61	8	7.63	14.25	3.21	1	6/32
S Mushtaq Ali	Central India	1	1	235	11	108	7	15.43	33.57	2.76	1	7/108
SN Banerjee	Nawanagar	2	3	336	6	237	7	33.86	48.00	4.23	1	5/122
NC Chatterjee	Bengal	2	4	102	4	43	7	6.14	14.57	2.53	0	3/6
Fateh Mahomed	Delhi	1	2	149	5	46	7	6.57	21.29	1.85	1	7/32
SR Mehta	Hyderabad	1	2	342	14	103	7	14.71	48.86	1.81	1	6/49
Aftab Ahmed	United Provinces	2	3	271	6	174	7	24.86	38.71	3.85	1	5/55

Show the remaining 116 players

Ranji Trophy 1939/40 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
BB Nimbalkar	Baroda	3	5	234	13	130	6	21.67	39.00	3.33	0	3/16
Abdul Latif	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	169	3	100	6	16.67	28.17	3.55	1	6/76
K Bhattacharya	Bengal	1	2	210	12	84	6	14.00	35.00	2.40	1	5/56
Raja of Jath	Maharashtra	2	4	276	4	160	6	26.67	46.00	3.48	0	3/55
Saeed Ahmed	Western India	2	3	467	18	142	6	23.67	77.83	1.82	1	5/23
Murawwat Hussain	Southern Punjab	3	6	348	17	143	6	23.83	58.00	2.47	0	4/27
L Amar Singh	Nawanagar	2	3	433	9	212	5	42.40	86.60	2.94	0	3/120
Maharaja of Patiala	Southern Punjab	1	2	166	2	91	5	18.20	33.20	3.29	0	4/77
HR Adhikari	Baroda	3	4	96	4	60	5	12.00	19.20	3.75	0	3/2
CR Rangachari	Madras	2	3	378	4	180	5	36.00	75.60	2.86	0	4/38
KM Jadhav	Maharashtra	2	4	300	4	189	5	37.80	60.00	3.78	0	3/61
DS Khambatta	Bihar	1	1	180	1	109	5	21.80	36.00	3.63	1	5/109
MJ Mobed	Sind	1	2	333	11	94	5	18.80	66.60	1.69	0	4/65
TS Parankusam	Madras	2	2	192	3	99	5	19.80	38.40	3.09	0	3/48
Qazi Daud	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	114	4	71	5	14.20	22.80	3.74	0	4/54
MG Vijayasarathi	Mysore	1	2	252	6	88	5	17.60	50.40	2.10	0	4/41
Naoomal Jaoomal	Sind	1	2	276	8	97	4	24.25	69.00	2.11	0	3/45
S Nazir Ali	Southern Punjab	2	4	228	3	134	4	33.50	57.00	3.53	0	3/71
M Nissar	Southern Punjab	1	2	132	9	41	4	10.25	33.00	1.86	0	3/22
MH Mankad	Nawanagar	1	1	186	5	87	4	21.75	46.50	2.81	0	4/87
S Nyalchand	Western India	2	4	276	17	96	4	24.00	69.00	2.09	0	2/28
SWE Behrend	Bengal	1	2	180	4	84	4	21.00	45.00	2.80	0	2/28
Bhalindra Singh	Southern Punjab	3	4	297	9	143	4	35.75	74.25	2.89	0	2/63
S Abbas	Rajputana	2	3	133	7	57	4	14.25	33.25	2.57	0	4/26
KS Gaekwar	Baroda	2	3	522	17	253	4	63.25	130.50	2.91	0	2/67
JG Harris	Maharashtra	4	6	600	26	235	4	58.75	150.00	2.35	0	1/29
RP Rathod	Western India	2	2	215	4	129	4	32.25	53.75	3.60	0	2/23
Akbar Khan	Western India	2	2	390	22	118	4	29.50	97.50	1.82	0	2/35
MJ Gopalan	Madras	2	3	257	8	106	3	35.33	85.67	2.47	0	1/9
KM Rangnekar	Maharashtra	3	4	126	2	86	3	28.67	42.00	4.10	0	2/28
WH Bradshaw	Rajputana	2	3	217	8	100	3	33.33	72.33	2.77	0	2/19
