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Madras 1949/50 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 1949/50; Tests are excluded.

BC Alva leads the displayed batting table with 226 runs. AK Sarangapani leads the bowling table with 13 wickets.

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Showing 1949/50 · Ranji Trophy · Madras

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Recorded matches: 3
Recorded players: 17
Wins: 2
Recorded venues: 1

Selected season match starts: 1949-12-24 to 1950-02-24. 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 · 1949-50

League table for 1949/50. 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 1949-50 Final Result standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Baroda	—	—	—	—	—
2	Mumbai	—	—	—	—	—

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 1949/50

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 1949/50 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
BC Alva	3	226
M Swaminathan	3	186
KS Kannan	3	172
DL Chakravarti	3	87
MV Bobjee	2	74

Recorded innings through 1950-02-24. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Madras Ranji Trophy 1949/50 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
AK Sarangapani	3	13
BC Alva	3	11
CR Rangachari	1	9
S Ganesan	3	8
KS Kannan	3	6

Recorded innings through 1950-02-24. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1949/50

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 · 17 players

Madras 1949/50 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
BC Alva	Madras	3	6	1	226	141	45.20	—	0	1	0	0
M Swaminathan	Madras	3	6	0	186	129	31.00	—	0	1	0	0
KS Kannan	Madras	3	6	1	172	126	34.40	—	0	1	0	0
DL Chakravarti	Madras	3	6	0	87	40	14.50	—	0	0	0	0
MV Bobjee	Madras	2	3	0	74	61	24.67	—	1	0	7	1
R Mardi	Madras	2	4	0	65	37	16.25	—	0	0	0	0
AK Sarangapani	Madras	3	6	3	56	22*	18.67	—	0	0	0	0
MJ Gopalan	Madras	1	2	0	35	35	17.50	—	0	0	0	0
G Abraham	Madras	1	2	0	32	25	16.00	—	0	0	0	0
S Ganesan	Madras	3	6	1	28	15	5.60	—	0	0	0	0
RM Perumal	Madras	2	4	0	28	21	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
MV Prakash	Madras	1	2	0	24	12	12.00	—	0	0	0	0
N Kannayiram	Madras	2	4	1	16	6	5.33	—	0	0	0	0
V Aruldass	Madras	1	2	0	9	7	4.50	—	0	0	0	0
CR Rangachari	Madras	1	2	0	5	3	2.50	—	0	0	0	0
CD Gopinath	Madras	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
B Alaganan	Madras	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 12 players

Madras 1949/50 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
AK Sarangapani	Madras	3	5	570	11	234	13	18.00	43.85	2.46	0	4/29
BC Alva	Madras	3	5	567	24	174	11	15.82	51.55	1.84	1	5/41
CR Rangachari	Madras	1	2	261	12	84	9	9.33	29.00	1.93	1	6/44
S Ganesan	Madras	3	5	552	12	258	8	32.25	69.00	2.80	1	5/116
KS Kannan	Madras	3	5	480	19	157	6	26.17	80.00	1.96	0	3/43
MJ Gopalan	Madras	1	2	90	6	14	0	—	—	0.93	0	0/6
G Abraham	Madras	1	2	54	1	30	0	—	—	3.33	0	0/9
B Alaganan	Madras	1	2	18	1	11	0	—	—	3.67	0	0/5
V Aruldass	Madras	1	1	36	2	14	0	—	—	2.33	0	0/14
N Kannayiram	Madras	2	3	192	9	65	0	—	—	2.03	0	0/19
RM Perumal	Madras	1	2	30	0	15	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/3
MV Prakash	Madras	1	1	18	1	6	0	—	—	2.00	0	0/6

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 1949/50. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Madras 1949/50 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Madras	3	2	1	0	0	1,124	57	19.72	328	1,120	49	22.86

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 · 1949/50

Latest 3 of 3 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1950-02-24 to 1950-02-26 · Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chepauk, Madras

Madras: 103 & 69
Baroda: 297

Baroda won by an innings and 125 runs

1950-01-26 to 1950-01-29 · Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chepauk, Madras

Madras: 264 & 124
Hyderabad: 125 & 136

Madras won by 127 runs

1949-12-24 to 1949-12-27 · Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chepauk, Madras

Madras: 328 & 236/7
Mysore: 215 & 347/9d

Madras won by 3 wickets

Recorded venues

Madras 1949/50 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Madras Cricket Club Ground, Chepauk, Madras	3

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

Season innings records

Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in Ranji Trophy 1949/50 for Madras, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Ranji Trophy 1949/50 batting innings records for Madras
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
BC Alva	141	Mysore	1949-12-24
M Swaminathan	129	Mysore	1949-12-24
KS Kannan	126	Mysore	1949-12-24
MV Bobjee	61	Hyderabad	1950-01-26
DL Chakravarti	40	Mysore	1949-12-24

Best bowling innings

Ranji Trophy 1949/50 bowling innings records for Madras
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
CR Rangachari	6/44	Hyderabad	1950-01-26
BC Alva	5/41	Baroda	1950-02-24
S Ganesan	5/116	Mysore	1949-12-24
AK Sarangapani	4/29	Hyderabad	1950-01-26
BC Alva	4/46	Mysore	1949-12-24

* 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.