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Ranji Trophy 1943/44 statistics and records

Ranji Trophy: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Ranji Trophy 1943/44; Tests are excluded.

VM Merchant leads the displayed batting table with 553 runs. Saeed Ahmed leads the bowling table with 28 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 18
Recorded players: 240
Recorded teams: 19
Recorded venues: 14

Selected season match starts: 1943-12-10 to 1944-04-07. Player counts cover recorded batting or bowling innings, not a registered squad. Latest update among the displayed statistics and match source rows: 2026-05-26.

Ranji Trophy standings · 1943-44

League table for 1943/44. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Final Result

Ranji Trophy 1943-44 Final Result standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Western India	—	—	—	—	—
2	Bengal	—	—	—	—	—

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 1943/44

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 1943/44 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
VM Merchant	3	553
Umar Khan	5	412
Prithviraj	5	408
NC Chatterjee	4	388
S Mushtaq Ali	2	300

Recorded innings through 1944-04-07. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Ranji Trophy Ranji Trophy 1943/44 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
Saeed Ahmed	5	28
K Bhattacharya	4	23
AG Ram Singh	3	20
SB Gandhi	5	18
SR Mehta	2	18

Recorded innings through 1944-04-07. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1943/44

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 · 240 players

Ranji Trophy 1943/44 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s
VM Merchant	Bombay	3	3	1	553	359*	276.50	—	1	2	42
Umar Khan	Western India	5	8	2	412	136	68.67	—	3	1	21
Prithviraj	Western India	5	8	1	408	174	58.29	—	1	1	16
NC Chatterjee	Bengal	4	8	0	388	112	48.50	—	3	1	25
S Mushtaq Ali	Holkar	2	4	0	300	163	75.00	—	1	1	39
RS Modi	Bombay	3	3	0	297	168	99.00	—	0	2	30
AG Ram Singh	Madras	3	5	0	277	89	55.40	—	3	0	0
AH Kardar	Northern India	2	4	0	263	143	65.75	—	1	1	8
PK Sen	Bengal	4	8	0	228	142	28.50	—	1	1	16
SB Gandhi	Western India	5	8	1	221	123	31.57	—	1	1	14
L Amarnath	Southern Punjab	2	3	0	213	148	71.00	—	0	1	10
A Jabbar	Bengal	4	8	0	193	80	24.13	—	1	0	10
AC Chatterjee	Bengal	3	6	1	189	68	37.80	—	2	0	0
Saeed Ahmed	Western India	5	8	3	169	84*	33.80	—	1	0	7
Purshottam	Western India	5	8	0	163	56	20.38	—	2	0	0
RS Cooper	Bombay	2	2	0	162	89	81.00	—	2	0	9
Asghar Ali	Hyderabad	2	4	1	161	86*	53.67	—	2	0	0
CK Nayudu	Holkar	2	4	0	143	102	35.75	—	0	1	0
Idrees Baig	Delhi	2	4	0	140	106	35.00	—	0	1	0
FF Richardson	Madras	2	3	0	135	64	45.00	—	2	0	0
Prataprai	Western India	5	8	0	132	31	16.50	—	0	0	0
BB Nimbalkar	Holkar	2	4	0	130	57	32.50	—	2	0	0
A Ananthanarayanan	Madras	2	3	0	130	101	43.33	—	0	1	0
Asadullah Qureshi	Hyderabad	2	4	1	130	52*	43.33	—	2	0	0
Maharaja of Cooch Behar	Bengal	4	8	1	128	33	18.29	—	0	0	0