FE Eccleston	Bengal	1	2	84	1	57	3	19.00	28.00	4.07	0	2/37
AN Hammond	Bengal	2	4	246	4	124	3	41.33	82.00	3.02	0	1/10
JN Banerjee	Bengal	1	2	74	2	34	3	11.33	24.67	2.76	0	2/9
S Banerjee	Bihar	1	1	60	0	33	3	11.00	20.00	3.30	0	3/33
ASN Murthy	United Provinces	3	3	216	0	143	3	47.67	72.00	3.97	0	2/112
Tajammul Hussain	Delhi	1	2	48	4	6	3	2.00	16.00	0.75	0	3/3
Firasat Hussain	Rajputana	2	3	156	3	99	3	33.00	52.00	3.81	0	3/76
DB Deodhar	Maharashtra	4	6	171	7	90	2	45.00	85.50	3.16	0	1/20
G Pires	Mysore	1	2	72	1	39	2	19.50	36.00	3.25	0	2/29
G Parthasarathi	Madras	2	3	222	6	114	2	57.00	111.00	3.08	0	1/38
SB Gandhi	Western India	2	2	312	7	147	2	73.50	156.00	2.83	0	2/47
MA Gopaldas	Sind	1	2	180	6	74	2	37.00	90.00	2.47	0	1/28
MM Jagdale	Baroda	1	1	192	5	80	2	40.00	96.00	2.50	0	2/80
Nawab of Manavadar	Western India	2	2	162	2	103	2	51.50	81.00	3.81	0	2/86
S Mitra	Bengal	1	2	74	1	35	2	17.50	37.00	2.84	0	1/15
BR Nagaraja Rao	Mysore	1	2	180	2	75	2	37.50	90.00	2.50	0	1/26
Rajindernath	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	84	0	51	2	25.50	42.00	3.64	0	2/40
Shahabuddin	Southern Punjab	2	3	228	4	139	2	69.50	114.00	3.66	0	2/113
S Wazir Ali	Southern Punjab	2	3	42	1	17	1	17.00	42.00	2.43	0	1/3
F Brierley	Bihar	1	1	30	0	28	1	28.00	30.00	5.60	0	1/28
AF Wensley	Nawanagar	2	2	150	4	91	1	91.00	150.00	3.64	0	1/56
SR Godambe	Bombay	1	1	222	5	113	1	113.00	222.00	3.05	0	1/113
Attique Hussain	Rajputana	1	1	60	1	50	1	50.00	60.00	5.00	0	1/50
KB Boga	Central India	1	1	102	4	64	1	64.00	102.00	3.76	0	1/64
VP Das	Central India	1	1	48	2	15	1	15.00	48.00	1.88	0	1/15
JG Dhumal	Baroda	1	2	84	4	31	1	31.00	84.00	2.21	0	1/16
Faiz Ahmed	Western India	2	2	156	2	96	1	96.00	156.00	3.69	0	1/73
Ibrahim Khan	Hyderabad	1	2	168	8	63	1	63.00	168.00	2.25	0	1/39
NP Kesari	Rajputana	2	3	204	11	88	1	88.00	204.00	2.59	0	1/58
JB Khot	Bombay	1	1	42	0	20	1	20.00	42.00	2.86	0	1/20
FG Lakda	Sind	1	2	186	10	50	1	50.00	186.00	1.61	0	1/24
Mubarak Ali	Nawanagar	2	2	162	6	73	1	73.00	162.00	2.70	0	1/29
Musa Khan	Delhi	1	1	90	4	45	1	45.00	90.00	3.00	0	1/45
GR Naidoo	Rajputana	2	3	78	2	59	1	59.00	78.00	4.54	0	1/48
BR Patel	Hyderabad	1	2	36	0	18	1	18.00	36.00	3.00	0	1/8
NC Pavri	Central India	1	1	90	2	57	1	57.00	90.00	3.80	0	1/57
Roshan Lal	Southern Punjab	1	1	24	0	9	1	9.00	24.00	2.25	0	1/9
H Sadhu	Bengal	1	2	120	1	61	1	61.00	120.00	3.05	0	1/31
SM Shafi	Delhi	1	1	48	1	25	1	25.00	48.00	3.13	0	1/25
YE Sheikh	Baroda	2	3	138	4	80	1	80.00	138.00	3.48	0	1/2
Shujauddin	Delhi	1	1	162	5	53	1	53.00	162.00	1.96	0	1/53
Sukhvantrai	Western India	1	1	30	0	33	1	33.00	30.00	6.60	0	1/33
