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Madras 1948/49 cricket statistics and records

Madras in Ranji Trophy: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover Ranji Trophy 1948/49; Tests are excluded.

BC Alva leads the displayed batting table with 99 runs. N Kannayiram leads the bowling table with 6 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 1
Recorded players: 11
Wins: 0
Recorded venues: 1

Selected season match starts: 1949-02-12 to 1949-02-12. 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 · 1948-49

League table for 1948/49. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

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

Final Result

Ranji Trophy 1948-49 Final Result standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Mumbai	—	—	—	—	—
2	Baroda	—	—	—	—	—

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 1948/49

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

Leading run scorers

Madras Ranji Trophy 1948/49 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
BC Alva	1	99
MV Bobjee	1	91
MO Srinivasan	1	79
N Kannayiram	1	48
MJ Gopalan	1	40

Recorded innings through 1949-02-12. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Madras Ranji Trophy 1948/49 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
N Kannayiram	1	6
MJ Gopalan	1	2
CR Rangachari	1	2
BC Alva	1	0
EWD Jeffares	1	0

Recorded innings through 1949-02-12. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1948/49

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

Batting · 11 players

Madras 1948/49 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	4s	6s
BC Alva	Madras	1	2	1	99	50*	99.00	—	1	9	0
MV Bobjee	Madras	1	2	0	91	57	45.50	—	1	6	3
MO Srinivasan	Madras	1	2	0	79	54	39.50	—	1	7	0
N Kannayiram	Madras	1	2	0	48	29	24.00	—	0	3	0
MJ Gopalan	Madras	1	2	0	40	25	20.00	—	0	2	0
KS Kannan	Madras	1	2	0	35	25	17.50	—	0	0	0
N Suryanarayan	Madras	1	2	0	31	16	15.50	—	0	0	0
RM Perumal	Madras	1	2	0	13	13	6.50	—	0	0	0
EWD Jeffares	Madras	1	2	1	6	6	6.00	—	0	0	0
CR Rangachari	Madras	1	2	0	5	3	2.50	—	0	0	0
NJ Venkatesan	Madras	1	2	0	4	4	2.00	—	0	1	0

Bowling · 8 players

Madras 1948/49 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
N Kannayiram	Madras	1	2	132	1	59	6	9.83	22.00	2.68	1	6/43
MJ Gopalan	Madras	1	2	222	10	79	2	39.50	111.00	2.14	0	2/68
CR Rangachari	Madras	1	2	192	6	93	2	46.50	96.00	2.91	0	2/84
BC Alva	Madras	1	1	90	5	43	0	—	—	2.87	0	0/43
EWD Jeffares	Madras	1	2	30	0	22	0	—	—	4.40	0	0/8
KS Kannan	Madras	1	1	108	4	58	0	—	—	3.22	0	0/58
RM Perumal	Madras	1	1	12	0	14	0	—	—	7.00	0	0/14
NJ Venkatesan	Madras	1	1	144	2	89	0	—	—	3.71	0	0/89

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 1948/49. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Madras 1948/49 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Madras	1	0	1	0	0	476	20	23.80	250	477	10	47.70

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 · 1948/49

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

1949-02-12 to 1949-02-15 · Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chepauk, Madras

Madras: 226 & 250
Bombay: 433 & 44/0

Bombay won by 10 wickets

Recorded venues

Madras 1948/49 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chepauk, Madras	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 1948/49 for Madras, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Ranji Trophy 1948/49 batting innings records for Madras
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
MV Bobjee	57	Bombay	1949-02-12
MO Srinivasan	54	Bombay	1949-02-12
BC Alva	50*	Bombay	1949-02-12
BC Alva	49	Bombay	1949-02-12
MV Bobjee	34	Bombay	1949-02-12

Best bowling innings

Ranji Trophy 1948/49 bowling innings records for Madras
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
N Kannayiram	6/43	Bombay	1949-02-12
MJ Gopalan	2/68	Bombay	1949-02-12
CR Rangachari	2/84	Bombay	1949-02-12
EWD Jeffares	0/8	Bombay	1949-02-12
CR Rangachari	0/9	Bombay	1949-02-12

* 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 · 1934-11-04 to 1969-11-22

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Recorded coverage

The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Madras 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: 1934-11-04 to 1969-11-22. 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.