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Ranji Trophy 1940/41 statistics and records

Ranji Trophy: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Ranji Trophy 1940/41; Tests are excluded.

SW Sohoni leads the displayed batting table with 655 runs. CT Sarwate leads the bowling table with 24 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 18
Recorded players: 197
Recorded teams: 19
Recorded venues: 14

Selected season match starts: 1940-11-08 to 1941-03-07. 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 · 1940-41

League table for 1940/41. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Final Result

Ranji Trophy 1940-41 Final Result standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Maharashtra	—	—	—	—	—
2	Madras	—	—	—	—	—

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 1940/41

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 1940/41 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
SW Sohoni	5	655
VS Hazare	5	565
DB Deodhar	5	508
RP Mehra	2	300
AG Ram Singh	4	263

Recorded innings through 1941-03-07. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Ranji Trophy Ranji Trophy 1940/41 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
CT Sarwate	5	24
AG Ram Singh	4	21
CR Rangachari	4	19
S Nyalchand	3	18
VS Hazare	5	13

Recorded innings through 1941-03-07. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1940/41

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 · 197 players

Ranji Trophy 1940/41 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
SW Sohoni	Maharashtra	5	6	1	655	218*	131.00	—	1	4	34	0
VS Hazare	Maharashtra	5	6	2	565	164*	141.25	—	2	3	14	0
DB Deodhar	Maharashtra	5	6	0	508	246	84.67	—	0	2	43	0
RP Mehra	Northern India	2	3	1	300	209*	150.00	—	1	1	17	0
AG Ram Singh	Madras	4	7	0	263	91	37.57	—	3	0	0	0
MJ Gopalan	Madras	4	7	2	239	101*	47.80	—	0	1	9	2
PE Palia	United Provinces	2	4	1	228	110*	76.00	—	1	1	7	0
RS Nailer	Madras	3	6	0	227	78	37.83	—	3	0	0	0
RV Bhajekar	Maharashtra	4	5	0	208	120	41.60	—	0	1	15	0
KM Rangnekar	Bombay	1	1	0	202	202	202.00	—	0	1	22	0
CP Johnstone	Madras	3	6	0	198	94	33.00	—	1	0	16	0
Nawab of Manavadar	Western India	3	5	0	179	69	35.80	—	2	0	4	1
KM Jadhav	Maharashtra	5	6	1	176	115	35.20	—	0	1	16	1
S Mushtaq Ali	Gujarat	1	1	0	156	156	156.00	—	0	1	19	1
Prithviraj	Western India	3	5	1	149	53	37.25	—	2	0	0	0
CT Sarwate	Maharashtra	5	6	1	146	63	29.20	—	1	0	8	0
Umar Khan	Western India	3	5	1	133	50	33.25	—	1	0	0	0
Mohammad Sharif	Northern India	1	1	0	118	118	118.00	—	0	1	12	0
Saeed Ahmed	Western India	3	4	3	113	80*	113.00	—	1	0	0	0
BK Garudachar	United Provinces	2	4	0	112	44	28.00	—	0	0	0	0
YN Gokhale	Maharashtra	5	6	0	110	75	18.33	—	1	0	6	0
VM Merchant	Bombay	1	1	0	109	109	109.00	—	0	1	9	0
RB Nimbalkar	Maharashtra	4	5	0	108	66	21.60	—	1	0	8	1
L Amarnath	Southern Punjab	1	1	0	105	105	105.00	—	0	1	10	0
JP Phansalkar	United Provinces	2	4	0	104	51	26.00	—	1	0	0	0

