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Saurashtra 1955/56 cricket statistics and records

Saurashtra 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.

MV Jadeja leads the displayed batting table with 179 runs. S Nyalchand leads the bowling table with 4 wickets.

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

Selected season match starts: 1956-01-14 to 1956-01-14. 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.

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

Final Result

Ranji Trophy 1955-56 Final Result standings
Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Points
1	Mumbai	—	—	—	—	—
2	Bengal	—	—	—	—	—

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 1955/56

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

Leading run scorers

Saurashtra Ranji Trophy 1955/56 batting leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Runs
MV Jadeja	1	179
Thakore Saheb of Rajkot	1	60
MS Zahid	1	51
VL Nakum	1	38
Harpal Zala	1	37

Recorded innings through 1956-01-14. Source update date unavailable.

Leading wicket takers

Saurashtra Ranji Trophy 1955/56 bowling leaders — First Class, Domestic
Player	Matches	Wickets
S Nyalchand	1	4
LR Jadeja	1	4
D Narottam	1	2
M Acharya	1	0
MV Jadeja	1	0

Recorded innings through 1956-01-14. Source update date unavailable.

Player statistics · 1955/56

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

Batting · 11 players

Saurashtra 1955/56 batting statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50s	100s
MV Jadeja	Saurashtra	1	2	0	179	102	89.50	—	1	1
Thakore Saheb of Rajkot	Saurashtra	1	2	0	60	59	30.00	—	1	0
MS Zahid	Saurashtra	1	2	0	51	40	25.50	—	0	0
VL Nakum	Saurashtra	1	2	0	38	23	19.00	—	0	0
Harpal Zala	Saurashtra	1	2	1	37	23	37.00	—	0	0
NG Baxi	Saurashtra	1	2	0	18	9	9.00	—	0	0
UD Waghela	Saurashtra	1	2	0	15	11	7.50	—	0	0
D Narottam	Saurashtra	1	2	0	14	8	7.00	—	0	0
M Acharya	Saurashtra	1	2	0	3	3	1.50	—	0	0
LR Jadeja	Saurashtra	1	2	1	1	1*	1.00	—	0	0
S Nyalchand	Saurashtra	1	2	0	0	0	0.00	—	0	0

Bowling · 7 players

Saurashtra 1955/56 bowling statistics — First Class, Domestic
Player	Team	Mat	Inns	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	Avg	SR	Econ	BBI
S Nyalchand	Saurashtra	1	2	342	17	108	4	27.00	85.50	1.89	3/77
LR Jadeja	Saurashtra	1	2	276	10	112	4	28.00	69.00	2.43	3/79
D Narottam	Saurashtra	1	2	150	1	72	2	36.00	75.00	2.88	2/58
M Acharya	Saurashtra	1	2	72	2	39	0	—	—	3.25	0/19
MV Jadeja	Saurashtra	1	1	6	0	15	0	—	—	15.00	0/15
VL Nakum	Saurashtra	1	1	24	0	14	0	—	—	3.50	0/14
Thakore Saheb of Rajkot	Saurashtra	1	1	12	0	7	0	—	—	3.50	0/7

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.

Saurashtra 1955/56 team results and innings totals
Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Drawn	Other	Runs	Outs	Bat avg	Highest	Conceded	Wickets	Bowl avg
Saurashtra	1	0	0	1	0	432	17	25.41	240	389	12	32.42

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

1956-01-14 to 1956-01-16 · European Gymkhana Ground, Rajkot

Saurashtra: 240 & 192/7d
Gujarat: 266 & 123/2

Match drawn

Recorded venues

Saurashtra 1955/56 venues and recorded match counts
Venue	Matches
European Gymkhana Ground, Rajkot	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 Saurashtra, in Redball’s recorded data.

Highest innings

Ranji Trophy 1955/56 batting innings records for Saurashtra
Player	Runs	Opponent	Date
MV Jadeja	102	Gujarat	1956-01-14
MV Jadeja	77	Gujarat	1956-01-14
Thakore Saheb of Rajkot	59	Gujarat	1956-01-14
MS Zahid	40	Gujarat	1956-01-14
Harpal Zala	23	Gujarat	1956-01-14

Best bowling innings

Ranji Trophy 1955/56 bowling innings records for Saurashtra
Player	Wickets/runs	Opponent	Date
S Nyalchand	3/77	Gujarat	1956-01-14
LR Jadeja	3/79	Gujarat	1956-01-14
D Narottam	2/58	Gujarat	1956-01-14
S Nyalchand	1/31	Gujarat	1956-01-14
LR Jadeja	1/33	Gujarat	1956-01-14

* 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 · 1950-12-18 to 2026-01-29

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Recorded coverage

The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Saurashtra 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: 1950-12-18 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.