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Maharashtra 1977/78 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 1977/78; Tests are excluded.

SF Saldanha leads the displayed batting table with 403 runs. NV Khaniwale leads the bowling table with 14 wickets.

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Recorded matches: 5
Recorded players: 20
Wins: 1
Recorded venues: 5

Selected season match starts: 1977-11-19 to 1978-02-11. 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 · 1977-78

League table for 1977/78. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.

Central Zone

Ranji Trophy 1977-78 Central Zone standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Uttar Pradesh	4	2	0	2	26
2	Rajasthan	4	2	1	1	19
3	Madhya Pradesh	4	1	1	1	15
4	Vidarbha	4	0	1	3	9
5	Railways	4	0	2	1	7

East Zone

Ranji Trophy 1977-78 East Zone standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Bengal	3	2	0	1	22
2	Bihar	3	2	0	1	19
3	Assam	3	0	2	1	5
4	Orissa	3	0	2	0	3

North Zone

Ranji Trophy 1977-78 North Zone standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Delhi	4	3	0	1	30
2	Punjab	4	3	1	0	24
3	Haryana	4	2	1	1	19
4	Services	4	1	3	0	8
5	Jammu & Kashmir	4	0	4	0	0

South Zone

Ranji Trophy 1977-78 South Zone standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Karnataka	4	3	0	1	27
2	Hyderabad	4	2	0	2	25
3	Tamil Nadu	4	1	1	2	19
4	Andhra	4	0	2	2	8
5	Kerala	4	0	3	1	3

West Zone

Ranji Trophy 1977-78 West Zone standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Gujarat	4	4	0	0	32
2	Maharashtra	4	1	1	2	17
3	Mumbai	4	0	1	3	13
4	Baroda	4	0	1	3	11
5	Saurashtra	4	0	2	2	8

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 1977/78

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 1977/78 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
SF Saldanha	5	403
RB Bhalekar	5	314
Yajurvindra Singh	5	276
VM Deshmukh	4	204
VB Shetty	5	116

Recorded innings through 1978-02-11. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Maharashtra Ranji Trophy 1977/78 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
NV Khaniwale	2	14
Yajurvindra Singh	5	13
PM Salgaoncar	3	8
PM Sidhaye	4	7
AM Ranade	2	5

Recorded innings through 1978-02-11. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1977/78

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 · 20 players

Maharashtra 1977/78 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s	4s	6s
SF Saldanha	Maharashtra	5	10	1	403	98	44.78	—	3	0	22	0
RB Bhalekar	Maharashtra	5	10	2	314	141	39.25	—	1	1	26	1
Yajurvindra Singh	Maharashtra	5	10	0	276	109	27.60	—	2	1	10	0
VM Deshmukh	Maharashtra	4	8	1	204	60	29.14	—	1	0	11	0
VB Shetty	Maharashtra	5	10	1	116	47	12.89	—	0	0	0	0
PM Sidhaye	Maharashtra	4	8	1	108	63	15.43	—	1	0	7	3
HS Kanitkar	Maharashtra	4	8	1	83	26*	11.86	—	0	0	0	0
PM Salgaoncar	Maharashtra	3	6	1	59	25*	11.80	—	0	0	0	0
RG Borde	Maharashtra	4	8	1	30	28	4.29	—	0	0	0	0
AM Ranade	Maharashtra	2	4	1	19	11	6.33	—	0	0	0	0
NV Khaniwale	Maharashtra	2	4	0	17	8	4.25	—	0	0	0	0
MY Ranade	Maharashtra	3	6	2	17	10	4.25	—	0	0	0	0
HS Talwalkar	Maharashtra	1	2	0	14	8	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
MS Gupte	Maharashtra	1	2	0	14	10	7.00	—	0	0	0	0
NF Saldanha	Maharashtra	1	2	0	10	10	5.00	—	0	0	0	0
SK Patne	Maharashtra	1	2	0	4	3	2.00	—	0	0	0	0
AM Ghatpande	Maharashtra	1	2	0	3	3	1.50	—	0	0	0	0
PB Ingle	Maharashtra	2	4	1	1	1	0.33	—	0	0	0	0
AK Pathan	Maharashtra	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0
A Shaikh	Maharashtra	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0	0	0

