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Bombay 1934/35 cricket statistics and records

Bombay in Ranji Trophy: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Ranji Trophy 1934/35; Tests are excluded.

VM Merchant leads the displayed batting table with 389 runs. VM Merchant leads the bowling table with 14 wickets.

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Showing 1934/35 · Ranji Trophy · Bombay

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Recorded matches: 4
Recorded players: 16
Wins: 2
Recorded venues: 3

Selected season match starts: 1935-02-02 to 1935-03-09. 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 · 1934-35

League table for 1934/35. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

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

Final Result

Ranji Trophy 1934-35 Final Result standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Mumbai	—	—	—	—	—
2	Northern India	—	—	—	—	—

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 1934/35

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

Leading run scorers

Bombay Ranji Trophy 1934/35 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
VM Merchant	4	389
PJ Chury	4	274
RR Wadkar	4	212
HN Contractor	4	210
DR Havewala	4	195

Recorded innings through 1935-03-09. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Bombay Ranji Trophy 1934/35 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
VM Merchant	4	14
HJ Vajifdar	1	10
DS Talpade	4	9
RR Wadkar	4	9
DR Havewala	4	7

Recorded innings through 1935-03-09. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1934/35

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

Batting · 16 players

Bombay 1934/35 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s
VM Merchant	Bombay	4	8	1	389	120	55.57	—	1	2
PJ Chury	Bombay	4	8	0	274	78	34.25	—	3	0
RR Wadkar	Bombay	4	8	0	212	89	26.50	—	1	0
HN Contractor	Bombay	4	8	2	210	57	35.00	—	2	0
DR Havewala	Bombay	4	8	0	195	68	24.38	—	2	0
LP Jai	Bombay	3	6	2	133	55*	33.25	—	1	0
DD Hindlekar	Bombay	4	8	0	93	48	11.63	—	0	0
HJ Vajifdar	Bombay	1	2	0	92	71	46.00	—	1	0
FE Kapadia	Bombay	2	4	0	82	43	20.50	—	0	0
PA D'Avoine	Bombay	3	6	1	73	51	14.60	—	1	0
KN Divekar	Bombay	3	6	0	64	34	10.67	—	0	0
AE Baporia	Bombay	1	2	0	56	33	28.00	—	0	0
JH Wadia	Bombay	1	2	0	35	21	17.50	—	0	0
GS Richards	Bombay	1	2	0	31	27	15.50	—	0	0
DS Talpade	Bombay	4	8	4	12	8*	3.00	—	0	0
EB Gai	Bombay	1	2	0	1	1	0.50	—	0	0

Bowling · 13 players

Bombay 1934/35 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
VM Merchant	Bombay	4	8	690	31	269	14	19.21	49.29	2.34	0	4/29
HJ Vajifdar	Bombay	1	2	248	15	84	10	8.40	24.80	2.03	1	8/40
DS Talpade	Bombay	4	8	583	21	274	9	30.44	64.78	2.82	0	4/25
RR Wadkar	Bombay	4	8	330	10	170	9	18.89	36.67	3.09	0	3/51
DR Havewala	Bombay	4	8	348	7	199	7	28.43	49.71	3.43	0	3/62
GS Richards	Bombay	1	2	186	5	127	7	18.14	26.57	4.10	0	4/48
KN Divekar	Bombay	3	6	240	7	111	3	37.00	80.00	2.78	0	1/24
LP Jai	Bombay	1	1	18	1	6	1	6.00	18.00	2.00	0	1/6
EB Gai	Bombay	1	2	96	4	32	1	32.00	96.00	2.00	0	1/26
AE Baporia	Bombay	1	1	18	1	6	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/6
PJ Chury	Bombay	1	1	18	2	6	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/6
HN Contractor	Bombay	1	1	6	1	0	0	—	—	0.00	0	0/0
PA D'Avoine	Bombay	1	1	6	0	1	0	—	—	1.00	0	0/1

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 1934/35. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Bombay 1934/35 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Bombay	4	2	0	2	0	2,096	74	28.32	377	1,357	65	20.88

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 · 1934/35

Latest 4 of 4 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1935-03-09 to 1935-03-12 · Gymkhana Ground, Bombay

Bombay: 266 & 300
Northern India: 219 & 139

Bombay won by 208 runs

1935-02-23 to 1935-02-25 · Gymkhana Ground, Bombay

Bombay: 377 & 164
Western India: 154 & 241

Bombay won by 146 runs

1935-02-16 to 1935-02-18 · Deccan Gymkhana Ground, Poona

Maharashtra: 260 & 72/1
Bombay: 286 & 172/7d

Match drawn

1935-02-02 to 1935-02-04 · Gujarat College Ground, Ahmedabad

Gujarat: 106 & 166/4
Bombay: 231 & 300/7d

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Bombay 1934/35 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Gymkhana Ground, Bombay	2
Deccan Gymkhana Ground, Poona	1
Gujarat College Ground, Ahmedabad	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 1934/35 for Bombay, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Ranji Trophy 1934/35 batting innings records for Bombay
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
VM Merchant	120	Northern India	1935-03-09
VM Merchant	101	Western India	1935-02-23
VM Merchant	94	Maharashtra	1935-02-16
RR Wadkar	89	Gujarat	1935-02-02
PJ Chury	78	Western India	1935-02-23

Best bowling innings

Ranji Trophy 1934/35 bowling innings records for Bombay
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
HJ Vajifdar	8/40	Northern India	1935-03-09
DS Talpade	4/25	Western India	1935-02-23
VM Merchant	4/29	Gujarat	1935-02-02
VM Merchant	4/31	Western India	1935-02-23
GS Richards	4/48	Western India	1935-02-23

* 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 · 1935-02-02 to 1996-03-01

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Recorded coverage

The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Bombay 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: 1935-02-02 to 1996-03-01. 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.