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Ranji Trophy 1943/44 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
SK Mustafi	Bengal	4	8	1	125	77	17.86	—	1	0	11	0
Bhalindra Singh	Southern Punjab	2	3	0	123	109	41.00	—	0	1	0	0
K Bhattacharya	Bengal	4	8	0	122	67	15.25	—	1	0	8	0
Sukhvantrai	Western India	5	8	1	118	45	16.86	—	0	0	6	0
K Rai Singh	Southern Punjab	2	3	0	117	69	39.00	—	1	0	0	0
MJ Gopalan	Madras	3	5	0	116	76	23.20	—	1	0	11	0
G Kishenchand	Western India	1	1	0	111	111	111.00	—	0	1	10	0
Murawwat Hussain	Southern Punjab	2	3	0	109	89	36.33	—	1	0	0	0
KM Rangnekar	Bombay	3	3	0	106	98	35.33	—	1	0	0	0
S Banerjee	Bihar	1	2	1	103	101*	103.00	—	0	1	0	0
VS Hazare	Baroda	1	1	0	101	101	101.00	—	0	1	10	0
KS Abdul Kadir	Western India	3	5	0	94	62	18.80	—	1	0	0	0
MN Raiji	Bombay	3	3	1	91	81*	45.50	—	1	0	8	0
K Bahadur	Delhi	2	4	0	90	84	22.50	—	1	0	9	0
JP Phansalkar	United Provinces	1	2	0	90	78	45.00	—	1	0	0	0
DG Phadkar	Maharashtra	1	1	0	88	88	88.00	—	1	0	6	0
MO Srinivasan	Madras	3	5	1	88	27	22.00	—	0	0	0	0
B Frank	Mysore	1	1	0	86	86	86.00	—	1	0	10	1
Gurbaksh Singh	Delhi	2	4	0	85	78	21.25	—	1	0	0	0
KS Kannan	Madras	3	5	0	84	47	16.80	—	0	0	0	0
HW Barritt	Western India	5	8	0	83	49	10.38	—	0	0	0	0
L Jamnadas	Sind	2	4	1	82	33*	27.33	—	0	0	0	0
Jayantilal Vora	Western India	5	8	1	82	41	11.71	—	0	0	0	0
Zafar Ahmed	Northern India	1	2	1	82	66*	82.00	—	1	0	9	0
A Ethinder	Mysore	1	1	0	81	81	81.00	—	1	0	0	0
MM Jagdale	Holkar	1	2	0	81	67	40.50	—	1	0	0	0
Naoomal Jaoomal	Sind	2	4	1	80	44	26.67	—	0	0	0	0
HR Adhikari	Baroda	1	1	0	79	79	79.00	—	1	0	0	0
Asghar Ali	Northern India	2	4	0	78	34	19.50	—	0	0	0	0
Akbar Khan	Western India	5	8	1	77	41*	11.00	—	0	0	1	2
SJ Poonawalla	Central Provinces and Berar	1	2	1	76	47	76.00	—	0	0	0	0
CE Holkar	Holkar	2	4	1	74	41	24.67	—	0	0	0	0
Fazal Mahmood	Northern India	2	4	2	70	38*	35.00	—	0	0	0	0
JV Parsram	Sind	2	4	1	70	37	23.33	—	0	0	0	0
RP Singh	Holkar	2	4	1	70	36	23.33	—	0	0	0	0
MK Balendu Shah	United Provinces	1	2	0	68	68	34.00	—	1	0	0	0
Hargopal Singh	Delhi	2	4	1	67	22	22.33	—	0	0	0	0
Shujauddin	Delhi	2	4	1	67	41*	22.33	—	0	0	0	0
S Ghosh	Bihar	1	2	0	66	63	33.00	—	1	0	9	0
RB Nimbalkar	Baroda	1	1	0	65	65	65.00	—	1	0	0	0
Manzoor	Delhi	1	2	0	65	45	32.50	—	0	0	0	0
Gul Mohammad	Northern India	1	2	0	63	35	31.50	—	0	0	0	0
CT Sarwate	Bombay	3	3	0	63	41	21.00	—	0	0	0	0
BC Khanna	Hyderabad	2	4	0	61	29	15.25	—	0	0	0	0
K Ghosh	Bihar	1	2	0	59	45	29.50	—	0	0	0	0
D Narottam	Sind	2	4	1	59	40*	19.67	—	0	0	0	0
Suraj Narain	Delhi	2	4	0	59	27	14.75	—	0	0	0	0
HM Asha	Sind	1	2	1	58	50*	58.00	—	1	0	0	0
GM Rajasekhar	Mysore	1	1	0	58	58	58.00	—	1	0	0	0
Inayat Khan	Northern India	1	2	0	58	33	29.00	—	0	0	0	0
Anwar Hussain	Bombay	3	3	0	57	53	19.00	—	1	0	0	0
Ghulam Ahmed	Hyderabad	2	4	0	56	28	14.00	—	0	0	0	0
V Rajindernath	Northern India	1	2	0	55	41	27.50	—	0	0	0	0
BSR Bhadradri	Madras	1	2	0	55	32	27.50	—	0	0	0	0
RK Indravijaysinhji	Nawanagar	1	2	1	55	48	55.00	—	0	0	0	0
JN Bhaya	Holkar	2	4	1	54	20	18.00	—	0	0	0	0
S Darashah	Mysore	1	1	0	54	54	54.00	—	1	0	0	0
PN Cambhatta	Gujarat	1	2	0	52	37	26.00	—	0	0	0	0
S Mohammad Khan	Holkar	1	2	0	52	26	26.00	—	0	0	0	0
Roshan Lal	Southern Punjab	2	3	1	52	29	26.00	—	0	0	0	0
EC Phillip	Madras	1	2	0	50	44	25.00	—	0	0	0	0
MN Paranjpe	Maharashtra	1	1	0	49	49	49.00	—	0	0	0	0
RK Yadvendrasinhji	Nawanagar	1	2	0	49	49	24.50	—	0	0	0	0
MH Mankad	Maharashtra	1	1	0	48	48	48.00	—	0	0	0	0
KP Kesari	Central Provinces and Berar	1	2	0	48	40	24.00	—	0	0	0	0
MS Gopal	Madras	2	4	0	47	32	11.75	—	0	0	0	0
RK Jayendrasinhji	Nawanagar	1	2	0	47	25	23.50	—	0	0	0	0
Daud Khan	Sind	2	4	0	46	27	11.50	—	0	0	0	0
Ushaq Ahmed	Hyderabad	2	4	1	45	22	15.00	—	0	0	0	0
SA Banerjee	Bengal	4	8	1	44	11	6.29	—	0	0	0	0
SW Sohoni	Maharashtra	1	1	0	43	43	43.00	—	0	0	0	0
I Oza	Nawanagar	1	2	0	42	34	21.00	—	0	0	0	0
T Ramachandran	Madras	1	2	0	41	29	20.50	—	0	0	0	0
A Sen	Bengal	3	6	2	41	20	10.25	—	0	0	0	0
AK Deb	Bengal	1	2	0	40	39	20.00	—	0	0	0	0
BG Patel	Gujarat	1	2	0	40	40	20.00	—	0	0	0	0
Shamim Khwaja	United Provinces	1	2	0	40	33	20.00	—	0	0	0	0
TP Sweeney	Bihar	1	2	1	38	35*	38.00	—	0	0	0	0
JG Navle	Gwalior	1	2	0	37	27	18.50	—	0	0	0	0
VK Samtani	Sind	2	4	0	37	24	9.25	—	0	0	0	0
