1996-12-11 to 1996-12-13 · Indira Gandhi Stadium, Una
Himachal Pradesh v Jammu and Kashmir
- Jammu and Kashmir
- 187 & 156
Himachal Pradesh won by an innings and 42 runs
India · First Class · Domestic
Himachal Pradesh 1996/97 cricket statistics and records
Himachal Pradesh in Ranji Trophy: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Ranji Trophy 1996/97; Tests are excluded.
R Nayyar leads the displayed batting table with 552 runs. J Rai leads the bowling table with 29 wickets.
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Season overview
- Recorded matches
- 5
- Recorded players
- 19
- Wins
- 1
- Recorded venues
- 5
Selected season match starts: 1996-10-24 to 1996-12-11. 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 · 1996-97
League table for 1996/97. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.
Himachal Pradesh does not appear in the recorded table for this season.
Final Result
Points are the recorded competition points, including any recorded bonuses or deductions. Source-table update: 2026-05-26.
Season leaders · Ranji Trophy 1996/97
Figures earned for Himachal Pradesh only. Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.
Leading run scorers
| Player | Matches | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| R Nayyar | 5 | 552 |
| Nischal Gaur | 5 | 285 |
| Chetan Kumar | 5 | 257 |
| VK Sharma | 5 | 159 |
| J Rai | 5 | 133 |
Recorded innings through 1996-12-11. Source update date unavailable.
Leading wicket takers
| Player | Matches | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| J Rai | 5 | 29 |
| Surinder Singh | 5 | 8 |
| S Chandel | 1 | 5 |
| J Jamwal | 3 | 4 |
| Nischal Gaur | 5 | 3 |
Recorded innings through 1996-12-11. Source update date unavailable.
Player statistics · 1996/97
All recorded players for Himachal Pradesh in this competition and season. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.
Batting · 19 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Nayyar | Himachal Pradesh | 5 | 9 | 2 | 552 | 170 | 78.86 | 50.46 | 1 | 3 | 61 | 1 |
| Nischal Gaur | Himachal Pradesh | 5 | 9 | 0 | 285 | 128 | 31.67 | 146.15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| Chetan Kumar | Himachal Pradesh | 5 | 9 | 0 | 257 | 89 | 28.56 | 113.22 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| VK Sharma | Himachal Pradesh | 5 | 9 | 0 | 159 | 45 | 17.67 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J Rai | Himachal Pradesh | 5 | 9 | 0 | 133 | 31 | 14.78 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raj Kumar | Himachal Pradesh | 5 | 9 | 0 | 95 | 41 | 10.56 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jasminder Singh | Himachal Pradesh | 2 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 61 | 23.67 | 105.97 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| J Jamwal | Himachal Pradesh | 3 | 6 | 0 | 63 | 18 | 10.50 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanjeev Sharma | Himachal Pradesh | 2 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 29 | 10.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaul Singh | Himachal Pradesh | 2 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 9.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R Kapoor | Himachal Pradesh | 2 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 15 | 8.25 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A Mannu | Himachal Pradesh | 2 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 15 | 7.75 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Surinder Singh | Himachal Pradesh | 5 | 9 | 4 | 31 | 13* | 6.20 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N Sharma | Himachal Pradesh | 2 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 10.50 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R Panta | Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S Chandel | Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13* | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| N Dogra | Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 6.50 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S Sharma | Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J Mehra | Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling · 13 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wkts | Avg | SR | Econ | 5W | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J Rai | Himachal Pradesh | 5 | 8 | 1,548 | 63 | 681 | 29 | 23.48 | 53.38 | 2.64 | 2 | 6/123 |