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Ranji Trophy 1940/41 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	4s	6s
NJ Venkatesan	Madras	3	6	1	104	31	20.80	—	0	0	0
M Swaminathan	Madras	2	3	0	101	60	33.67	—	1	0	0
NC Chatterjee	Bengal	2	4	0	95	61	23.75	—	1	0	0
HW Barritt	Western India	3	5	0	94	34	18.80	—	0	0	0
B Ramchandra	Bengal	2	4	0	93	51	23.25	—	1	7	1
Akbar Khan	Western India	3	5	0	93	57	18.60	—	1	0	0
Ushaq Ahmed	Maharashtra	3	3	0	92	54	30.67	—	1	0	0
KV Bhandarkar	Maharashtra	1	1	0	91	91	91.00	—	1	11	0
VN Madhava Rao	Madras	3	5	0	89	34	17.80	—	0	0	0
A Jabbar	Bengal	2	4	0	88	68	22.00	—	1	8	0
Shamim Khwaja	United Provinces	2	4	1	84	30*	28.00	—	0	0	0
G Kishenchand	Sind	1	2	0	83	50	41.50	—	1	0	0
G Parthasarathi	Madras	3	6	1	79	31	15.80	—	0	0	0
Agha Sarfraz	Northern India	2	3	0	79	62	26.33	—	1	0	0
K Bhattacharya	Bengal	2	4	2	78	35*	39.00	—	0	0	0
Daud Khan	Sind	1	2	0	76	61	38.00	—	1	0	0
SWE Behrend	Bengal	2	4	0	75	50	18.75	—	1	6	0
S Bose	Bengal	2	4	0	75	38	18.75	—	0	0	0
Qamaruddin Sheikh	Sind	1	2	0	75	66	37.50	—	1	0	0
TS Bhattacharjee	Bengal	2	4	0	74	62	18.50	—	1	0	0
LB Kenny	Bombay	1	1	0	67	67	67.00	—	1	6	0
E Sanjana	Bihar	1	2	0	65	54	32.50	—	1	0	0
RM Patel	Gujarat	1	1	0	64	64	64.00	—	1	0	0
BC Khanna	Hyderabad	1	2	1	62	40	62.00	—	0	0	0
KC Ibrahim	Bombay	1	1	0	61	61	61.00	—	1	0	0
Thakore Saheb of Rajkot	Western India	2	4	1	59	42	19.67	—	0	0	0
KS Abdul Khaliq	Western India	3	5	1	56	36	14.00	—	0	0	0
JB Khot	Bombay	1	1	0	55	55	55.00	—	1	0	0
JAGC Law	Madras	2	4	0	53	33	13.25	—	0	6	0
FK Irani	Mysore	1	1	0	53	53	53.00	—	1	0	0
SHM Colah	Nawanagar	1	2	0	50	35	25.00	—	0	0	0
Firasat Hussain	United Provinces	2	4	0	50	30	12.50	—	0	0	0
GB Bull	Northern India	1	2	0	49	41	24.50	—	0	0	0
Abbas Khan	Sind	1	2	0	48	47	24.00	—	0	0	0
B Sen	Bihar	1	2	1	48	31	48.00	—	0	0	0
Amir Hussain	Northern India	2	3	0	47	34	15.67	—	0	0	0
BS Krishna Rao	Madras	4	7	1	47	29*	7.83	—	0	0	0
Aftab Ahmed	United Provinces	2	4	1	47	25	15.67	—	0	0	0
NM Bose	Bengal	2	4	0	45	31	11.25	—	0	0	0
Faiz Ahmed	Western India	3	5	0	45	14	9.00	—	0	0	0
SM Kadri	Bombay	1	1	0	45	45	45.00	—	0	0	0
BC Khanna	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	1	43	38*	43.00	—	0	0	0
Muzaffar Baig	Northern India	1	2	0	43	40	21.50	—	0	0	0
Purshottam	Western India	2	4	0	43	31	10.75	—	0	0	0
Nazar Mohammad	Northern India	2	3	0	42	21	14.00	—	0	0	0
EB Aibara	Hyderabad	1	2	0	42	25	21.00	—	0	0	0
PN Cambhatta	Gujarat	1	1	0	42	42	42.00	—	0	0	0
Amir Elahi	Southern Punjab	1	1	0	41	41	41.00	—	0	0	0
SB Gandhi	Western India	1	1	0	41	41	41.00	—	0	0	0
SK Girdhari	Sind	1	2	0	41	34	20.50	—	0	0	0
I Oza	Nawanagar	1	2	0	40	22	20.00	—	0	0	0
MJ Mobed	Sind	1	2	2	38	32*	—	—	0	0	0
E Alexander	United Provinces	2	4	0	37	21	9.25	—	0	0	0
S Bagchi	Bihar	1	2	0	36	31	18.00	—	0	0	0
MB Rama Rao	Mysore	1	1	0	36	36	36.00	—	0	0	0
HM Bose	Bengal	1	2	1	35	35*	35.00	—	0	0	0
MH Maqsood	Delhi	1	2	0	35	29	17.50	—	0	0	0
RK Yadvendrasinhji	Nawanagar	1	2	0	35	29	17.50	—	0	0	0
Maharaja of Patiala	Southern Punjab	1	1	0	34	34	34.00	—	0	0	0
ASN Murthy	United Provinces	2	4	0	34	26	8.50	—	0	0	0
MS Naik	Bombay	1	1	0	34	34	34.00	—	0	0	0
Abdur Rehman	Southern Punjab	1	1	0	34	34	34.00	—	0	0	0
Habibullah	Northern India	2	3	0	33	25	11.00	—	0	0	0
Maqbool Alam	United Provinces	1	2	0	32	26	16.00	—	0	0	0
Yusuf Nanjrani	Delhi	1	2	0	32	20	16.00	—	0	0	0
A Kamal	Bengal	1	2	1	31	31*	31.00	—	0	0	0
Mohammad Ishaq	Delhi	1	2	0	31	16	15.50	—	0	0	0
MK Patwardhan	Maharashtra	3	4	1	31	21*	10.33	—	0	0	0
C Ramaswami	Madras	3	5	0	30	14	6.00	—	0	0	0
SM Nasiruddin	Western India	1	1	0	30	30	30.00	—	0	0	0
SN Banerjee	Nawanagar	1	2	0	29	16	14.50	—	0	0	0
Amin Hassan	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	1	29	29*	29.00	—	0	0	0
M Jahangir Khan	Northern India	1	2	0	28	25	14.00	—	0	0	0
Raja of Jath	Maharashtra	1	1	1	27	27*	—	—	0	0	0
AS Garbis	Bengal	1	2	1	26	18*	26.00	—	0	0	0
TM Doraiswami	Madras	2	3	1	26	14	13.00	—	0	0	0
Hamid Tajak	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	0	26	25	13.00	—	0	0	0
K Mankad	Nawanagar	1	2	0	26	15	13.00	—	0	0	0
BR Patel	Hyderabad	1	2	0	26	20	13.00	—	0	0	0
N Vania	Bihar	1	2	0	26	14	13.00	—	0	0	0
Anwar Hussain	Northern India	1	1	0	25	25	25.00	—	0	0	0
NA Kendrew	Bengal	1	2	0	25	23	12.50	—	0	0	0
S Darashah	Mysore	1	1	0	25	25	25.00	—	0	0	0
S Nyalchand	Western India	3	5	0	23	20	4.60	—	0	0	0
AA Hakim	Bombay	1	1	0	23	23	23.00	—	0	0	0
BJ Mohoni	Maharashtra	3	3	0	23	15	7.67	—	0	0	0
MM Naidu	Maharashtra	4	5	0	23	20	4.60	—	0	0	0
MS Baloch	Gujarat	1	1	1	23	23*	—	—	0	0	0