TV Parthasarathi	Madras	1	1	0	36	36	36.00	—	0	0	0	0
MR Bhide	Delhi	2	4	0	36	25	9.00	—	0	0	0	0
EG Mane	Central Provinces and Berar	1	2	0	36	35	18.00	—	0	0	0	0
RD Mathur	Gwalior	1	2	0	35	30	17.50	—	0	0	0	0
CV Krishnaswami	Madras	1	2	0	34	32	17.00	—	0	0	0	0
M Jahangir Khan	Northern India	1	2	0	33	31	16.50	—	0	0	0	0
S Rama Rao	Mysore	1	1	0	33	33	33.00	—	0	0	0	0
Amir Elahi	Northern India	1	2	0	32	20	16.00	—	0	0	0	0
EB Aibara	Hyderabad	2	4	0	32	19	8.00	—	0	0	0	0
Ejaz Ahmed	Delhi	2	4	0	32	27	8.00	—	0	0	0	0
MK Mantri	Bombay	3	3	0	31	17	10.33	—	0	0	0	0
Anil K Das Gupta	Bihar	1	2	0	31	23	15.50	—	0	0	0	0
MH Maqsood	Delhi	1	2	0	31	21	15.50	—	0	0	0	0
KL Dalaya	Gujarat	1	2	0	30	30	15.00	—	0	0	0	0
D Muni Lal	Southern Punjab	2	3	0	30	23	10.00	—	0	0	0	0
S Patel	Bihar	1	2	1	30	30*	30.00	—	0	0	0	0
Shahabuddin	Southern Punjab	2	3	1	30	27	15.00	—	0	0	0	0
SN Gandhi	United Provinces	1	2	1	29	27*	29.00	—	0	0	0	0
S Ishtiaq Ali	Holkar	2	4	0	29	21	7.25	—	0	0	0	0
NJ Venkatesan	Madras	3	5	0	29	26	5.80	—	0	0	0	0
Daljinder Singh	Southern Punjab	1	2	1	28	27	28.00	—	0	0	0	0
FG Lakda	Sind	2	4	1	28	18	9.33	—	0	0	0	0
J Oza	Nawanagar	1	2	0	28	27	14.00	—	0	0	0	0
Athar Khan	Central Provinces and Berar	1	2	0	28	28	14.00	—	0	0	0	0
Chuni Lal	Northern India	1	2	1	27	21	27.00	—	0	0	0	0
Wahidullah	United Provinces	1	2	0	27	25	13.50	—	0	0	0	0
SN Banerjee	Bihar	1	2	0	26	26	13.00	—	0	0	0	0
PH Punjabi	Sind	1	2	0	26	22	13.00	—	0	0	0	0
DR Das	Bengal	1	2	0	25	23	12.50	—	0	0	0	0
PD Dutt	Bengal	1	2	0	25	14	12.50	—	0	0	0	0
RP Mehra	Northern India	2	4	0	25	13	6.25	—	0	0	0	0
B Ramchandra	United Provinces	1	2	0	24	24	12.00	—	0	0	0	0
CR Rangachari	Madras	3	5	2	23	11	7.67	—	0	0	0	0
ES Maka	Gujarat	1	2	1	22	16*	22.00	—	0	0	0	0
GG Desai	Gujarat	1	2	0	22	13	11.00	—	0	0	0	0
A Dipchand	Sind	2	4	0	22	12	5.50	—	0	0	0	0
SK Girdhari	Sind	2	4	0	22	13	5.50	—	0	0	0	0
Mangal Singh	Nawanagar	1	2	1	22	22*	22.00	—	0	0	0	0
JB Khot	Bombay	3	3	0	21	15	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
RM Patel	Gujarat	1	2	0	21	19	10.50	—	0	0	0	0
KC Ibrahim	Bombay	3	3	0	20	9	6.67	—	0	0	0	0
BK Bose	Bihar	1	2	0	20	16	10.00	—	0	0	0	0
G Parthasarathi	Madras	1	1	0	19	19	19.00	—	0	0	0	0
Khwaja Bashir	Northern India	1	2	0	19	17	9.50	—	0	0	0	0
SA Lateef	Central Provinces and Berar	1	2	0	19	12	9.50	—	0	0	0	0
TS Naidu	Central Provinces and Berar	1	2	0	19	16	9.50	—	0	0	0	0
D Shankar	Gwalior	1	2	0	19	18	9.50	—	0	0	0	0
P Tata Rao	Holkar	2	4	1	19	12	6.33	—	0	0	0	0
BK Garudachar	Bombay	3	3	1	18	16*	9.00	—	0	0	0	0
H Kishenchand	Delhi	1	2	0	18	18	9.00	—	0	0	0	0
Padminder Singh	Southern Punjab	1	1	0	18	18	18.00	—	0	0	0	0
R Subramaniam	Holkar	2	4	0	18	15	4.50	—	0	0	0	0
RS Nailer	Madras	1	1	0	17	17	17.00	—	0	0	0	0
JR Snaize	Mysore	1	1	0	17	17	17.00	—	0	0	0	0
Ali Hussain	Hyderabad	1	2	0	17	17	8.50	—	0	0	0	0
MJ Bhatt	Gujarat	1	2	0	17	10	8.50	—	0	0	0	0
Qamaruddin Sheikh	Sind	2	4	0	16	12	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
Aslam Khokhar	Northern India	2	4	0	15	7	3.75	—	0	0	0	0
R Balbhadra Singh	Gwalior	1	2	0	15	10	7.50	—	0	0	0	0
Iqbal Ahmed Khan	United Provinces	1	2	1	15	9	15.00	—	0	0	0	0
SG Shinde	Maharashtra	1	1	1	14	14*	—	—	0	0	0	0
BK Mitra	Bengal	4	8	3	14	10	2.80	—	0	0	0	0
PR Naidu	Central Provinces and Berar	1	2	0	14	9	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
JR Oza	Nawanagar	1	2	0	14	13	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
CJ Ramdev	Mysore	1	1	0	14	14	14.00	—	0	0	0	0
Nisar Ahmed	Southern Punjab	1	2	0	14	14	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
KR Asundi	United Provinces	1	2	0	13	13	6.50	—	0	0	0	0
MS Baloch	Gujarat	1	2	1	13	12	13.00	—	0	0	0	0
SR Mehta	Hyderabad	2	4	0	12	6	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
Mohammad Yunus Khan	Delhi	2	4	2	12	12	6.00	—	0	0	0	0
Gian Prakash	Southern Punjab	1	1	1	10	10*	—	—	0	0	0	0
GD Qureshi	Hyderabad	1	2	0	10	10	5.00	—	0	0	0	0
Leach	Delhi	1	2	0	9	9	4.50	—	0	0	0	0
AR Bhupathi	Hyderabad	2	4	0	9	6	2.25	—	0	0	0	0
RR Chandorkar	Maharashtra	1	1	0	9	9	9.00	—	0	0	0	0
I Sanjiva Rao	Hyderabad	1	2	1	9	9*	9.00	—	0	0	0	0
Badaruddin Malik	Southern Punjab	2	3	0	9	6	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