Bowling · 16 players

Maharashtra 1977/78 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	5W	BBI
NV Khaniwale	Maharashtra	2	4	763	28	305	14	21.79	54.50	2.40	1	6/106
Yajurvindra Singh	Maharashtra	5	8	726	28	277	13	21.31	55.85	2.29	1	7/20
PM Salgaoncar	Maharashtra	3	5	475	17	229	8	28.63	59.38	2.89	0	4/58
PM Sidhaye	Maharashtra	4	5	396	9	218	7	31.14	56.57	3.30	1	6/75
AM Ranade	Maharashtra	2	3	241	11	123	5	24.60	48.20	3.06	0	3/39
MY Ranade	Maharashtra	3	3	635	22	250	5	50.00	127.00	2.36	0	3/112
AM Ghatpande	Maharashtra	1	2	65	1	25	4	6.25	16.25	2.31	0	4/20
PB Ingle	Maharashtra	2	3	227	5	114	3	38.00	75.67	3.01	0	2/34
SK Patne	Maharashtra	1	1	186	8	89	2	44.50	93.00	2.87	0	2/89
NF Saldanha	Maharashtra	1	1	87	1	52	2	26.00	43.50	3.59	0	2/52
RB Bhalekar	Maharashtra	3	3	108	2	57	1	57.00	108.00	3.17	0	1/24
RG Borde	Maharashtra	3	4	174	2	89	1	89.00	174.00	3.07	0	1/48
HS Talwalkar	Maharashtra	1	2	102	3	49	1	49.00	102.00	2.88	0	1/12
AK Pathan	Maharashtra	1	2	114	2	74	0	—	—	3.89	0	0/24
SF Saldanha	Maharashtra	2	3	18	0	9	0	—	—	3.00	0	0/2
A Shaikh	Maharashtra	1	1	144	6	76	0	—	—	3.17	0	0/76

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 1977/78. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.

Maharashtra 1977/78 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Maharashtra	5	1	2	2	0	1,789	78	22.94	364	2,148	70	30.69

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 · 1977/78

Latest 5 of 5 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.

1978-02-11 to 1978-02-14 · Chatrapati Shivaji Stadium, Karad

Maharashtra: 237 & 258
Rajasthan: 220 & 284/6

Rajasthan won by 4 wickets

1977-12-24 to 1977-12-26 · Marathwada Sanskrit Mandal Ground, Aurangabad

Maharashtra: 364/9d & 35/0
Baroda: 336 & 204/4d

Match drawn

1977-12-10 to 1977-12-12 · Wankhede Stadium, Bombay

Bombay: 362
Maharashtra: 80 & 210/7

Match drawn

1977-12-03 to 1977-12-05 · Nehru Stadium, Pune

Maharashtra: 246 & 151/2
Saurashtra: 84 & 312

Maharashtra won by 8 wickets

1977-11-19 to 1977-11-21 · College Ground, Bulsar

Gujarat: 346
Maharashtra: 89 & 119

Gujarat won by an innings and 138 runs

Recorded venues

Maharashtra 1977/78 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
Chatrapati Shivaji Stadium, Karad	1
College Ground, Bulsar	1
Marathwada Sanskrit Mandal Ground, Aurangabad	1
Nehru Stadium, Pune	1
Wankhede Stadium, Bombay	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 1977/78 for Maharashtra, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Ranji Trophy 1977/78 batting innings records for Maharashtra
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
RB Bhalekar	141	Baroda	1977-12-24
Yajurvindra Singh	109	Rajasthan	1978-02-11
SF Saldanha	98	Saurashtra	1977-12-03
RB Bhalekar	94*	Rajasthan	1978-02-11
SF Saldanha	71*	Saurashtra	1977-12-03

Best bowling innings

Ranji Trophy 1977/78 bowling innings records for Maharashtra
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
Yajurvindra Singh	7/20	Saurashtra	1977-12-03
PM Sidhaye	6/75	Bombay	1977-12-10
NV Khaniwale	6/106	Baroda	1977-12-24
AM Ghatpande	4/20	Rajasthan	1978-02-11
PM Salgaoncar	4/58	Baroda	1977-12-24

* 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 · 1935-02-16 to 2026-01-29

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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.