SG Shinde	Maharashtra	1	2	1	22	22*	22.00	—	0	0	0
N Mody	Bihar	1	2	1	22	21	22.00	—	0	0	0
KAD Naoroji	Bihar	1	2	0	21	21	10.50	—	0	0	0
CR Rangachari	Madras	4	7	2	20	8	4.00	—	0	0	0
FD Dittia	Hyderabad	1	2	0	20	20	10.00	—	0	0	0
Ishwar Lal	Delhi	1	2	0	20	20	10.00	—	0	0	0
Masood Salahuddin	United Provinces	2	4	0	20	13	5.00	—	0	0	0
Isa Khan	Hyderabad	1	2	0	19	18	9.50	—	0	0	0
Murawwat Hussain	Southern Punjab	1	1	0	19	19	19.00	—	0	0	0
Gul Mohammad	Northern India	2	3	0	18	9	6.00	—	0	0	0
SM Hadi	Hyderabad	1	2	0	18	16	9.00	—	0	0	0
Paramanand	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	0	17	10	8.50	—	0	0	0
Shujauddin	Delhi	1	2	0	17	13	8.50	—	0	0	0
Sher Khan	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	0	17	14	8.50	—	0	0	0
KK Tarapore	Bombay	1	1	1	16	16*	—	—	0	0	0
Masud Yar Khan	Delhi	1	2	0	16	11	8.00	—	0	0	0
Prabhat Singh	Nawanagar	1	2	1	16	8*	16.00	—	0	0	0
Ahmed Khan	Northern India	1	1	0	16	16	16.00	—	0	0	0
M Nissar	Southern Punjab	1	1	0	15	15	15.00	—	0	0	0
AS de Mello	Delhi	1	2	0	15	15	7.50	—	0	0	0
Mubarak Ali	Nawanagar	1	2	0	15	15	7.50	—	0	0	0
J Sen	Delhi	1	2	0	15	9	7.50	—	0	0	0
K Thimmappiah	Mysore	1	1	0	15	15	15.00	—	0	0	0
DR Havewala	Bombay	1	1	0	14	14	14.00	—	0	0	0
S Banerjee	Bihar	1	2	0	13	8	6.50	—	0	0	0
Feroze Khan	Southern Punjab	1	1	0	13	13	13.00	—	0	0	0
Naoomal Jaoomal	Sind	1	2	0	11	11	5.50	—	0	0	0
Dilawar Hussain	United Provinces	1	2	0	11	9	5.50	—	0	0	0
PG Doraiswami	Mysore	1	1	0	11	11	11.00	—	0	0	0
CM Patel	Gujarat	1	1	0	11	11	11.00	—	0	0	0
B Zahiruddin	Hyderabad	1	2	0	11	8	5.50	—	0	0	0
Zahur Ahmed	Bihar	1	2	0	11	11	5.50	—	0	0	0
S Chakravorty	Bihar	1	2	0	11	11	5.50	—	0	0	0
Abdul Hamid	United Provinces	1	2	0	10	10	5.00	—	0	0	0
M Bhagwandas	Gujarat	1	1	0	10	10	10.00	—	0	0	0
Inam Khan	Sind	1	2	0	10	8	5.00	—	0	0	0
Abdul Latif	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	0	9	6	4.50	—	0	0	0
JR Oza	Nawanagar	1	2	0	9	8	4.50	—	0	0	0
MH Mankad	Nawanagar	1	2	0	8	4	4.00	—	0	0	0
AR Bhupathi	Hyderabad	1	2	1	8	8*	8.00	—	0	0	0
MA Gopaldas	Sind	1	2	0	8	8	4.00	—	0	0	0
Rajindernath	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	0	8	7	4.00	—	0	0	0
Roshan Lal	Southern Punjab	1	1	0	8	8	8.00	—	0	0	0
JM Sahana	Gujarat	1	1	0	8	8	8.00	—	0	0	0
GC Kapoor	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	0	7	7	3.50	—	0	0	0
BC Mathur	Delhi	1	2	2	7	5*	—	—	0	0	0
MG Vijayasarathi	Mysore	1	1	0	7	7	7.00	—	0	0	0
Ibrahim Vazir	Sind	1	2	0	6	6	3.00	—	0	0	0
Jamilul Hai	Delhi	1	2	0	6	5	3.00	—	0	0	0
MK Pathan	Gujarat	1	1	0	6	6	6.00	—	0	0	0
S Rama Rao	Mysore	1	1	1	6	6*	—	—	0	0	0
JS Bedwell	Bengal	1	2	0	5	4	2.50	—	0	0	0
BSR Bhadradri	Madras	2	3	0	5	3	1.67	—	0	0	0
D Jagdish Lal	Northern India	1	1	0	5	5	5.00	—	0	0	0
DS Khambatta	Bihar	1	2	1	5	5*	5.00	—	0	0	0
Mulwantrai	Nawanagar	1	2	1	5	3*	5.00	—	0	0	0
Ghulam Ahmed	Hyderabad	1	2	0	4	3	2.00	—	0	0	0
CJ Ramdev	Mysore	1	1	0	4	4	4.00	—	0	0	0
Mohammad Ramzan	Northern India	2	3	0	4	4	1.33	—	0	0	0
MS Gopal	Madras	1	1	0	3	3	3.00	—	0	0	0
Mohammad Yunus Khan	Delhi	1	2	0	3	2	1.50	—	0	0	0
Wahidullah	United Provinces	1	2	1	3	2*	3.00	—	0	0	0
Asadullah Qureshi	Hyderabad	1	2	0	3	2	1.50	—	0	0	0
K Mehta	Nawanagar	1	2	0	2	2	1.00	—	0	0	0
SR Mehta	Hyderabad	1	2	0	2	2	1.00	—	0	0	0
Devinder Singh	Southern Punjab	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	—	0	0	0
Faqir Hussain	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0	0	0
MC Karthikeyan	Madras	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	—	0	0	0
WL Mascarenhas	Sind	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0	0	0
CF Parmar	Gujarat	1	1	0	1	1	1.00	—	0	0	0
Qazi Daud	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0	0	0
KR Roy	Bengal	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0	0	0
DD Hindlekar	Bombay	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0
BK Bose	Bihar	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0
DR Puri	Northern India	1	2	2	0	0*	—	—	0	0	0
B Frank	Mysore	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0
Modi	Gujarat	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0
SG Powar	Maharashtra	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0
B Ram Kishen	Southern Punjab	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0
BV Ramakrishnappa	Mysore	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0
YS Ramaswami	Mysore	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0
Shahabuddin	Southern Punjab	1	1	1	0	0*	—	—	0	0	0
Sita Ram	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0
UR Chippa	Gujarat	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0