DK Contractor	Gujarat	1	2	0	8	8	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
Inderjit Barhoke	Southern Punjab	1	1	0	8	8	8.00	—	0	0	0	0
KM Jadhav	Maharashtra	1	1	0	8	8	8.00	—	0	0	0	0
Khanwilkar	Gwalior	1	2	0	8	6	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
Venkataswami	Hyderabad	1	2	0	8	6	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
Maharaja of Patiala	Southern Punjab	1	2	0	7	7	3.50	—	0	0	0	0
DB Deodhar	Maharashtra	1	1	0	7	7	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
Abbas	United Provinces	1	1	0	7	7	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
ML Lokhande	Central Provinces and Berar	1	2	1	7	5*	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
A Patel	Baroda	1	1	0	7	7	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
Gulzar Mir	Northern India	1	2	0	7	5	3.50	—	0	0	0	0
JM Patel	Gujarat	1	2	0	6	4	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
EC Harvey-Johnston	Bengal	1	2	0	6	4	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
WN Ghorpade	Baroda	1	1	0	6	6	6.00	—	0	0	0	0
Ram Singh	Gwalior	1	2	0	6	6	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
MR Alasingrachar	Mysore	1	1	1	5	5*	—	—	0	0	0	0
Saidullah	United Provinces	1	2	0	5	4	2.50	—	0	0	0	0
TB Vinod	Baroda	1	1	0	5	5	5.00	—	0	0	0	0
MEZ Ghazali	Maharashtra	1	1	0	4	4	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
KV Bhandarkar	Maharashtra	1	1	0	4	4	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
CN Haksar	Gwalior	1	2	0	4	2	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
SR Kale	Holkar	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
UN Kondra	Central Provinces and Berar	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
F Mistry	Hyderabad	1	2	1	4	4*	4.00	—	0	0	0	0
Roop Singh	Gwalior	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
BP Telang	United Provinces	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
Ahmed Khan	Northern India	1	2	0	4	2	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
M Robinson	Hyderabad	1	2	0	3	2	1.50	—	0	0	0	0
DL Thompson	Central Provinces and Berar	1	2	0	3	3	1.50	—	0	0	0	0
Afzal Ahmed	Gwalior	1	2	2	3	3*	—	—	0	0	0	0
AV Krishnaswami	Madras	1	2	0	3	3	1.50	—	0	0	0	0
MF Mistry	Bombay	1	1	0	3	3	3.00	—	0	0	0	0
Patankar	Bihar	1	2	0	3	3	1.50	—	0	0	0	0
NR Chowdhury	Bihar	1	2	0	2	2	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
Basant Singh	Western India	1	2	1	2	2*	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
SG Gupte	Baroda	1	1	1	2	2*	—	—	0	0	0	0
VS Hazare	Baroda	1	1	0	2	2	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
K Mehta	Nawanagar	1	2	0	2	2	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
TS Parankusam	Madras	1	2	2	2	2*	—	—	0	0	0	0
AA Qureshi	Northern India	1	2	0	2	1	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
MS Samarsinhji	Nawanagar	1	2	0	2	2	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
K Thimmappiah	Mysore	1	1	0	2	2	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
Salahuddin Ahmed	Northern India	1	2	0	2	1	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
HG Gaekwad	Holkar	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0	0	0	0
Lunn	Bihar	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0	0	0	0
NM Bose	Bengal	1	2	1	1	1	1.00	—	0	0	0	0
S Ishaq Ali	Central Provinces and Berar	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0	0	0	0
SN Kunzru	Gwalior	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0	0	0	0
A Man Singh	Nawanagar	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0	0	0	0
CS Nayudu	Baroda	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
S Dutt	Bengal	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
MS Indulkar	Baroda	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
FK Irani	Mysore	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
Mulwantrai	Nawanagar	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
MM Naidu	Baroda	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
YS Ramaswami	Mysore	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
DK Yarde	Gwalior	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
UR Chippa	Gujarat	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 146 players