| Surinder Singh | Himachal Pradesh | 5 | 8 | 588 | 19 | 289 | 8 | 36.13 | 73.50 | 2.95 | 1 | 5/41 |
| S Chandel | Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 2 | 198 | 13 | 49 | 5 | 9.80 | 39.60 | 1.48 | 1 | 5/25 |
| J Jamwal | Himachal Pradesh | 3 | 4 | 384 | 13 | 253 | 4 | 63.25 | 96.00 | 3.95 | 0 | 2/78 |
| Nischal Gaur | Himachal Pradesh | 5 | 6 | 618 | 17 | 322 | 3 | 107.33 | 206.00 | 3.13 | 0 | 1/58 |
| R Nayyar | Himachal Pradesh | 4 | 5 | 252 | 2 | 160 | 2 | 80.00 | 126.00 | 3.81 | 0 | 1/3 |
| Sanjeev Sharma | Himachal Pradesh | 2 | 3 | 324 | 4 | 195 | 2 | 97.50 | 162.00 | 3.61 | 0 | 2/103 |
| R Panta | Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 2 | 84 | 1 | 69 | 1 | 69.00 | 84.00 | 4.93 | 0 | 1/35 |
| Kaul Singh | Himachal Pradesh | 2 | 4 | 126 | 1 | 76 | 1 | 76.00 | 126.00 | 3.62 | 0 | 1/34 |
| J Mehra | Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 19 | 1 | 19.00 | 42.00 | 2.71 | 0 | 1/19 |
| N Sharma | Himachal Pradesh | 2 | 2 | 120 | 3 | 101 | 0 | — | — | 5.05 | 0 | 0/44 |
| VK Sharma | Himachal Pradesh | 2 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 18 | 0 | — | — | 2.57 | 0 | 0/1 |
| S Sharma | Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8.00 | 0 | 0/8 |
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 1996/97. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.
| Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Drawn | Other | Runs | Outs | Bat avg | Highest | Conceded | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Himachal Pradesh | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1,990 | 90 | 22.11 | 385 | 2,370 | 59 | 40.17 |
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 · 1996/97
Latest 5 of 5 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.
1996-11-13 to 1996-11-15 · Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Delhi v Himachal Pradesh
- Delhi
- 486/5d
- Himachal Pradesh
- 188 & 143
Delhi won by an innings and 155 runs
1996-11-07 to 1996-11-10 · Palam A Ground, Model Sports Complex, Delhi
Services v Himachal Pradesh
- Services
- 430 & 81/1
- Himachal Pradesh
- 125 & 380
Services won by 9 wickets
1996-11-01 to 0001-01-01 · Shaheed Krishan Chand Memorial Stadium, Mandi
Himachal Pradesh v Punjab
- Himachal Pradesh
- 305 & 268
- Punjab
- 482 & 92/4
Punjab won by 6 wickets
1996-10-24 to 1996-10-26 · Police Stadium, Chamba
Himachal Pradesh v Haryana
- Himachal Pradesh
- 99 & 97
- Haryana
- 456/9d
Haryana won by an innings and 260 runs
Recorded venues
| Venue | Matches |
|---|---|
| Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | 1 |
| Indira Gandhi Stadium, Una | 1 |
| Palam A Ground, Model Sports Complex, Delhi | 1 |
| Police Stadium, Chamba | 1 |
| Shaheed Krishan Chand Memorial Stadium, Mandi | 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 1996/97 for Himachal Pradesh, in Redball’s recorded data.
Highest innings
| Player | Runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| R Nayyar | 170 | Jammu and Kashmir | 1996-12-11 |
| R Nayyar | 148 | Services | 1996-11-07 |
| Nischal Gaur | 128 | Services | 1996-11-07 |
| R Nayyar | 110* | Punjab | 1996-11-01 |
| R Nayyar | 99* | Delhi | 1996-11-13 |
Best bowling innings
| Player | Wickets/runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| J Rai | 6/123 | Services | 1996-11-07 |
| S Chandel | 5/25 | Jammu and Kashmir | 1996-12-11 |
| Surinder Singh | 5/41 | Jammu and Kashmir | 1996-12-11 |
| J Rai | 5/121 | Punjab | 1996-11-01 |
| J Rai | 4/42 | Punjab | 1996-11-01 |
* 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
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Recorded coverage
The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Himachal Pradesh 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: 1985-10-01 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.