Bowling · 125 players

Ranji Trophy 1940/41 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
CT Sarwate	Maharashtra	5	6	1,305	51	510	24	21.25	54.38	2.34	2	6/83
AG Ram Singh	Madras	4	6	535	25	206	21	9.81	25.48	2.31	2	6/30
CR Rangachari	Madras	4	7	564	9	308	19	16.21	29.68	3.28	1	5/75
S Nyalchand	Western India	3	5	812	38	317	18	17.61	45.11	2.34	1	7/38
VS Hazare	Maharashtra	5	6	1,248	56	495	13	38.08	96.00	2.38	0	3/72
SWE Behrend	Bengal	2	4	324	6	197	12	16.42	27.00	3.65	1	5/68
E Alexander	United Provinces	2	4	312	11	127	12	10.58	26.00	2.44	1	7/29
K Bhattacharya	Bengal	2	4	446	16	142	11	12.91	40.55	1.91	1	6/41
BS Krishna Rao	Madras	4	7	476	6	298	11	27.09	43.27	3.76	0	3/38
Amir Elahi	Southern Punjab	1	2	153	2	74	10	7.40	15.30	2.90	2	5/29
SW Sohoni	Maharashtra	5	6	1,013	27	459	9	51.00	112.56	2.72	0	2/60
BC Khanna	Hyderabad	1	2	311	11	132	9	14.67	34.56	2.55	1	5/85
Habibullah	Northern India	2	3	570	25	222	9	24.67	63.33	2.34	0	4/174
PE Palia	United Provinces	2	3	262	15	96	8	12.00	32.75	2.20	0	3/30
Saeed Ahmed	Western India	3	4	624	26	197	8	24.63	78.00	1.89	1	5/78
NJ Venkatesan	Madras	3	6	447	13	209	8	26.13	55.88	2.81	0	3/22
Aftab Ahmed	United Provinces	2	4	282	5	168	8	21.00	35.25	3.57	1	5/96
Mohammad Ramzan	Northern India	2	3	456	29	170	8	21.25	57.00	2.24	0	4/43
Maharaja of Patiala	Southern Punjab	1	2	204	11	63	7	9.00	29.14	1.85	0	4/38
SN Banerjee	Nawanagar	1	2	178	5	85	7	12.14	25.43	2.87	1	5/26
Abdul Latif	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	157	2	99	7	14.14	22.43	3.78	0	4/46
KM Jadhav	Maharashtra	5	6	520	16	243	7	34.71	74.29	2.80	0	4/23
MS Baloch	Gujarat	1	1	408	25	124	7	17.71	58.29	1.82	1	7/124
Akbar Khan	Western India	3	5	672	27	281	7	40.14	96.00	2.51	0	3/28
Agha Sarfraz	Northern India	2	3	342	13	178	6	29.67	57.00	3.12	0	2/10