Umar Khan	Western India	2	2	66	0	54	1	54.00	66.00	4.91	0	1/17
Asadullah Qureshi	Hyderabad	1	2	84	2	69	1	69.00	84.00	4.93	0	1/51
Azmat Hayat	Southern Punjab	2	2	24	0	19	1	19.00	24.00	4.75	0	1/6
S Chakravorty	Bihar	1	1	114	1	68	1	68.00	114.00	3.58	0	1/68
Qamaruddin Sheikh	Sind	1	2	126	2	68	1	68.00	126.00	3.24	0	1/41
VM Merchant	Bombay	1	1	72	2	35	0	—	—	2.92	0	0/35
JN Bhaya	Central India	1	1	78	1	39	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/39
MS Ranvirsinhji	Nawanagar	1	1	6	0	8	0	—	—	8.00	0	0/8
Mohammad Saeed	Southern Punjab	1	1	12	0	5	0	—	—	2.50	0	0/5
DR Havewala	Bombay	1	1	102	1	54	0	—	—	3.18	0	0/54
JW Anson	Sind	1	1	18	0	7	0	—	—	2.33	0	0/7
HW Barritt	Western India	1	1	42	0	48	0	—	—	6.86	0	0/48
D King	Bihar	1	1	18	0	8	0	—	—	2.67	0	0/8
RB Nimbalkar	Baroda	1	1	30	0	30	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/30
J Alam	Bihar	1	1	54	2	31	0	—	—	3.44	0	0/31
SM Ambegaokar	Baroda	1	1	24	0	11	0	—	—	2.75	0	0/11
K Bahadur	Delhi	1	1	18	0	12	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/12
KV Bhandarkar	Maharashtra	1	1	6	0	13	0	—	—	13.00	0	0/13
A Dipchand	Sind	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
AK Dutt	Bengal	1	2	90	2	42	0	—	—	2.80	0	0/10
Iqbal Ahmed Khan	United Provinces	1	1	6	0	8	0	—	—	8.00	0	0/8
S Ishtiaq Ali	Central India	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
GC Kapoor	North-West Frontier Province	1	1	42	1	39	0	—	—	5.57	0	0/39
BC Khanna	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	84	4	25	0	—	—	1.79	0	0/6
AL Lingiah	Mysore	1	2	24	0	17	0	—	—	4.25	0	0/8
KB Murad	Rajputana	1	1	18	0	7	0	—	—	2.33	0	0/7
ND Nagarvala	Maharashtra	1	1	30	1	21	0	—	—	4.20	0	0/21
FK Nariman	Bombay	1	1	12	0	10	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/10
S Nazir Ali	Maharashtra	2	2	42	2	22	0	—	—	3.14	0	0/8
JR Oza	Nawanagar	1	1	66	0	40	0	—	—	3.64	0	0/40
MS Patel	Bombay	1	1	84	2	49	0	—	—	3.50	0	0/49
RM Patel	Gujarat	1	1	24	1	7	0	—	—	1.75	0	0/7
MK Pathan	Gujarat	1	1	18	0	10	0	—	—	3.33	0	0/10
Riazul Hussain	Delhi	1	1	24	1	12	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/12
KA Sheikh	Gujarat	1	2	108	4	39	0	—	—	2.17	0	0/18
MV Subba Rao	Mysore	1	2	66	4	24	0	—	—	2.18	0	0/2
Ushaq Ahmed	Hyderabad	1	2	42	3	13	0	—	—	1.86	0	0/6
NJ Venkatesan	Madras	2	3	108	2	62	0	—	—	3.44	0	0/13
RN Zutchi	Central India	1	1	24	0	15	0	—	—	3.75	0	0/15
Daud Khan	Sind	1	2	42	0	19	0	—	—	2.71	0	0/7
GM Din	Delhi	1	1	42	2	14	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/14
Hakim Lanewalla	Sind	1	2	96	5	34	0	—	—	2.13	0	0/16
Abdur Rehman	Southern Punjab	1	1	24	0	15	0	—	—	3.75	0	0/15

