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Bengal 1937/38 cricket statistics and records

Bengal in Ranji Trophy: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Ranji Trophy 1937/38; Tests are excluded.

PI van der Gucht leads the displayed batting table with 160 runs. K Bhattacharya leads the bowling table with 9 wickets.

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Showing 1937/38 · Ranji Trophy · Bengal

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Recorded matches: 2
Recorded players: 16
Wins: 2
Recorded venues: 2

Selected season match starts: 1937-12-04 to 1938-01-29. 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 · 1937-38

League table for 1937/38. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Bengal does not appear in the recorded table for this season.

Final Result

Ranji Trophy 1937-38 Final Result standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Hyderabad	—	—	—	—	—
2	Nawanagar	—	—	—	—	—

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 1937/38

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

Leading run scorers

Bengal Ranji Trophy 1937/38 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
PI van der Gucht	2	160
GF Carter	1	94
CE Inder	2	82
K Bhattacharya	2	62
AL Hosie	1	51

Recorded innings through 1938-01-29. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Bengal Ranji Trophy 1937/38 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
K Bhattacharya	2	9
JN Banerjee	2	8
JEM Alexander	1	7
CE Inder	2	6
TC Longfield	1	6

Recorded innings through 1938-01-29. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1937/38

All recorded players for Bengal in this competition and season. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.

Batting · 16 players

Bengal 1937/38 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	4s
PI van der Gucht	Bengal	2	3	0	160	85	53.33	—	2	8
GF Carter	Bengal	1	2	0	94	85	47.00	—	1	0
CE Inder	Bengal	2	3	1	82	57*	41.00	—	1	0
K Bhattacharya	Bengal	2	3	0	62	61	20.67	—	1	9
AL Hosie	Bengal	1	1	0	51	51	51.00	—	1	7
A Kamal	Bengal	2	3	0	49	22	16.33	—	0	0
TC Longfield	Bengal	1	1	0	41	41	41.00	—	0	0
PN Miller	Bengal	1	2	0	41	41	20.50	—	0	0
NM Bose	Bengal	1	1	0	24	24	24.00	—	0	4
KN Khambatta	Bengal	1	1	1	15	15*	—	—	0	0
S Bose	Bengal	1	1	0	13	13	13.00	—	0	0
SK Ganguli	Bengal	1	2	0	11	11	5.50	—	0	0
JEM Alexander	Bengal	1	2	0	6	6	3.00	—	0	0
NC Chatterjee	Bengal	1	2	0	6	5	3.00	—	0	0
WS Scott	Bengal	2	3	0	3	3	1.00	—	0	0
JN Banerjee	Bengal	2	3	2	1	1*	1.00	—	0	0

Bowling · 7 players

Bengal 1937/38 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
K Bhattacharya	Bengal	2	4	241	8	113	9	12.56	26.78	2.81	0	4/20
JN Banerjee	Bengal	2	4	209	11	83	8	10.38	26.13	2.38	0	3/28
JEM Alexander	Bengal	1	2	180	7	72	7	10.29	25.71	2.40	0	4/32
CE Inder	Bengal	2	3	222	10	78	6	13.00	37.00	2.11	0	3/36
TC Longfield	Bengal	1	2	109	8	24	6	4.00	18.17	1.32	1	6/12
WS Scott	Bengal	2	4	210	8	69	3	23.00	70.00	1.97	0	1/19
KN Khambatta	Bengal	1	1	30	0	33	1	33.00	30.00	6.60	0	1/33

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 season summary

Match outcomes and team scorecards for 1937/38. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Bengal 1937/38 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Bengal	2	2	0	0	0	699	27	25.89	372	505	40	12.63

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 · 1937/38

Latest 2 of 2 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1938-01-29 to 1938-01-31 · Eden Gardens, Calcutta

Bengal: 110 & 217
Central India: 154 & 145

Bengal won by 28 runs

1937-12-04 to 1937-12-05 · Rangers Ground, Calcutta

Bengal: 372/7d
Bihar: 99 & 107

Bengal won by an innings and 166 runs

Recorded venues

Bengal 1937/38 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Eden Gardens, Calcutta	1
Rangers Ground, Calcutta	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 1937/38 for Bengal, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Ranji Trophy 1937/38 batting innings records for Bengal
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
GF Carter	85	Central India	1938-01-29
PI van der Gucht	85	Central India	1938-01-29
PI van der Gucht	69	Bihar	1937-12-04
K Bhattacharya	61	Bihar	1937-12-04
CE Inder	57*	Bihar	1937-12-04

Best bowling innings

Ranji Trophy 1937/38 bowling innings records for Bengal
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
TC Longfield	6/12	Bihar	1937-12-04
K Bhattacharya	4/20	Bihar	1937-12-04
JEM Alexander	4/32	Central India	1938-01-29
JN Banerjee	3/28	Bihar	1937-12-04
CE Inder	3/36	Central India	1938-01-29

* 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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Competitions and other teams

Includes historical participants; this is not a current squad or membership list.

Ranji Trophy · 1936-01-10 to 2026-02-15

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Recorded coverage

The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Bengal in 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: 1936-01-10 to 2026-02-15. 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.