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Ranji Trophy 1940/41 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
Faqir Hussain	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	174	4	112	6	18.67	29.00	3.86	0	3/44
Firasat Hussain	United Provinces	2	4	312	14	119	6	19.83	52.00	2.29	0	3/36
AR Bhupathi	Hyderabad	1	2	276	7	117	5	23.40	55.20	2.54	0	3/68
Mohammad Yunus Khan	Delhi	1	1	120	3	59	5	11.80	24.00	2.95	1	5/59
Mubarak Ali	Nawanagar	1	2	144	2	92	5	18.40	28.80	3.83	0	4/86
MK Patwardhan	Maharashtra	3	4	546	30	189	5	37.80	109.20	2.08	0	2/39
Masood Salahuddin	United Provinces	2	4	234	11	100	5	20.00	46.80	2.56	0	2/17
G Parthasarathi	Madras	2	4	119	0	99	4	24.75	29.75	4.99	0	2/13
TS Bhattacharjee	Bengal	2	4	184	5	107	4	26.75	46.00	3.49	0	2/40
NC Chatterjee	Bengal	2	4	210	5	92	4	23.00	52.50	2.63	0	2/21
SK Girdhari	Sind	1	2	192	4	81	4	20.25	48.00	2.53	0	3/37
DS Khambatta	Bihar	1	2	228	6	125	4	31.25	57.00	3.29	0	3/51
Prithviraj	Western India	3	5	276	6	139	4	34.75	69.00	3.02	0	3/34
Rajindernath	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	149	3	76	4	19.00	37.25	3.06	0	2/18
MG Vijayasarathi	Mysore	1	1	192	6	75	4	18.75	48.00	2.34	0	4/75
Gul Mohammad	Northern India	1	1	156	5	122	3	40.67	52.00	4.69	0	3/122
MH Mankad	Nawanagar	1	2	96	1	45	3	15.00	32.00	2.81	0	3/18
DR Havewala	Bombay	1	1	313	7	137	3	45.67	104.33	2.63	0	3/137
S Banerjee	Bihar	1	2	56	3	20	3	6.67	18.67	2.14	0	3/7
AA Hakim	Bombay	1	1	246	6	153	3	51.00	82.00	3.73	0	3/153
MJ Mobed	Sind	1	2	193	7	70	3	23.33	64.33	2.18	0	3/48
Qazi Daud	North-West Frontier Province	1	2	90	1	59	3	19.67	30.00	3.93	0	2/53
J Sen	Delhi	1	1	156	0	82	3	27.33	52.00	3.15	0	3/82
BK Bose	Bihar	1	2	138	7	52	2	26.00	69.00	2.26	0	2/42
NA Kendrew	Bengal	1	2	132	6	47	2	23.50	66.00	2.14	0	1/20
MA Gopaldas	Sind	1	2	138	7	46	2	23.00	69.00	2.00	0	1/23
Ibrahim Vazir	Sind	1	2	150	4	56	2	28.00	75.00	2.24	0	2/49
JR Oza	Nawanagar	1	1	24	0	15	2	7.50	12.00	3.75	0	2/15
CM Patel	Gujarat	1	1	132	6	70	2	35.00	66.00	3.18	0	2/70
YS Ramaswami	Mysore	1	1	132	5	40	2	20.00	66.00	1.82	0	2/40
B Ramchandra	Bengal	2	4	138	5	61	2	30.50	69.00	2.65	0	1/1
B Zahiruddin	Hyderabad	1	2	198	4	95	2	47.50	99.00	2.88	0	2/56
Zahur Ahmed	Bihar	1	2	246	4	143	2	71.50	123.00	3.49	0	1/64
M Jahangir Khan	Northern India	1	1	60	7	6	1	6.00	60.00	0.60	0	1/6
Naoomal Jaoomal	Sind	1	2	132	5	34	1	34.00	132.00	1.55	0	1/28
M Nissar	Southern Punjab	1	2	66	4	17	1	17.00	66.00	1.55	0	1/10
VM Merchant	Bombay	1	1	126	3	52	1	52.00	126.00	2.48	0	1/52
MJ Gopalan	Madras	4	7	246	12	84	1	84.00	246.00	2.05	0	1/11
KM Rangnekar	Bombay	1	1	114	1	58	1	58.00	114.00	3.05	0	1/58
KC Ibrahim	Bombay	1	1	108	4	47	1	47.00	108.00	2.61	0	1/47
Nazar Mohammad	Northern India	2	2	54	1	20	1	20.00	54.00	2.22	0	1/3
DR Puri	Northern India	1	1	30	4	1	1	1.00	30.00	0.20	0	1/1
M Bhagwandas	Gujarat	1	1	174	8	84	1	84.00	174.00	2.90	0	1/84
SR Mehta	Hyderabad	1	2	108	2	60	1	60.00	108.00	3.33	0	1/36
Mohammad Ishaq	Delhi	1	1	24	0	18	1	18.00	24.00	4.50	0	1/18
BJ Mohoni	Maharashtra	2	2	30	0	15	1	15.00	30.00	3.00	0	1/9
Purshottam	Western India	2	2	42	0	32	1	32.00	42.00	4.57	0	1/15
B Sen	Bihar	1	2	48	0	37	1	37.00	48.00	4.63	0	1/19
Shujauddin	Delhi	1	1	48	1	27	1	27.00	48.00	3.38	0	1/27