Ranji Trophy 1943/44 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
Saeed Ahmed	Western India	5	9	1,542	119	322	28	11.50	55.07	1.25	1	6/45
K Bhattacharya	Bengal	4	7	961	43	360	23	15.65	41.78	2.25	3	7/83
AG Ram Singh	Madras	3	5	818	29	372	20	18.60	40.90	2.73	2	7/90
SB Gandhi	Western India	5	7	664	29	232	18	12.89	36.89	2.10	2	6/37
SR Mehta	Hyderabad	2	4	720	39	218	18	12.11	40.00	1.82	2	6/50
BK Mitra	Bengal	4	7	678	32	307	16	19.19	42.38	2.72	0	4/80
SA Banerjee	Bengal	4	7	966	58	326	14	23.29	69.00	2.02	1	5/27
CR Rangachari	Madras	3	5	699	33	306	13	23.54	53.77	2.63	1	5/64
Ghulam Ahmed	Hyderabad	2	4	704	34	248	13	19.08	54.15	2.11	1	5/54
SK Girdhari	Sind	2	4	399	10	207	13	15.92	30.69	3.11	1	6/48
L Amarnath	Southern Punjab	2	4	408	21	152	12	12.67	34.00	2.24	1	5/29
Fazal Mahmood	Northern India	2	4	533	27	175	11	15.91	48.45	1.97	1	6/65
CK Nayudu	Holkar	2	3	345	16	187	10	18.70	34.50	3.25	0	4/33
NR Chowdhury	Bihar	1	2	207	6	127	10	12.70	20.70	3.68	1	6/75
Akbar Khan	Western India	5	9	1,177	59	316	10	31.60	117.70	1.61	0	4/65
CT Sarwate	Bombay	3	3	660	25	243	9	27.00	73.33	2.21	1	5/104
D Shankar	Gwalior	1	2	276	2	160	9	17.78	30.67	3.48	1	6/57
Badaruddin Malik	Southern Punjab	2	3	305	5	170	9	18.89	33.89	3.34	0	4/112
Hargopal Singh	Delhi	2	3	307	13	110	8	13.75	38.38	2.15	1	5/33
Jayantilal Vora	Western India	5	8	960	56	273	8	34.13	120.00	1.71	1	5/74
FG Lakda	Sind	2	4	394	10	161	8	20.13	49.25	2.45	0	3/43
Purshottam	Western India	5	8	661	18	269	8	33.63	82.63	2.44	0	4/50
Saidullah	United Provinces	1	2	429	18	221	8	27.63	53.63	3.09	1	5/66
VK Samtani	Sind	2	4	336	16	119	8	14.88	42.00	2.13	0	4/40
CS Nayudu	Baroda	1	1	450	16	166	7	23.71	64.29	2.21	1	7/166

