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Maharashtra 1939/40 cricket statistics and records

Maharashtra 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.

VS Hazare leads the displayed batting table with 619 runs. VS Hazare leads the bowling table with 20 wickets.

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Season overview

Recorded matches
4
Recorded players
13
Wins
1
Recorded venues
2

Selected season match starts: 1940-01-06 to 1940-02-24. 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 · 1939-40

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

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

Leading run scorers

Maharashtra Ranji Trophy 1939/40 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesRuns
VS Hazare4619
SW Sohoni4325
KM Rangnekar4324
KV Bhandarkar4324
DB Deodhar4305

Recorded innings through 1940-02-24. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Maharashtra Ranji Trophy 1939/40 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
PlayerMatchesWickets
VS Hazare420
SW Sohoni412
MK Patwardhan411
Raja of Jath26
KM Jadhav25

Recorded innings through 1940-02-24. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1939/40

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

Batting · 13 players

Maharashtra 1939/40 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsNORunsHSAvgSR50s100s4s6s
VS HazareMaharashtra471619316*103.17—22600
SW SohoniMaharashtra47132510954.17—21140
KM RangnekarMaharashtra47232410264.80—21281
KV BhandarkarMaharashtra47132413254.00—11200
DB DeodharMaharashtra471305157*50.83—21120
ND NagarvalaMaharashtra4702379833.86—20151
JG HarrisMaharashtra4711566226.00—2081
S Nazir AliMaharashtra350926218.40—1000
MK PatwardhanMaharashtra472622512.40—0000
Raja of JathMaharashtra230532817.67—0000
DS DoctorMaharashtra4725220*10.40—0000
RG SalviMaharashtra120333316.50—0000
KM JadhavMaharashtra2411615*5.33—0000

Bowling · 11 players

Maharashtra 1939/40 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
PlayerTeamMatInnsBallsMaidensRunsWktsAvgSREcon5WBBI
VS HazareMaharashtra471,229574652023.2561.452.2727/94
SW SohoniMaharashtra47629144581238.1752.424.3704/105
MK PatwardhanMaharashtra47831234381139.8275.553.1616/103
Raja of JathMaharashtra242764160626.6746.003.4803/55
KM JadhavMaharashtra243004189537.8060.003.7803/61
JG HarrisMaharashtra4660026235458.75150.002.3501/29
KM RangnekarMaharashtra34126286328.6742.004.1002/28
DB DeodharMaharashtra46171790245.0085.503.1601/20
KV BhandarkarMaharashtra1160130——13.0000/13
ND NagarvalaMaharashtra11301210——4.2000/21
S Nazir AliMaharashtra22422220——3.1400/8
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 1939/40. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Maharashtra 1939/40 team results and innings totals
TeamMatWonLostDrawnOtherRunsOutsBat avgHighestConcededWicketsBowl avg
Maharashtra410302,6984856.216502,3066833.91

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 4 of 4 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1940-02-24 to 1940-02-27 · Poona Gymkhana Ground, Poona

Maharashtra v United Provinces

Maharashtra
581 & 12/0
United Provinces
237 & 355

Maharashtra won by 10 wickets

1940-02-17 to 1940-02-20 · Poona Club Ground, Poona

Maharashtra v Southern Punjab

Maharashtra
482 & 203/6
Southern Punjab
429 & 309/9d

Match drawn

1940-01-21 to 1940-01-23 · Poona Club Ground, Poona

Maharashtra v Baroda

Maharashtra
650/9d
Baroda
303 & 283/5

Match drawn

1940-01-06 to 1940-01-08 · Poona Club Ground, Poona

Maharashtra v Western India

Maharashtra
543/8d & 227/5d
Western India
306 & 84/4

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Maharashtra 1939/40 venues and recorded match counts
VenueMatches
Poona Club Ground, Poona3
Poona Gymkhana Ground, Poona1

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 Maharashtra, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Ranji Trophy 1939/40 batting innings records for Maharashtra
PlayerRunsOpponentDate
VS Hazare316*Baroda1940-01-21
DB Deodhar157*Western India1940-01-06
VS Hazare155Southern Punjab1940-02-17
KV Bhandarkar132United Provinces1940-02-24
SW Sohoni109Western India1940-01-06

Best bowling innings

Ranji Trophy 1939/40 bowling innings records for Maharashtra
PlayerWickets/runsOpponentDate
VS Hazare7/94Western India1940-01-06
MK Patwardhan6/103Baroda1940-01-21
VS Hazare5/79Southern Punjab1940-02-17
SW Sohoni4/105Southern Punjab1940-02-17
SW Sohoni3/32United Provinces1940-02-24

* 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.

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    Recorded coverage

    The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Maharashtra 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: 1935-02-16 to 2026-01-29. 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.