Murawwat Hussain	Southern Punjab	1	1	42	1	21	1	21.00	42.00	3.00	0	1/21
Qamaruddin Sheikh	Sind	1	2	84	1	60	1	60.00	84.00	4.29	0	1/41
L Amarnath	Southern Punjab	1	1	42	3	5	0	—	—	0.71	0	0/5
S Mushtaq Ali	Gujarat	1	1	54	2	20	0	—	—	2.22	0	0/20
SG Shinde	Maharashtra	1	2	162	7	58	0	—	—	2.15	0	0/2
KK Tarapore	Bombay	1	1	96	6	117	0	—	—	7.31	0	0/117
Ghulam Ahmed	Hyderabad	1	1	24	0	11	0	—	—	2.75	0	0/11
DB Deodhar	Maharashtra	3	3	78	3	27	0	—	—	2.08	0	0/6
HW Barritt	Western India	1	1	6	0	8	0	—	—	8.00	0	0/8
AS Garbis	Bengal	1	1	6	0	5	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/5
CP Johnstone	Madras	1	2	24	2	5	0	—	—	1.25	0	0/2
EB Aibara	Hyderabad	1	1	6	0	2	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/2
Amir Hussain	Northern India	2	3	108	6	43	0	—	—	2.39	0	0/1
RV Bhajekar	Maharashtra	1	1	12	0	13	0	—	—	6.50	0	0/13
S Darashah	Mysore	1	1	180	16	30	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/30
AS de Mello	Delhi	1	1	72	1	49	0	—	—	4.08	0	0/49
Feroze Khan	Southern Punjab	1	2	12	0	13	0	—	—	6.50	0	0/2
B Frank	Mysore	1	1	6	0	6	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/6
SB Gandhi	Western India	1	1	150	4	74	0	—	—	2.96	0	0/74
BK Garudachar	United Provinces	2	2	18	0	15	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/7
Raja of Jath	Maharashtra	1	1	84	0	49	0	—	—	3.50	0	0/49
MC Karthikeyan	Madras	1	1	18	0	8	0	—	—	2.67	0	0/8
LB Kenny	Bombay	1	1	6	0	13	0	—	—	13.00	0	0/13
BC Khanna	North-West Frontier Province	1	1	42	1	29	0	—	—	4.14	0	0/29
JB Khot	Bombay	1	1	114	3	66	0	—	—	3.47	0	0/66
Nawab of Manavadar	Western India	1	1	12	0	11	0	—	—	5.50	0	0/11
MH Maqsood	Delhi	1	1	48	0	35	0	—	—	4.38	0	0/35
WL Mascarenhas	Sind	1	2	126	7	32	0	—	—	1.52	0	0/4
RP Mehra	Northern India	1	1	6	0	10	0	—	—	10.00	0	0/10
Mohammad Sharif	Northern India	1	1	84	0	46	0	—	—	3.29	0	0/46
Mulwantrai	Nawanagar	1	1	6	0	6	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/6
ASN Murthy	United Provinces	1	2	72	3	37	0	—	—	3.08	0	0/10
Muzaffar Baig	Northern India	1	1	12	1	2	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/2
MS Naik	Bombay	1	1	12	0	10	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/10
Paramanand	North-West Frontier Province	1	1	18	1	10	0	—	—	3.33	0	0/10
CF Parmar	Gujarat	1	1	24	1	17	0	—	—	4.25	0	0/17
BR Patel	Hyderabad	1	1	6	0	3	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/3
RM Patel	Gujarat	1	1	120	2	59	0	—	—	2.95	0	0/59
Prabhat Singh	Nawanagar	1	1	24	1	9	0	—	—	2.25	0	0/9
Thakore Saheb of Rajkot	Western India	1	1	18	0	5	0	—	—	1.67	0	0/5
S Rama Rao	Mysore	1	1	48	1	15	0	—	—	1.88	0	0/15
E Sanjana	Bihar	1	1	24	0	20	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/20
Shahabuddin	Southern Punjab	1	2	24	2	4	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/2
K Thimmappiah	Mysore	1	1	12	0	3	0	—	—	1.50	0	0/3
Umar Khan	Western India	1	1	12	0	5	0	—	—	2.50	0	0/5
Ushaq Ahmed	Maharashtra	3	3	384	14	185	0	—	—	2.89	0	0/39
N Vania	Bihar	1	1	48	2	19	0	—	—	2.38	0	0/19
Ahmed Khan	Northern India	1	1	264	10	80	0	—	—	1.82	0	0/80
Asadullah Qureshi	Hyderabad	1	2	90	0	48	0	—	—	3.20	0	0/18
S Chakravorty	Bihar	1	2	132	3	69	0	—	—	3.14	0	0/24
UR Chippa	Gujarat	1	1	216	6	113	0	—	—	3.14	0	0/113