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Ranji Trophy 1943/44 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
Ejaz Ahmed	Delhi	2	3	330	13	119	7	17.00	47.14	2.16	1	5/95
JB Khot	Bombay	3	3	636	35	218	7	31.14	90.86	2.06	1	5/113
SA Lateef	Central Provinces and Berar	1	2	276	19	79	7	11.29	39.43	1.72	1	5/44
ML Lokhande	Central Provinces and Berar	1	2	183	9	54	7	7.71	26.14	1.77	0	4/39
JV Parsram	Sind	2	4	312	12	131	7	18.71	44.57	2.52	1	6/24
Shujauddin	Delhi	2	2	303	7	108	7	15.43	43.29	2.14	1	5/96
Asghar Ali	Northern India	2	3	450	28	124	7	17.71	64.29	1.65	0	3/25
M Jahangir Khan	Northern India	1	2	252	15	97	6	16.17	42.00	2.31	0	4/57
Bhalindra Singh	Southern Punjab	2	3	204	2	126	6	21.00	34.00	3.71	0	3/31
MJ Bhatt	Gujarat	1	2	180	7	71	6	11.83	30.00	2.37	1	6/49
P Tata Rao	Holkar	2	3	318	13	102	6	17.00	53.00	1.92	0	4/46
SG Shinde	Maharashtra	1	1	455	10	186	5	37.20	91.00	2.45	1	5/186
BK Bose	Bihar	1	2	96	5	48	5	9.60	19.20	3.00	0	3/24
Afzal Ahmed	Gwalior	1	2	258	2	136	5	27.20	51.60	3.16	0	3/64
SN Gandhi	United Provinces	1	2	411	13	177	5	35.40	82.20	2.58	0	3/68
Mulwantrai	Nawanagar	1	2	352	17	117	5	23.40	70.40	1.99	0	3/94
Shahabuddin	Southern Punjab	2	3	84	4	47	5	9.40	16.80	3.36	1	5/31
MJ Gopalan	Madras	3	5	366	22	125	4	31.25	91.50	2.05	0	3/58
BC Khanna	Hyderabad	2	4	222	12	62	4	15.50	55.50	1.68	0	2/5
K Bahadur	Delhi	2	3	186	10	47	4	11.75	46.50	1.52	0	3/11
B Frank	Mysore	1	1	228	15	79	4	19.75	57.00	2.08	0	4/79
AH Kardar	Northern India	2	3	354	26	110	3	36.67	118.00	1.86	0	2/47
SN Banerjee	Bihar	1	2	174	12	90	3	30.00	58.00	3.10	0	2/89
JM Patel	Gujarat	1	2	128	3	54	3	18.00	42.67	2.53	0	3/32
AR Bhupathi	Hyderabad	2	4	274	16	139	3	46.33	91.33	3.04	0	2/74
S Dutt	Bengal	1	2	90	1	65	3	21.67	30.00	4.33	0	2/52
Inderjit Barhoke	Southern Punjab	1	2	47	2	20	3	6.67	15.67	2.55	0	2/4
S Ishtiaq Ali	Holkar	2	3	54	3	22	3	7.33	18.00	2.44	0	3/4
KS Kannan	Madras	3	5	270	11	105	3	35.00	90.00	2.33	0	2/47
Mangal Singh	Nawanagar	1	2	198	10	97	3	32.33	66.00	2.94	0	3/75
Mohammad Yunus Khan	Delhi	2	3	168	5	53	3	17.67	56.00	1.89	0	2/14
S Rama Rao	Mysore	1	1	247	14	77	3	25.67	82.33	1.87	0	3/77
Athar Khan	Central Provinces and Berar	1	2	71	4	35	3	11.67	23.67	2.96	0	3/22
VM Merchant	Bombay	3	3	204	11	67	2	33.50	102.00	1.97	0	2/52
S Mushtaq Ali	Holkar	2	4	362	19	135	2	67.50	181.00	2.24	0	1/28
SW Sohoni	Maharashtra	1	1	348	9	176	2	88.00	174.00	3.03	0	2/176
G Kishenchand	Western India	1	2	114	1	72	2	36.00	57.00	3.79	0	1/18
Amir Elahi	Northern India	1	2	234	7	108	2	54.00	117.00	2.77	0	2/3
Abbas	United Provinces	1	1	96	5	33	2	16.50	48.00	2.06	0	2/33
KS Abdul Kadir	Western India	2	2	42	0	17	2	8.50	21.00	2.43	0	2/10
KR Asundi	United Provinces	1	1	48	2	26	2	13.00	24.00	3.25	0	2/26
AC Chatterjee	Bengal	3	3	53	0	47	2	23.50	26.50	5.32	0	1/4
S Darashah	Mysore	1	1	174	6	83	2	41.50	87.00	2.86	0	2/83
PD Dutt	Bengal	1	2	114	6	45	2	22.50	57.00	2.37	0	2/32
BK Garudachar	Bombay	3	3	333	7	156	2	78.00	166.50	2.81	0	2/55
MM Jagdale	Holkar	1	2	174	6	63	2	31.50	87.00	2.17	0	2/53
Khanwilkar	Gwalior	1	2	144	2	97	2	48.50	72.00	4.04	0	1/34
A Man Singh	Nawanagar	1	2	258	11	79	2	39.50	129.00	1.84	0	1/28
RD Mathur	Gwalior	1	2	126	0	75	2	37.50	63.00	3.57	0	2/65
JR Oza	Nawanagar	1	2	333	10	133	2	66.50	166.50	2.40	0	2/96
MN Raiji	Bombay	3	3	264	6	102	2	51.00	132.00	2.32	0	2/42
A Sen	Bengal	3	5	204	5	77	2	38.50	102.00	2.26	0	1/12
R Subramaniam	Holkar	2	2	56	0	42	2	21.00	28.00	4.50	0	1/15
VS Hazare	Baroda	1	1	252	16	85	1	85.00	252.00	2.02	0	1/85
HG Gaekwad	Holkar	1	2	235	12	86	1	86.00	235.00	2.20	0	1/84
MEZ Ghazali	Maharashtra	1	1	168	8	52	1	52.00	168.00	1.86	0	1/52
BB Nimbalkar	Holkar	2	4	138	10	41	1	41.00	138.00	1.78	0	1/11
NC Chatterjee	Bengal	4	5	156	6	84	1	84.00	156.00	3.23	0	1/26
S Ishaq Ali	Central Provinces and Berar	1	2	132	5	44	1	44.00	132.00	2.00	0	1/15
KM Jadhav	Maharashtra	1	1	180	3	134	1	134.00	180.00	4.47	0	1/134
KP Kesari	Central Provinces and Berar	1	2	114	5	30	1	30.00	114.00	1.58	0	1/14
D Narottam	Sind	1	1	42	0	18	1	18.00	42.00	2.57	0	1/18
Ram Singh	Gwalior	1	1	48	0	34	1	34.00	48.00	4.25	0	1/34
K Thimmappiah	Mysore	1	1	54	2	19	1	19.00	54.00	2.11	0	1/19
Ushaq Ahmed	Hyderabad	2	3	60	2	33	1	33.00	60.00	3.30	0	1/7
NJ Venkatesan	Madras	3	5	234	3	154	1	154.00	234.00	3.95	0	1/15
TB Vinod	Baroda	1	1	24	1	5	1	5.00	24.00	1.25	0	1/5
DK Yarde	Gwalior	1	1	24	0	14	1	14.00	24.00	3.50	0	1/14
MS Baloch	Gujarat	1	2	169	11	55	1	55.00	169.00	1.95	0	1/43
UR Chippa	Gujarat	1	2	174	6	56	1	56.00	174.00	1.93	0	1/21
Murawwat Hussain	Southern Punjab	2	3	126	4	53	1	53.00	126.00	2.52	0	1/18
Naoomal Jaoomal	Sind	2	3	175	6	68	0	—	—	2.33	0	0/15
Maharaja of Patiala	Southern Punjab	1	1	60	3	24	0	—	—	2.40	0	0/24
Gul Mohammad	Northern India	1	1	54	3	10	0	—	—	1.11	0	0/10
MH Mankad	Maharashtra	1	1	252	11	63	0	—	—	1.50	0	0/63
RS Modi	Bombay	1	1	18	0	10	0	—	—	3.33	0	0/10
HR Adhikari	Baroda	1	1	132	2	59	0	—	—	2.68	0	0/59
KM Rangnekar	Bombay	2	2	72	2	30	0	—	—	2.50	0	0/12
DG Phadkar	Maharashtra	1	1	138	4	84	0	—	—	3.65	0	0/84
KC Ibrahim	Bombay	2	2	42	1	28	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
Anwar Hussain	Bombay	3	3	102	4	34	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/0
Aslam Khokhar	Northern India	1	2	90	5	35	0	—	—	2.33	0	0/1
DB Deodhar	Maharashtra	1	1	48	3	15	0	—	—	1.88	0	0/15
HW Barritt	Western India	3	3	42	0	39	0	—	—	5.57	0	0/3
Leach	Delhi	1	1	42	4	12	0	—	—	1.71	0	0/12
JR Snaize	Mysore	1	1	12	0	4	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/4
TP Sweeney	Bihar	1	2	66	3	34	0	—	—	3.09	0	0/0
G Parthasarathi	Madras	1	1	48	0	45	0	—	—	5.63	0	0/45
MR Alasingrachar	Mysore	1	1	12	0	9	0	—	—	4.50	0	0/9
R Balbhadra Singh	Gwalior	1	1	12	0	12	0	—	—	6.00	0	0/12
S Banerjee	Bihar	1	2	24	1	9	0	—	—	2.25	0	0/1
Basant Singh	Western India	1	1	12	0	10	0	—	—	5.00	0	0/10
Chuni Lal	Northern India	1	2	156	11	61	0	—	—	2.35	0	0/23
DK Contractor	Gujarat	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
Maharaja of Cooch Behar	Bengal	4	5	126	3	91	0	—	—	4.33	0	0/7
Anil K Das Gupta	Bihar	1	1	6	0	11	0	—	—	11.00	0	0/11
SG Gupte	Baroda	1	1	48	0	37	0	—	—	4.63	0	0/37
Gurbaksh Singh	Delhi	1	1	18	0	10	0	—	—	3.33	0	0/10
CN Haksar	Gwalior	1	2	36	1	25	0	—	—	4.17	0	0/9
VS Hazare	Baroda	1	1	156	3	74	0	—	—	2.85	0	0/74
Iqbal Ahmed Khan	United Provinces	1	1	54	2	23	0	—	—	2.56	0	0/23
SK Mustafi	Bengal	4	5	162	8	82	0	—	—	3.04	0	0/5
TS Parankusam	Madras	1	2	66	1	45	0	—	—	4.09	0	0/19
A Patel	Baroda	1	1	84	4	44	0	—	—	3.14	0	0/44
S Patel	Bihar	1	1	12	2	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
Prithviraj	Western India	2	2	30	0	39	0	—	—	7.80	0	0/15
GD Qureshi	Hyderabad	1	1	24	1	16	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/16
GM Rajasekhar	Mysore	1	1	12	0	16	0	—	—	8.00	0	0/16
YS Ramaswami	Mysore	1	1	102	4	64	0	—	—	3.76	0	0/64
B Ramchandra	United Provinces	1	2	210	10	79	0	—	—	2.26	0	0/37
RP Singh	Holkar	1	1	36	0	26	0	—	—	4.33	0	0/26
Sukhvantrai	Western India	1	1	18	1	3	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/3
Wahidullah	United Provinces	1	1	24	0	11	0	—	—	2.75	0	0/11
RK Yadvendrasinhji	Nawanagar	1	1	6	0	2	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/2
Ahmed Khan	Northern India	1	2	84	6	22	0	—	—	1.57	0	0/9
Asadullah Qureshi	Hyderabad	2	3	36	0	35	0	—	—	5.83	0	0/3
Daud Khan	Sind	1	1	12	0	14	0	—	—	7.00	0	0/14
Idrees Baig	Delhi	2	2	84	1	42	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/7
Inayat Khan	Northern India	1	2	132	12	26	0	—	—	1.18	0	0/12
Shamim Khwaja	United Provinces	1	1	108	4	42	0	—	—	2.33	0	0/42
Qamaruddin Sheikh	Sind	1	1	84	2	38	0	—	—	2.71	0	0/38