Statistics definitions and missing data

Mat = matches with a recorded innings in that discipline; Inns = recorded innings; NO = not out; HS = highest innings (* means not out). Batting Avg = runs per dismissal; batting SR = runs per 100 balls. 50s excludes centuries; 100s includes all scores of 100 or more.

Bowling Runs excludes byes and leg byes where the source does. Avg = runs conceded per wicket; SR = balls per wicket; Econ = runs per six balls, including historical seasons with different over lengths. 5W = innings with at least five wickets; BBI = best innings, by wickets then fewer runs conceded. Balls are deliveries, not decimal overs.

— means unavailable or undefined, including a zero denominator. Rates requiring balls are omitted if any innings is missing its ball count. Historical boundary and ball counts may be incomplete. Tests and figures for other teams or competitions are excluded. Full methodology

Team comparison

Match outcomes and team scorecards for 1939/40. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Ranji Trophy 1939/40 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Baroda	3	2	0	1	1,302	45	28.93	399	1,313	49	26.80
Southern Punjab	3	2	0	1	1,487	44	33.80	429	1,243	56	22.20
United Provinces	4	2	1	1	1,337	48	27.85	355	1,246	50	24.92
Bengal	2	1	0	1	720	30	24.00	297	665	38	17.50
Hyderabad	2	1	1	0	443	10	44.30	443	441	20	22.05
Madras	2	1	1	0	813	38	21.39	262	814	30	27.13
Maharashtra	4	1	0	3	2,698	48	56.21	650	2,306	68	33.91
Rajputana	2	1	1	0	462	33	14.00	207	651	30	21.70
Bihar	1	0	1	0	246	20	12.30	135	297	10	29.70
Bombay	1	0	0	1	351	10	35.10	351	387	10	38.70
Central India	1	0	1	0	230	20	11.50	166	326	10	32.60
Delhi	1	0	1	0	223	20	11.15	138	224	13	17.23
Gujarat	1	0	1	0	241	20	12.05	141	293	20	14.65
Mysore	1	0	1	0	371	20	18.55	263	372	18	20.67
Nawanagar	2	0	1	1	809	30	26.97	387	774	20	38.70
North-West Frontier Province	1	0	1	0	320	20	16.00	228	321	15	21.40
Sind	1	0	0	1	219	13	16.85	127	476	13	36.62
Western India	2	0	0	2	866	27	32.07	306	989	26	38.04

Team runs include extras; wickets include dismissals not credited to a bowler, so these totals can differ from the player tables. Bat avg = team runs per wicket lost; Bowl avg = opposition runs per wicket taken. Other includes ties, abandoned games and unavailable results. Totals cover available scorecards only.

Recent recorded matches · 1939/40

Latest 12 of 17 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1940-02-24 to 1940-02-27 · Poona Gymkhana Ground, Poona