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 1940/41. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Ranji Trophy 1940/41 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Madras	4	2	1	1	1,579	66	23.92	347	1,299	64	20.30
Northern India	3	2	0	1	856	30	28.53	442	983	30	32.77
United Provinces	3	2	1	0	821	40	20.53	255	702	40	17.55
Western India	3	2	0	1	1,128	42	26.86	459	1,124	40	28.10
Gujarat	2	1	0	1	335	10	33.50	335	518	10	51.80
Hyderabad	2	1	1	0	230	20	11.50	132	484	19	25.47
Maharashtra	5	1	0	4	2,945	47	62.66	798	2,378	60	39.63
Southern Punjab	2	1	1	0	275	10	27.50	275	217	20	10.85
Baroda	1	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Bengal	2	0	1	1	792	33	24.00	262	692	36	19.22
Bihar	1	0	0	1	275	16	17.19	217	519	13	39.92
Bombay	1	0	0	1	650	10	65.00	650	675	10	67.50
Central India	1	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Central Provinces and Berar	1	0	1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Delhi	1	0	1	0	217	20	10.85	111	275	10	27.50
Mysore	1	0	0	1	171	10	17.10	171	174	7	24.86
Nawanagar	1	0	1	0	257	20	12.85	140	260	18	14.44
North-West Frontier Province	1	0	1	0	185	20	9.25	97	414	20	20.70
Sind	1	0	1	0	407	17	23.94	239	409	14	29.21