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 1943/44. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Ranji Trophy 1943/44 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Bengal	4	2	1	1	1,656	68	24.35	387	1,624	67	24.24
Western India	5	2	0	3	2,236	60	37.27	433	1,714	81	21.16
Delhi	2	1	1	0	759	40	18.98	393	541	30	18.03
Holkar	2	1	1	0	1,046	37	28.27	420	751	30	25.03
Hyderabad	2	1	0	1	593	32	18.53	183	799	40	19.98
Sind	2	1	0	1	588	27	21.78	175	815	40	20.38
Southern Punjab	2	1	0	1	818	28	29.21	388	643	40	16.08
Baroda	1	0	0	1	297	10	29.70	297	487	10	48.70
Bihar	1	0	0	1	420	17	24.71	261	337	18	18.72
Bombay	3	0	0	3	1,477	30	49.23	735	958	24	39.92
Central Provinces and Berar	1	0	1	0	259	20	12.95	166	269	20	13.45
Gujarat	1	0	1	0	256	20	12.80	136	258	11	23.45
Gwalior	1	0	1	0	153	20	7.65	92	572	20	28.60
Madras	3	0	1	2	1,272	50	25.44	365	1,184	42	28.19
Maharashtra	1	0	0	1	298	10	29.80	298	735	10	73.50
Mysore	1	0	0	1	359	10	35.90	359	365	10	36.50
Nawanagar	1	0	0	1	291	15	19.40	221	452	13	34.77
Northern India	2	0	1	1	884	40	22.10	329	859	31	27.71
United Provinces	1	0	1	0	343	20	17.15	227	642	17	37.76