Maharashtra: 581 & 12/0
United Provinces: 237 & 355

Maharashtra won by 10 wickets

1940-02-17 to 1940-02-20 · Poona Club Ground, Poona

Maharashtra: 482 & 203/6
Southern Punjab: 429 & 309/9d

Match drawn

1940-02-10 to 1940-02-12 · Mayo College Ground, Ajmer

Rajputana: 105 & 133
Southern Punjab: 428

Southern Punjab won by an innings and 190 runs

1940-02-04 to 1940-02-07 · Maharaja of Benares Palace Ground, Benares

United Provinces: Score unavailable
Hyderabad: Score unavailable

United Provinces won

1940-01-29 to 1940-01-31 · Baradari Ground, Patiala

Southern Punjab: 205 & 116/5
North-West Frontier Province: 228 & 92

Southern Punjab won by 5 wickets

1940-01-21 to 1940-01-23 · Poona Club Ground, Poona

Maharashtra: 650/9d
Baroda: 303 & 283/5

Match drawn

1940-01-13 to 1940-01-15 · Eden Gardens, Calcutta

Bengal: 260 & 163
United Provinces: 295 & 124/8

Match drawn

1940-01-06 to 1940-01-07 · Muir Central College Ground, Allahabad

United Provinces: 326
Central India: 64 & 166

United Provinces won by an innings and 96 runs

1940-01-06 to 1940-01-08 · Poona Club Ground, Poona

Maharashtra: 543/8d & 227/5d
Western India: 306 & 84/4

Match drawn

1939-12-15 to 1939-12-17 · Central College Ground, Baroda

Baroda: 399 & 24/0
Nawanagar: 233 & 189

Baroda won by 10 wickets

1939-12-09 to 1939-12-11 · Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Delhi: 85 & 138
Rajputana: 207 & 17/3

Rajputana won by 7 wickets

1939-12-02 to 1939-12-04 · Karachi Gymkhana Ground, Karachi

Sind: 127 & 92/3
Western India: 266 & 210/3d

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Ranji Trophy 1939/40 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Poona Club Ground, Poona	3
Baradari Ground, Patiala	1
Brabourne Stadium, Bombay	1
Central College Ground, Baroda	1
Eden Gardens, Calcutta	1
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	1
Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad	1
Karachi Gymkhana Ground, Karachi	1
Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur	1
Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chepauk, Madras	1
Maharaja of Benares Palace Ground, Benares	1
Mayo College Ground, Ajmer	1
Muir Central College Ground, Allahabad	1
Police Gymkhana Ground, Baroda	1
Poona Gymkhana Ground, Poona	1

Venue names follow the match catalogue; renamed grounds may appear separately.

Season innings records

Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in Ranji Trophy 1939/40, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Ranji Trophy 1939/40 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
VS Hazare	316*	Baroda	1940-01-21
PE Palia	216	Maharashtra	1940-02-24
HR Adhikari	160	Nawanagar	1939-12-15
DB Deodhar	157*	Western India	1940-01-06
VS Hazare	155	Southern Punjab	1940-02-17

Best bowling innings

Ranji Trophy 1939/40 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
KK Tarapore	8/91	Nawanagar	1939-11-03
CS Nayudu	8/93	Nawanagar	1939-12-15
Fateh Mahomed	7/32	Rajputana	1939-12-09
Amir Elahi	7/33	Rajputana	1940-02-10
EB Gai	7/43	Gujarat	1939-11-18

* means not out. Batting sorts by runs; bowling sorts by wickets, then fewer runs conceded. Ties then use earlier match date and source row ID. Five rows are shown, so equal performances may extend beyond the cutoff. Matches count distinct recorded matches in each discipline.

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Recorded coverage

The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Ranji Trophy. The selected season range is shown above. These can differ from innings-table coverage and do not establish a complete historical record.

Recorded match dates: 1934-11-04 to 2026-02-24. Date spans do not imply complete coverage. Career aggregates may cover a different set of matches.

Displayed source rows last updated: unavailable. Figures retrieved: 2026-10-01. This is not a live score feed.

Source: Redball’s recorded statistics. Methodology, definitions and coverage.

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Season overview

Ranji Trophy standings · 1939-40

Final Result

Season leaders · Ranji Trophy 1939/40

Leading run scorers

Leading wicket takers

Player statistics · 1939/40

Batting · 224 players

Bowling · 141 players

Team comparison

Recent recorded matches · 1939/40

Maharashtra v United Provinces

Maharashtra v Southern Punjab

Rajputana v Southern Punjab

United Provinces v Hyderabad

Southern Punjab v North-West Frontier Province

Maharashtra v Baroda

Bengal v United Provinces

United Provinces v Central India

Maharashtra v Western India

Baroda v Nawanagar

Delhi v Rajputana

Sind v Western India

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Highest innings

Best bowling innings

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