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Delhi 1939/40 cricket statistics and records

Delhi in Ranji Trophy: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Ranji Trophy 1939/40; Tests are excluded.

SM Shafi leads the displayed batting table with 46 runs. Fateh Mahomed leads the bowling table with 7 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
1
Recorded players
11
Wins
0
Recorded venues
1

Selected season match starts: 1939-12-09 to 1939-12-09. 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 · 1939-40

League table for 1939/40. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

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

Final Result

Ranji Trophy 1939-40 Final Result standings
PositionTeamPlayedWonLostDrawnPoints
1Maharashtra—————
2Uttar Pradesh—————

Points are the recorded competition points, including any recorded bonuses or deductions. Source-table update: 2026-05-26.

Season leaders · Ranji Trophy 1939/40

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

Leading run scorers

Delhi Ranji Trophy 1939/40 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
SM Shafi146
Musa Khan145
Ishwar Lal144
Fateh Mahomed126
K Bahadur112

Recorded innings through 1939-12-09. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Delhi Ranji Trophy 1939/40 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
Fateh Mahomed17
Tajammul Hussain13
Musa Khan11
SM Shafi11
Shujauddin11

Recorded innings through 1939-12-09. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1939/40

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

Batting · 11 players

Delhi 1939/40 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
SM ShafiDelhi120464223.00—0000
Musa KhanDelhi1214531*45.00—0000
Ishwar LalDelhi120444222.00—0010
Fateh MahomedDelhi120262613.00—0000
K BahadurDelhi12012126.00—0000
ShujauddinDelhi121105*10.00—0000
S Mohammad KhanDelhi120663.00—0000
Tajammul HussainDelhi120663.00—0000
GM DinDelhi120663.00—0000
Anwar KhanDelhi120542.50—0000
Riazul HussainDelhi120542.50—0000

Bowling · 8 players

Delhi 1939/40 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
Fateh MahomedDelhi1214954676.5721.291.8517/32
Tajammul HussainDelhi12484632.0016.000.7503/3
Musa KhanDelhi1190445145.0090.003.0001/45
SM ShafiDelhi1148125125.0048.003.1301/25
ShujauddinDelhi11162553153.00162.001.9601/53
K BahadurDelhi11180120——4.0000/12
Riazul HussainDelhi11241120——3.0000/12
GM DinDelhi11422140——2.0000/14
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 1939/40. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Delhi 1939/40 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Delhi101002232011.151382241317.23

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 · 1939/40

Latest 1 of 1 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1939-12-09 to 1939-12-11 · Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

Delhi v Rajputana

Delhi
85 & 138
Rajputana
207 & 17/3

Rajputana won by 7 wickets

Recorded venues

Delhi 1939/40 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi1

Venue names follow the match catalogue; renamed grounds may appear separately.

Season innings records

Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in Ranji Trophy 1939/40 for Delhi, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Ranji Trophy 1939/40 batting innings records for Delhi
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
Ishwar Lal42Rajputana1939-12-09
SM Shafi42Rajputana1939-12-09
Musa Khan31*Rajputana1939-12-09
Fateh Mahomed26Rajputana1939-12-09
Musa Khan14Rajputana1939-12-09

Best bowling innings

Ranji Trophy 1939/40 bowling innings records for Delhi
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
Fateh Mahomed7/32Rajputana1939-12-09
Tajammul Hussain3/3Rajputana1939-12-09
SM Shafi1/25Rajputana1939-12-09
Musa Khan1/45Rajputana1939-12-09
Shujauddin1/53Rajputana1939-12-09

* 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.

Competitions and other teams

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

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    Recorded coverage

    The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Delhi 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: 1934-12-08 to 2026-02-01. 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.