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 · 1943/44

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

1944-04-07 to 1944-04-10 · Brabourne Stadium, Bombay

Bengal: 234 & 176
Western India: 433

Western India won by an innings and 23 runs

1944-03-17 to 1944-03-20 · European Gymkhana Ground, Rajkot

Western India: 254 & 175/3
Northern India: 145 & 283

Western India won by 7 wickets

1944-03-04 to 1944-03-06 · Baradari Ground, Patiala

Southern Punjab: 326 & 104/8
Northern India: 329 & 127

Match drawn

1944-02-19 to 1944-02-22 · Eden Gardens, Calcutta

Bengal: 235 & 266
Madras: 102 & 265

Bengal won by 134 runs

1944-01-29 to 1944-01-30 · Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Delhi: 84 & 103
Southern Punjab: 388

Southern Punjab won by an innings and 201 runs

1944-01-28 to 1944-01-30 · Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad

Hyderabad: 183 & 141/2
Madras: 349 & 191

Match drawn

1944-01-14 to 1944-01-16 · Rajkot Cricket Club Ground, Rajkot

Western India: 363/4
Bombay: 255

Match drawn

1944-01-07 to 1944-01-09 · Eden Gardens, Calcutta

Bengal: 387 & 21/0
Holkar: 138 & 266

Bengal won by 10 wickets

1944-01-01 to 1944-01-31 · Central College Ground, Bangalore

Mysore: 359
Madras: 365

Match drawn

1944-01-01 to 1944-01-31 · Central Provinces Gymkhana Ground, Nagpur

Central Provinces and Berar: 166 & 93
Hyderabad: 160 & 109

Hyderabad won by 10 runs

1944-01-01 to 1944-01-31 · Brabourne Stadium, Bombay

Bombay: 735
Maharashtra: 298

Match drawn

1943-12-28 to 1943-12-30 · Municipal Stadium, Rajkot

Western India: 274 & 285
Sind: 172 & 158/6

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Ranji Trophy 1943/44 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Brabourne Stadium, Bombay	3
Eden Gardens, Calcutta	3
Ajitsinhji Ground, Jamnagar	1
Baradari Ground, Patiala	1
Central College Ground, Bangalore	1
Central Provinces Gymkhana Ground, Nagpur	1
European Gymkhana Ground, Rajkot	1
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi	1
Gymkhana Ground, Secunderabad	1
Karachi Gymkhana Ground, Karachi	1
Laxmibai College of Physical Education Ground, Gwalior	1
Municipal Stadium, Rajkot	1
Rajkot Cricket Club Ground, Rajkot	1
Yeshwant Club Ground, Indore	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 1943/44, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Ranji Trophy 1943/44 batting innings records
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
VM Merchant	359*	Maharashtra	1944-01-01
Prithviraj	174	Bombay	1944-01-14
RS Modi	168	Maharashtra	1944-01-01
S Mushtaq Ali	163	United Provinces	1943-12-17
L Amarnath	148	Delhi	1944-01-29

Best bowling innings

Ranji Trophy 1943/44 bowling innings records
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
K Bhattacharya	7/83	Madras	1944-02-19
AG Ram Singh	7/90	Bengal	1944-02-19
AG Ram Singh	7/104	Bengal	1944-02-19
CS Nayudu	7/166	Bombay	1943-12-11
JV Parsram	6/24	Gujarat	1943-12-11

* 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 teams

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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.

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Ranji Trophy standings · 1943-44

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Season leaders · Ranji Trophy 1943/44

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Player statistics · 1943/44

Batting · 240 players

Bowling · 146 players

Team comparison

Recent recorded matches · 1943/44

Bengal v Western India

Western India v Northern India

Southern Punjab v Northern India

Bengal v Madras

Delhi v Southern Punjab

Hyderabad v Madras

Western India v Bombay

Bengal v Holkar

Mysore v Madras

Central Provinces and Berar v Hyderabad

Bombay v Maharashtra

Western India v Sind

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