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Central India 1937/38 cricket statistics and records

Central India 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.

JN Bhaya leads the displayed batting table with 91 runs. VS Hazare leads the bowling table with 10 wickets.

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Showing 1937/38 · Ranji Trophy · Central India

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Recorded matches: 2
Recorded players: 15
Wins: 1
Recorded venues: 2

Selected season match starts: 1937-10-17 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.

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

Leading run scorers

Central India Ranji Trophy 1937/38 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
JN Bhaya	2	91
CK Nayudu	1	77
KV Bhandarkar	1	67
S Ishtiaq Ali	2	49
VS Hazare	2	46

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

Leading wicket takers

Central India Ranji Trophy 1937/38 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
VS Hazare	2	10
S Mushtaq Ali	2	9
CK Nayudu	1	6
Ziaul Hussain	1	5
Shahabuddin	1	4

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

Player statistics · 1937/38

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

Batting · 15 players

Central India 1937/38 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s
JN Bhaya	Central India	2	4	1	91	39	30.33	—	0
CK Nayudu	Central India	1	2	0	77	76	38.50	—	1
KV Bhandarkar	Central India	1	2	0	67	50	33.50	—	1
S Ishtiaq Ali	Central India	2	4	0	49	27	12.25	—	0
VS Hazare	Central India	2	4	0	46	15	11.50	—	0
Saiduddin	Central India	2	4	0	32	17	8.00	—	0
S Mushtaq Ali	Central India	2	4	0	29	17	7.25	—	0
Yousuf Ali	Central India	2	4	1	24	12	8.00	—	0
S Wazir Ali	Central India	1	2	0	18	15	9.00	—	0
S Mohammad Khan	Central India	1	2	0	11	11	5.50	—	0
P Tata Rao	Central India	2	4	1	8	8*	2.67	—	0
Jadhav	Central India	1	2	0	7	7	3.50	—	0
Shahabuddin	Central India	1	2	0	2	2	1.00	—	0
Sambu Singh	Central India	1	2	1	0	0*	0.00	—	0
Ziaul Hussain	Central India	1	2	1	0	0*	0.00	—	0

Bowling · 9 players

Central India 1937/38 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
VS Hazare	Central India	2	4	288	13	133	10	13.30	28.80	2.77	1	5/89
S Mushtaq Ali	Central India	2	4	287	11	125	9	13.89	31.89	2.61	0	3/38
CK Nayudu	Central India	1	2	198	5	76	6	12.67	33.00	2.30	0	3/26
Ziaul Hussain	Central India	1	2	120	5	44	5	8.80	24.00	2.20	0	3/20
Shahabuddin	Central India	1	2	84	4	27	4	6.75	21.00	1.93	0	2/11
P Tata Rao	Central India	2	4	84	1	41	3	13.67	28.00	2.93	0	2/16
JN Bhaya	Central India	1	1	6	0	2	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/2
S Ishtiaq Ali	Central India	1	1	6	0	4	0	—	—	4.00	0	0/4
Sambu Singh	Central India	1	2	36	0	26	0	—	—	4.33	0	0/9

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.

Central India 1937/38 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Central India	2	1	1	0	0	483	38	12.71	154	507	40	12.68

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

1937-10-17 to 1937-10-18 · Yeshwant Club Ground, Indore

Central India: 101 & 83/8
Rajputana: 108 & 72

Central India won by 2 wickets

Recorded venues

Central India 1937/38 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Eden Gardens, Calcutta	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 1937/38 for Central India, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Ranji Trophy 1937/38 batting innings records for Central India
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
CK Nayudu	76	Bengal	1938-01-29
KV Bhandarkar	50	Bengal	1938-01-29
JN Bhaya	39	Bengal	1938-01-29
S Ishtiaq Ali	27	Rajputana	1937-10-17
S Ishtiaq Ali	21	Rajputana	1937-10-17

Best bowling innings

Ranji Trophy 1937/38 bowling innings records for Central India
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
VS Hazare	5/89	Bengal	1938-01-29
VS Hazare	4/21	Bengal	1938-01-29
Ziaul Hussain	3/20	Rajputana	1937-10-17
CK Nayudu	3/26	Bengal	1938-01-29
S Mushtaq Ali	3/38	Rajputana	1937-10-17

* 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 · 1934-12-26 to 1940-12-01

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Recorded coverage

The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Central India 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: 1934-12-26 to 1940-12-01. 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.