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 · 1940/41

Latest 12 of 18 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1941-03-07 to 1941-03-10 · Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chepauk, Madras

Madras: 145 & 347
Maharashtra: 284 & 210/4

Maharashtra won by 6 wickets

1941-02-22 to 1941-02-25 · Poona Club Ground, Poona

Maharashtra: 798
Northern India: 442

Match drawn

1941-02-08 to 1941-02-10 · Municipal Stadium, Rajkot

Western India: 459
Maharashtra: 460/3

Match drawn

1941-02-07 to 1941-02-09 · Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chepauk, Madras

Madras: 271 & 158
United Provinces: 255 & 149

Madras won by 25 runs

1941-01-11 to 1941-01-13 · Lahore

Northern India: Score unavailable
Southern Punjab: Score unavailable

Northern India won

1941-01-11 to 1941-01-13 · Gujarat College Ground, Ahmedabad

Gujarat: 335
Maharashtra: 518

Match drawn

1941-01-01 to 1941-01-31 · Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chepauk, Madras

Madras: 227 & 257/9d
Hyderabad: 98 & 132

Madras won by 254 runs

1940-12-14 to 1940-12-16 · Marina Stadium, Madras

Madras: 174/7
Mysore: 171

Match drawn

1940-12-07 to 1940-12-09 · Eden Gardens, Calcutta

Bengal: 147 & 126
United Provinces: 191 & 226

United Provinces won by 144 runs

1940-12-01 to 1940-12-30 · Allahabad

United Provinces: Score unavailable
Central India: Score unavailable

United Provinces won

1940-12-01 to 1940-12-30 · Ahmedabad

Gujarat: Score unavailable
Baroda: Score unavailable

Gujarat won

1940-12-01 to 1940-12-30 · Nagpur

Central Provinces and Berar: Score unavailable
Hyderabad: Score unavailable

Hyderabad won

Recorded venues

Ranji Trophy 1940/41 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chepauk, Madras	3
Municipal Stadium, Rajkot	2
Poona Club Ground, Poona	2
Ahmedabad	1
Ajitsinhji Ground, Jamnagar	1
Allahabad	1
Baradari Ground, Patiala	1
Eden Gardens, Calcutta	1
Gujarat College Ground, Ahmedabad	1
Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur	1
Lahore	1
Marina Stadium, Madras	1
Nagpur	1
Peshawar Club Ground, Peshawar	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 1940/41, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Ranji Trophy 1940/41 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
DB Deodhar	246	Bombay	1940-11-15
SW Sohoni	218*	Western India	1941-02-08
RP Mehra	209*	Maharashtra	1941-02-22
KM Rangnekar	202	Maharashtra	1940-11-15
DB Deodhar	196	Northern India	1941-02-22

Best bowling innings

Ranji Trophy 1940/41 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
E Alexander	7/29	Madras	1941-02-07
S Nyalchand	7/38	Nawanagar	1940-11-08
MS Baloch	7/124	Maharashtra	1941-01-11
AG Ram Singh	6/30	Hyderabad	1941-01-01
K Bhattacharya	6/41	United Provinces	1940-12-07

* 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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Recent recorded matches · 1940/41

Madras v Maharashtra

Maharashtra v Northern India

Western India v Maharashtra

Madras v United Provinces

Northern India v Southern Punjab

Gujarat v Maharashtra

Madras v Hyderabad

Madras v Mysore

Bengal v United Provinces

United Provinces v Central India

Gujarat v Baroda

Central Provinces and Berar v Hyderabad

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