1956-03-03 to 1956-03-05 · Eden Gardens, Calcutta
Bengal v Madhya Pradesh
- Bengal
- 289 & 23/0
- Madhya Pradesh
- 155 & 155
Bengal won by 10 wickets
India · First Class · Domestic
Madhya Pradesh 1955/56 cricket statistics and records
Madhya Pradesh in Ranji Trophy: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Ranji Trophy 1955/56; Tests are excluded.
PW Barlingay leads the displayed batting table with 164 runs. AR Naidu leads the bowling table with 13 wickets.
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Season overview
- Recorded matches
- 3
- Recorded players
- 14
- Wins
- 1
- Recorded venues
- 3
Selected season match starts: 1955-12-16 to 1956-03-03. 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 · 1955-56
League table for 1955/56. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.
Madhya 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 1955/56
Figures earned for Madhya 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 |
|---|---|---|
| PW Barlingay | 3 | 164 |
| JR Malak | 3 | 161 |
| PM Gokhale | 3 | 144 |
| SA Rahim | 3 | 124 |
| R Narasimhan | 3 | 111 |
Recorded innings through 1956-03-03. Source update date unavailable.
Leading wicket takers
| Player | Matches | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| AR Naidu | 2 | 13 |
| SA Rahim | 3 | 10 |
| C Lobo | 3 | 8 |
| PM Gokhale | 3 | 2 |
| ZE Reshamwalla | 2 | 2 |
Recorded innings through 1956-03-03. Source update date unavailable.
Player statistics · 1955/56
All recorded players for Madhya Pradesh in this competition and season. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.
Batting · 14 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PW Barlingay | Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 6 | 0 | 164 | 79 | 27.33 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JR Malak | Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 6 | 0 | 161 | 62 | 26.83 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PM Gokhale | Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 6 | 0 | 144 | 46 | 24.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SA Rahim | Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 6 | 1 | 124 | 43 | 24.80 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R Narasimhan | Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 6 | 1 | 111 | 33 | 22.20 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KP Kesari | Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 6 | 0 | 105 | 36 | 17.50 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamnadas Daga | Madhya Pradesh | 2 | 4 | 0 | 70 | 44 | 17.50 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AR Naidu | Madhya Pradesh | 2 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 23 | 14.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MK Sarwate | Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 26 | 7.67 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ZE Reshamwalla | Madhya Pradesh | 2 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 11 | 6.25 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C Lobo | Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 6* | 5.50 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DD Deshpande | Madhya Pradesh | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4* | 4.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Riaz Khan | Madhya Pradesh | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R Venkataraman | Madhya Pradesh | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling · 8 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wkts | Avg | SR | Econ | 5W | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR Naidu | Madhya Pradesh | 2 | 4 | 523 | 17 | 180 | 13 | 13.85 | 40.23 | 2.07 | 1 | 6/38 |
| SA Rahim | Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 5 | 558 | 12 | 228 | 10 | 22.80 | 55.80 | 2.45 | 1 | 5/112 |
| C Lobo | Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 4 | 345 | 6 | 183 | 8 | 22.88 | 43.13 | 3.18 | 0 | 3/30 |
| PM Gokhale | Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 4 | 84 | 1 | 44 | 2 | 22.00 | 42.00 | 3.14 | 0 | 1/5 |
| ZE Reshamwalla | Madhya Pradesh | 2 | 3 | 138 | 5 | 75 | 2 | 37.50 | 69.00 | 3.26 | 0 | 2/57 |
| MK Sarwate | Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 3 | 138 | 4 | 74 | 2 | 37.00 | 69.00 | 3.22 | 0 | 2/18 |
| KP Kesari | Madhya Pradesh | 2 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 34.00 | 54.00 | 3.78 | 0 | 1/26 |
| R Narasimhan | Madhya Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 4.00 | 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 1955/56. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madhya Pradesh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1,107 | 53 | 20.89 | 327 | 871 | 40 | 21.78 |
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 · 1955/56
Latest 3 of 3 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.
1956-02-04 to 1956-02-06 · Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur
Madhya Pradesh v Uttar Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh
- 215 & 152
- Uttar Pradesh
- 95 & 213
Madhya Pradesh won by 59 runs
1955-12-16 to 1955-12-18 · Yeshwant Club Ground, Indore
Madhya Bharat v Madhya Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh
- 327 & 103/3
Match drawn
Recorded venues
| Venue | Matches |
|---|---|
| Eden Gardens, Calcutta | 1 |
| Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur | 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 1955/56 for Madhya Pradesh, in Redball’s recorded data.
Highest innings
| Player | Runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| PW Barlingay | 79 | Madhya Bharat | 1955-12-16 |
| JR Malak | 62 | Madhya Bharat | 1955-12-16 |
| JR Malak | 55 | Madhya Bharat | 1955-12-16 |
| PM Gokhale | 46 | Uttar Pradesh | 1956-02-04 |
| Jamnadas Daga | 44 | Bengal | 1956-03-03 |
Best bowling innings
* 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 Madhya 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: 1950-12-22 to 2026-02-06. 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.